Wayne Anthony Wellington (6 Oct 1960 - 9 Feb 2019)

In loving memory of Wayne Anthony Wellington who sadly passed away on 9th February 2019. A loving husband to Joanna Wellington and amazing father to Marley, Chloe, Shane, Fiona, Dwayne and Curtis.

Wayne was born on 6 October 1960 in St Elizabeth, Jamaica. His Father Herman (George) migrated to England after Wayne was born. Once settled in Birmingham England, Wayne's mother Joyce followed leaving behind Wayne and his older Brother Zedic with family in Jamaica. They finally settled in Nottingham.

Wayne came to England after the tragic death of his brother Zedic in a road traffic accident in Jamaica. Coming to England was a big upset for a 8 year old boy leaving behind his family and the way of life in Jamaica, Wayne had never met his new family in the UK, his sisters Bridget, Denise, brother David and his youngest sister Christine. Settling in St Anns Nottingham was very different from the countryside of Jamaica.

As an adult Wayne was a very popular individual making many life long friends. He also had some really significant relationships in his life and had 6 wonderful children, sadly losing Kurtis to cot death.

Wayne always prided himself in being a loving and devoted father, his children were his life and he did everything in life to provide for them the best he could. He gave them strong morals and the strength of character to face life's challenges. Marley his youngest child, aged 3 is even showing his strong will and determination now.

We are so proud of Wayne he fought his illness to the last breath. His strength during the lowest points of his illness were truly inspirational, his determination to beat this wicked disease never faulted. Wayne never did anything by half he always want to be different, reach the unreachable. Tell him he couldn’t do something or have something as it was unattainable, he'd prove you wrong. When it came to cancer he didn't treat this any differently. He'd been diagnosed with a very rare and aggressive cancer, but Wayne was determined to fight it. He lived every day with a positive out look. Only given six months Wayne lived a reltively normal life for 19 months until he contracted pneumonia.

I would like to take this opportunity to say how proud of my husband I am, he never complained about the cards he was delt, he never felt sorry for himself. He did everything he could to stay with us as long as he could, which took a lot of commitment, when so many people would have given up, he carried on. He loved his children and was the best father I could wish for, for our daughter Marley. We miss you my daring, you’ve left a huge hole in our lives and my heart is broken with sadness. You are my best friend, my soul mate and it’s always been you and always will be.
Thank you for sharing your life with me and loving me so generously.