Tribute from Grandson Nick Grandad has set many examples for us to follow and learn from. It is only now looking back that I am able to appreciate how welcoming he was to Louise when she joined our family and it will always bring a smile to me to remember his reaction to a video of Oscar when he was not reacting to much else. It shows the importance to which he put family, and many times he spoke to me of the pride he had in Chris, Pat and my dad. When speaking of work, an early question in every conversation was always, ‘are you happy?’ And that is something which we can all learn from. I will remember times spent together, such as BBQs in the garden, oddities, like the fascination with how my car was running. But mostly I believe that if I learn from, and make my own, some of his ideas, particularly his desire for his family to be happy, he will always be a part of my life. Tribute from Grandson Mike My most stand out memory of my Grandad is, surprisingly not when he bought me Dennis the pet hamster, but of what a proud working man he was. When I went to university to study politics he was insistent that I would be the future Prime Minister and lead the Labour Party to victory. Not quite. But when I saw him he'd often lean over and say "still supporting the right team?" And then we'd have a long chat about why the Labour Party is not what it used to be...but is still definitely the right team! I think it was this working man's attitude that gave me my fondest memory of my Grandad. Not too long ago he told me, with a twinkle in his eye how proud he was of the work my dad and my uncles had done and he wanted to make sure I knew I should be too. He loved his family more than anything and had a big proud heart for all them.