Paul loved helping others... my fondest memories are associated with Friday evenings in the pub. Paul took great pleasure in deliberating at the bar, looking at the various whiskies and then choosing a single malt for me. Smiling as he returned with a wee dram he would swirl it in the glass to release the peaty aroma. As he passed it over he would ask if his choice was to my liking. And of course it was just perfect.

"I carry your heart with me (I carry it in my heart) I am never without it (anywhere I go you go, my dear, and whatever is done by only me is your doing, my darling)" M x

We have known each other so long, have so many memories together. We knew each other well and accepted each other's foibles. Your unselfishness and consideration for the family leave an example which should be an aspiration. Life isn't fair and it wasn't as fair to you as to me. You had to work longer and then your retirement was cruelly cut short. I miss our days together and, when there is an empty space in your home, my home or in one of the local hostelries, I think "Paul should be here". I imagine you there, with a beer, with a smile. You leave a gap in our families that can never be filled. Thank you for the many many good times and for everything you did for us all

An honest man here lies at rest, as e'er god with his image blessed, the friend of man,the friend of truth, the friend of age, and guide of youth, few hearts like his, with virtue warm'd few heads with knowledge so informed, if there is another world, he lives in bliss, if there is none, he made the best of this....,a dear friend DF

'A friend is one who knows all about you and likes you anyway...' JS

My Big Brother Paul You and I are from the same special seeds, siblings, totally unique, yet in some ways so alike. Our Mum and Dad planted those seeds which matured into a tree and like its branches, over the years we grew in different directions and followed our own paths, yet our roots are the same. As we followed those different paths sometimes we fell and stumbled and fought as brothers and sisters do. But sibling relationships are special. They resurface after quarrels and survive the death of parents. They share special family memories and secrets. Siblings are the people we rely on and they know each other’s hearts. A sibling is the only other person in the world who knows what it is like to have been brought up the way we were. I know deep in my heart, that throughout my life’s troubles you have always been my protector, my safe pair of hands and the one I knew I could depend on. Now there is no one to replace you. Oh how I wish we could have our time again. Love Avril. xx

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I am I and you are you, whatever we were to each other that we still are. Speak to me in the easy way which you always used. Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight? Life means all that it ever meant, it is the same as it ever was.