Seeing the World

Following my dad’s passing on the 18th July, we can now announce arrangements for his funeral.

The funeral will take place at Oldham Crematorium (in Hollinwood) at 11am on Friday 10th August. Anyone is welcome to come and pay their respects.

The address is:

Oldham Crematorium Within Hollinwood Cemetery
Hollinwood Cemetery, Roman Rd, Oldham OL8 3LU
https://goo.gl/maps/WS3b6dxPfSE2

We ask that people wear an item of royal blue , or an Oldham Athletic or Stockport County shirt.

We request that, in lieu of flowers, people make a donation to Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation. Either addressed to:

G. Barlow and Sons Ltd., 17-19, Union Street West, Oldham. OL8 1DQ.

or to his Just Giving site

The wake will then take place at the Milan Bar, with the room available as long as is needed.

The address for the wake is:

Milan Bar
13 Elliott St, Lees, Oldham OL4 3DY
https://goo.gl/maps/Ro9AE48BNiD2

At around 2:30am on Wednesday 18th of July my dad, Dave, passed away peacefully in his sleep.

He spent his final days in hospital surrounded by his family, friends and other loved ones – he laughed and smiled and said goodbye to us all in his way. Even in his final days, he never lost his sense of humour or cheeky grin and fought on as long as he could to soak up every moment he could manage.

On behalf of him and the family, I’d like to extend my thanks to everyone that has read his blog. From the amusement of the hooker in London to the sadness of his pain and low points, he throughly enjoyed sharing his experiences with you. Your comments and support never failed to lift him up and the support network it allowed him to form helped him battle on for this long. You made him feel like a superstar.

Today is a sad day, but we are happy that dad is at peace now. He had the best last days he could ask for and passed away without pain or suffering.

We will announce funeral arrangements once they have been made via his Facebook page.

Thanks for reading,

Dave’s family (written by Chris)