Roger Hallum (27 Jan 1953 - 24 Dec 2020)

Dear Michelle, you father must have been incredible if he is half as brilliant and kind as you. All our love , Lars, Ellie and Chase. Xxxx

As a dad tough love was the name of the game, to prepare you for life, not to punish or shame,
He felt it his duty to show you the truth, even when he had very little proof.
We’d argue for hours into the night, drink one more brandy, put up one more fight,
But in the light of day he shone brighter than all, my dear old dad on a pedestal.

He set the bar high for us all to reach, and if others didn’t make it, he’d like to preach,
But deep down inside only his performance counted, the rest he cast an eye whenever he doubted,
Cos he knew if he pushed then we would push too and achieve greater things than we possibly knew.
I owe my will, conviction and fight to that man, my dear old dad Roger, the man that can.

So now we have parted but in us you live on, our hearts beat for you and they beat a rock song.
So raise your hand horns high for the legend that was, my daddy, my hero, Rockstar Rog.

Love you dad.

As a dad tough love was the name of the game, to prepare you for life, not to punish or shame,
He felt it his duty to show you the truth, even when he had very little proof.
We’d argue for hours into the night, drink one more brandy, put up one more fight,
But in the light of day he shone brighter than all, my dear old dad on a pedestal.

He set the bar high for us all to reach, and if others didn’t make it, he’d like to preach,
But deep down inside only his performance counted, the rest he cast an eye whenever he doubted,
Cos he knew if he pushed then we would push too and achieve greater things than we possibly knew.
I owe my will, conviction and fight to that man, my dear old dad Roger, the man that can.

So now we have parted but in us you live on, our hearts beat for you and they beat a rock song.
So raise your hand horns high for the legend that was, my daddy, my hero, Rockstar Rog.

Love you dad.

Today I said goodbye to my beautiful big brother.
I will love and miss you forever Roger.
You had the kindest of heart's and a beautiful
Soul. Keep rocking. Love always and forever.
From your loving sister Jane and brother in law Les 💔💔♥️♥️♥️

Thank you Roger for all the laughs and your love of life . A true gent RIP

Rest in Peace Roger x With love and fondest memories Brian & Hazel xx

Rest in peace Roger x With love and fondest memories Brian and Hazel xx

Roger, you were always such a kind and generous friend. It was an joy to be in a band with you, I learnt so much about music and Jack Daniels! You'll be sadly missed.

A really good mate for over 40 years who always went out of his way to help others. You will be sadly missed but rest in peace Rog.

Sleep peacefully lovely man ❤️

Play on Bro ....

We were both so sad to hear of Roger's Diagnosis with MND earlier last year and even more sad to hear of his passing on Christmas Eve. Our Deepest sympathies and thoughts go out to Aunty Chris, Michelle, Rachel, and all the family.

We were lucky to get to see Roger and Chris down in Brixham in 2019 to share a Beer and a T-Bone steak. A great uncle!, Will be very much missed! ROCK ON ROG XX

Gif bless you Roger you will always be remembered with a smile on our face xx

Gif bless you Roger you will always be remembered with a smile on our face xx

Feel lucky to have had the pleasure of knowing and working with Roger, a real gent of a human being . A perfectionist at what ever he was doing, but most of all, always had smile on his face and you could bet he'd always put a smile on yours . Thanks for all the memories Rodgeee, I have and always will treasure them .

I had the privilege of playing in Rog's band Legend for the best part of 10 years. Rog was that very rare combination of great talent, humour and positivity that rubbed off on all of us in the band, and left us better people for having known him. His passion for music was infectious, and his bass drove the band - simply irreplaceable, simply the best. Love you Rog. "Keep on Rockin' In The Free World"

I wanted to post a video (I had to make do with a screenshot) I took and sent to Roger shortly after he was diagnosed. I went for a run in Montserrat a mountain ridge in Catalonia. While in the midst of such beauty I couldn't stop thinking of how fortunate I was and the fact that I wasn't going to be able to share those kinds of experiences with Roger anymore. Some hikers must have thought my crying was due to a strange reaction to over-exertion. I thought though that by thinking about him, whenever I do something he would have enjoyed, I am somehow sharing it. It's something I want to keep doing.

I miss you
Be free

I wanted to post a video (I had to make do with only a screenshot) I took and sent to Roger shortly after he was diagnosed. I went for a run in Montserrat, a mountain ridge in Catalonia. While in the midst of all that beauty I couldn't stop thinking about how fortunate I was and how I would never be able to go for a walk with Roger and share these experiences with him.I cried for a while and some hikers surely thought I was having a strange reaction to over-exertion. I thought though that by thinking about him while doing something he would have liked to do I was somehow still sharing. It's something I am, and hope to keep doing in the future.


I will miss you
Be free