| Location | Nottingham |
| Age | 57 years |
| Date of Birth | 3/1949 |
| Date of Death | 9/2006 |
| Visitors | 1,354 since 24/01/2007 |
| Creator |
Philip Henry Green
Born: 21 March 1949
Died: 17 September 2006
A loving, caring and devoted husband for 36 years to Jane and a fantastic dad to Cora, Rebecca, Kai and Timothy who, between them, gave him 8 wonderful grandchildren.
He passed away peacefully on the evening of 17 September 2006 after suffering a massive stroke.
Phil lived most of his life in Nottinghamshire and this was where he felt most comfortable. Moving regularly, due to his inability to TRULY settle, Phil moved to a small bungalow in a quiet cul de sac in December 2005. For the first time in many years, he settled immediately and felt right at home.
Phil spent most of his working life as a Precision Engineer and his last workplace, JM Engineering, was EXACTLY the place that he would have loved to have worked at until he retired. Although it was a very small firm, all his workmates, including his boss, John, loved Phil and no matter how bad things got, Phil would always bring a smile to their faces. His mid morning COFFEE AND CHOCOLATE BREAKS are legendary, during which Phil and his work mates would attempt to put the world to rights in a way that couldn't be imitated!
The main passion in Phil's life, other than his family, was Antiques. Always a wise spender and with an eye for a bargain, Phil would spend many weekends in Whitby and Pickering, perusing the antiques fair and flea markets, hoping to find that one special item that would make all the hours of searching worthwhile.
Phil would also spend, time permitting, evenings attempting to trace his family history. Having managed to trace one of his fathers brothers, he arranged for the two to meet up. As well as two long lost brothers meeting for the first time in many, many years, it also opened up a wide circle of family in Telford and Hull that Phil hadn't known about.
Everyone who knew Phil will say EXACTLY the same:
He was one of a kind and a TRUE gentleman.
A husband, a father, a grandad, an uncle, a brother and a nephew but, above all:
A Friend
We ALL miss you but we'll NEVER forget you.
I miss you Dad
I know I have to.
It hurts when I think of you but it's impossible not to.
I wish I could let go but you don't know how much I miss you.
Everyday, I pray that you will take all the pain in my heart away.
That you will wake me and I will realise it has been a dream. That you will tell me that it's going to be alright and we will be a family once again.
But that day hasn't come yet.
And I know it never will.
And I am willing to accept that fact.
I wish I didn't dream of you but I just don't know how not to.
But someday I will.
Someday, I'll move forward and learn to live without you in my life.
But ALWAYS in my heart.
Someday, you will free me and I will be ok.
But, for now, I just need to say I am trying to move forward.
But something is holding me back.
Figuring it out is the hardest part yet.
Always, I will care for you.
Always, I will love you.
Always, I will hold you in my heart.
Nothing can take that away.
But, right now, I am just a scared child.
YOUR child.
I don't have the guidance that only you could offer me.
I don't know what I am supposed to do to make things better for everyone.
To ease their pain as well as my own.
I don't know how to carry on without your strength, wisdom and love.
But I know I have to.
I don't know how to find the dawn of the new day.
But I know I have to.
I don't know how to move forward without you.
But I know I have to.
And I know that you are watching over me, with a light to guide me.
To illuminate my path.
To make me feel safe.
To make me feel warm.
To make me feel smile.
I know this.
I close my eyes and I see you in front of me.
I love you Dad
xxx
miss you lots still feel gutted that i was 5 mins late you are always in my mind I remember the time when we came back from a park and you showed me a plan for a stakeboard park. I am so upset that you can not see me as a young man growing up but you are always watching down on me i will always miss you. It maybe a long time before i see you in heaven but have a brillant time and watch them beers lol miss you xxxxxxxxxxxxx
yours truley
B.P.Green
xxxxxxxxx
stll missing you dad xxxx
2 yrs have gone by and i still miss you loads xx
i wish you were still around to talk to, i would have loved to be closer to you, but thems the breaks i suppose.
if you were still here i would have strived to have a closer relationship with you, no matte what, but i think we made the best of what we had.
xxxx
IM TRYING XXXX
love you
becky xxxxxx
MISS YOU
Hi dad, another year has passed x Always in my thoughts and wished things had been different all these years x x x Love and miss you more than you ever could realise x x x Lots of love Cora x x x
HAPPY FATHERS DAY XXXXXX
another fathers day dad, and your not hear to give my card to xxx
will be thinking of you and will come and bring you some flowers but its just not the same anymore xx
its so hard without you here, i miss our talks x
love ya dad
xx becky xx
Miss you dad x x Another fathers day will soon be here and gone again without being able to say what a truly special dad you are x x x lots of love always Cora x xxx x x
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DARLING
thinking of you today on your birthday, and missing you more than words can say, i love you xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
happy birthday dad
happy birthday dad !!!
thinking of you today as always, emily aaron and georgia wanted to say happy birthday grandad philip xxxxx
missing you xxx
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