James Richard Morrissey (15 Sep 1981 - 17 Apr 2021)

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Location
Christchurch 1 Cross Road Dartford DA1 3ET
Date
20th May 2021
Time
11am
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Location
Bluebell Hill Crematorium Robin Hood Lane Bluebell Hill, Chatham ME5 9QU
Date
20th May 2021
Time
1pm

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FUNERAL UPDATES

As of this week the church, crematorium and wake all have different legal capacities but unfortunately all of them are still massively reduced. If you have been invited into either the church or the crematorium or both, you would have been notified personally. Thankfully quite a few more people could join us to say their final goodbyes but still not nearly enough of you. We are sorry to say that the vicar will have a guest list and no one else will be permitted entry :-(

ALL FUNERAL GUESTS are required to take a lateral flow covid test on the morning of the funeral before arriving and are being asked not to mix or car share with anyone else who has not been tested before attending the funeral.
MEETING AT OUR HOUSE - Anyone is welcome to come along to pay their respects at our house between 9.30am -10.30am, please privately message me for my address if you'd like to come along. Please maintain your distance though, especially from funeral guests who would have tested.
A MASSIVE THANK YOU to all of you that donated to little George, he and his family are overwhelmed and so grateful.

REMEMBER to use the links below the heading LIVE STREAMING to watch the funeral from home. There are two different logins.... one for the church via zoom and one for the crematorium via Orbitus.


FUNERAL DETAILS
James's funeral will be held on 20th May 2021.

The funeral will leave from our house in Dartford at around 10.45am, James will be arriving by 10am.

The church service is 11am at Christ Church in Dartford.

Another service will be held at Blue Bell Hill Crematorium in Medway, Chatham at 1pm in East Chapel.


FUNERAL GUESTS
The covid restrictions and rule of 30 guests and social distancing have made arranging this funeral very complicated especially since the rules are due to change 3 days before the funeral. It is proving very difficult to get a clear indication from the venues on change of numbers because the government guidance has not been published yet. However the venues will still be bound by strict social distancing rules and have to reduce capacity tremendously. Therefore as you can imagine there are a huge amount of people that thought a lot of James that wont be able to come to his funeral, please know that this makes us very sad indeed.

We have notified the 30 main funeral guests already and they know who they are. However I will be contacting a few more people next week at short notice IF more spaces to become available once the government guidance becomes clearer to the venues.


COVID SAFETY
People are welcome to come to pay their respects outside our house in the morning from 9.30am (message me if you plan to come and I will give you my address). However please remember that lots and lots of people have lost their lives to covid and we urge everybody to abide by the social distancing rules and wear masks outside to keep eachother safe. Unfortunately we will be unable to let people use our toilet or provide refreshments due to the covid situation.

As you all know as a family we have been mostly insolating for the past 14 months so we will be testing and insisting that ALL guests coming to the funeral; into the church or crematorium take a lateral flow test on the morning of the funeral too. We are also asking guests that once they have tested that they do not go near other people on the street or share cars with them on the day. This is to ensure that we can keep the funeral completely covid free to keep everybody safe. I hope you understand how important this is. If you would rather not take a covid test then please be honest with us and choose to stay at home to watch the live stream of the funeral service instead.


LIVE STREAMING
If you can't be with us on the day due to numbers or work commitments then please feel free to watch the funeral online.

CREMATORIUM SERVICE
The crematorium service live streamed between 1pm-2pm. (play back will be available from 3 days after the funeral too)

https://www.obitus.com

Login details:
Chapel: East - Medway
Username: xedo1127
Password: 896961

CHURCH SERVICE
The church service will be available to live stream between 10.45am-12pm via Zoom. Please ensure you log on by 10.45am and that you do not unmute your microphone during the service... thank you.

Topic: James Morrissey Church Funeral
Time: May 20, 2021 10:30 AM London

Join Zoom meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87927354142?pwd=L04vSFdHUnNtVFM0ZFRkTW1yY0dGQT09
Meeting ID: 879 2735 4142
Passcode: 20Easter20


FLOWERS
Many people have kindly messaged about sending flowers or donating.....this is so thoughtful.
As a family we feel we will have enough flowers on the day from those attending the services. Therefore we have decided to create a JustGiving page for a little boy who touched James’ heart (see below). However if you would rather do flowers you are still obviously welcome to and if you want to use the same florist as us please feel free, her contact details are below and we are going with a white and blue theme:

Flowers by Tanya
02086929111
07904099113
https://www.flowersbytanyamckenna.co.uk


DONATIONS
If you would rather donate to a good cause instead of sending flowers. Your donation will go to a little boy called George who has NF1, a lifelong condition. George is currently undergoing chemotherapy to help save his sight. George captured James's heart........and James nicknamed him superhero Agent 44!!
Please copy this link into you search bar to
to read George's story and to donate on the JustGiving page we have set up for him.

https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/agent44


WAKE
The main 30 funeral guests will be invited back to Sue and Dave's house (James's parents) for food and refreshments. However legally the wake has to be held outdoors so bare this in mind and bring along a coat as it will go ahead come rain or shine.

JAMES' STORY

In loving memory of James Richard Morrissey who sadly passed away on 17th April 2021 aged 39, at home surrounded by loved ones after a brave battle with bowel cancer.

James will be remembered by most of you for his unique social character and his ability to find laughter in every situation. There was never a dull moment when you was around James, he was bursting with energy, conversation and so full of life. James always made his family and friends smile with his charismatic ways, humour and silly pranks. He also surprised us all on many occasions with his intelligence (or useless knowledge) and good friendly advice. James could not go anywhere without making a new friend or having a chat to someone he knew, he really was the most sociable person we knew. That is why he touched so many peoples' lives and will be missed by all who knew him.

James was above all such a wonderful family man. He loved his family more than anything and absolutely adored his two young children, Millie and Harry. James was an amazing, fun, loving daddy from day 1, it came naturally to him and he was always eager to be involved in every aspect of his children's lives because he thoroughly enjoyed being around them. Millie and Harry brought James unspeakable happiness for the short time he had with them, he was immensely proud to be their daddy. He worked really hard at Wholefoods for over 15 years to provide a nice life for his family. He was also a fantastic uncle and Godfather to his two beautiful nieces and an uncle figure to others in his extended family. He was a dedicated and thoughtful husband, son, son-in-law, brother, brother-in-law and grandson. He enjoyed spending time with his close family especially when making special memories at Ashcroft Holiday Park. He always did his best to protect his family even if it meant putting on a brave face during his tough cancer battle. He was also a really good mate to all of his friends and would help anyone in need.

As a family we are devastated that James was robbed of his life and future and the chance to continue being a daddy. We will never come to terms with the fact that he truly did not deserve to have his life so cruelly ended at such a young age. We had so many plans and dreams for our future, but without him the world is a lonely place and our lives will be forever shattered. We do have our precious memories of James, as I am sure you all do and he will be remembered in our hearts forever and ever.

Remember no matter what ...... James chose to live!!! 😢💔

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Kirsty Martin wrote

Dearest James,
You were one in a million and such a big character, always the life and soul of the party and made everyone feel so welcome. You took great interest in everyone around you and lived life to the fullest. It was a real honour to be a part of yours & Toni's very special big day. You will live on in your amazing wife and beautiful children. You were such an inspiration and will forever be in our hearts. Sleep tight xx

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Kim Slater wrote

James our wonderful son in law, I will never understand why this happened to you, you was so full of life and always had a smile on your face. You drove us all crazy by moving our things around the house, that was on shelves also with your what if questions, but boy we are are forever going to miss these things that you wiuld do.
James you was the most perfect dad to our beautiful grandchildren, you showed them so much love and kindness, you had loads of time for them and absolutely adored them with every bone of your body, Millie and Harry may not have had you in their little lifes for long but you definitely have left a huge void behind. We will keep our promise to you and take good care of them, after all they are your blood and Millie looks like you and Harry is your double in his ways. Toni will miss you always, you are her Fred and she is your Wilma, things will be extreamly tough for her but once again our promise will be honoured and i will look at for her forever. I know people make promise and dont keep them but not me James, im one that will do it, and I guess you knew this by our little chats. Well son me and Tony loved you very much you was the son we never had and we truely are broken that you had to go, life is to cruel and I wished with all my heart that we will meet again 1 day. I really dont believe life can be the same now your not with us anymore. You truely had a huge impact on us all. RIP our beautiful boss angel love never dies James xxxxxxxxx

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Chia Robinson wrote

Our James our angel
Thank u for being the best uncle anyone could ever ask for a bit in my heart will forever be missing, I will hold our memories close to my heart and treasure them forever u will never know how much you are missed by all I promise to live my life the best I can. Love you forever angel.. love u always Lucifer.💔

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  • He loved you and chloe so much too hun xx

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Kelly Duggan wrote

Jimbo… I will never ever forget you and will always miss you, my heart aches when I think of you and your beautiful family… I can’t even watch or enjoy football anymore, it’s just not the same without you 💔😢 xxxxxx

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  • I get that he loved footy all the more for banter with you x

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Nick Fitz wrote

In respectful memory of James, a man who brought so much fun to many who worked with him and to all those who were lucky enough to have time with him.

Your spirit burned so brightly for many, now you have joined the great torrent of the stars and we look up and think of you.

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Lisa Scott wrote

James you have left a huge hole in so many people’s lives. You will never be forgotten, Your smile, the warmth you projected made you such a special person.
Rest in eternal peace xx

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Barbie Bolt wrote

Rest in Eternal peace x

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James Sterling wrote

So gutted you’re gone James.. Every single time we met down at Ashcroft you were so full of beans, happy, cheerful, loud & most of all bringing a smiles & laughter to people's faces. Rest in peace mate! Heartbroken thoughts for Toni & the kids & your families. 💔💔💔

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Michele Delius wrote

James was a very genuine and funny man. Any outsider could see and feel the love he had for his family and the love they had for him. He was clearly devoted. He is a face that I will always miss and I'll especially miss his sarcastic humour at the bar! He fought so hard and was taken far too soon which is heart breaking. Rest in peace James. Until we meet again at the big bar in the sky xx

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Laura Stubbs wrote

I feel so saddened that your gone James you used to always make me laugh when you picked Millie up from nursery and your smile was contagious!
Sending all my love to Toni Millie and Harry
Heaven has gained a true boss angel ❤️

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Maria Knight wrote

Your family done you proud! You tried so hard to beat this awful illness... my heart is 💔 for your young wife, young children your friends and family!! Rest in eternal peace James.. no more pain!!xxx

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Taylor Jones wrote

I'm so lucky to have met James during my time with the Slater family. He was hilarious, kind and welcoming. I was lucky enough to have some of his delicious meals and spend time with his family. He was the ultimate family man which was well-suited for his amazing tight-knit family. James, you will be missed by many. ❤

Thinking of you all, especially today.
Love, Taylor

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Chloe Lambert wrote

Thinking of you all today, love from Maxine Doolan & Chloe, Alanya & John Lambert x

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