Hello everybody,
this has to be truly the saddest day of our lives. Our lovely Mark left us today at 11.45 am. The people who meant most to Mark were all present. The only comfort that we can take, is that he is free from pain, and in a more beautiful place now.
Matthew and Gracie, as always, were a tower of strength, and their maturity and 'fantasticness' astound me.
Finally for now, a big thank you, and 'I love you' to Mark's family, my Dad and Anne, and to Andy and Vanessa for getting us through this awful day.
Mark 'Beau' Bridges, we loved you with all our hearts, and always will.
Wendy, Matthew and Grace xxxx
A day we knew was inevitable, but one that is still hard to accept.
ReplyDeleteGod Bless Beau, you won't be forgotten.
Our thoughts are with you Wendy, Matthew and Gracie.
God bless.
RIP Mark.
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Rest In Peace Beau...Safe with your God.
ReplyDeleteMy love and prayers are for you Wendy,Matthew and Gracie x
Roger.
RIP Mark,your pain is over..My thoughts and prayers are with those who will miss you most..
ReplyDeleteMike Duggan
God bless you Beau ... Rest in Peace.
ReplyDeleteWendy Matthew and Gracie you are in my thoughts and prayers.
Andy Brylski
RIP Mark, you will be greatly missed.
ReplyDeleteWendy Matthew and Gracie you are in our prayers and thoughts.
God bless
Tim Bernie and Edward
God Bless Beau rest in peace.
ReplyDeleteTo Wendy and family thankyou for Beau's blog. It has been a wonderful insight into a tremendous person and family.
Mike G
Wendy, Gracie & Matthew,
ReplyDeleteMy thoughts and prayers are with you at this incredibly sad time. The manner in which you have coped as a family over the past few months has been truly brave. I know Mark would have been extremely proud and have taken great comfort.
Rest in peace Mark and God bless.
RIP Mark, my friend, my brother...we will never forget you.
ReplyDeleteWendy, Matthew, Gracie, your Dad made a huge difference to the world and he made us smile.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Goodnight Marcus, God Bless.
Steve, Elaine, Leane & Katherine Donoghue.
a truly sad day our thoughts are with you at this time wendy matthew and gracie rest in peace mark love sean and mia
ReplyDeleteWendy, we are so sorry for your loss. Mark will be truly mourned and greatly missed. our love to you and all your family. Berni and Steve Bilney. xx
ReplyDeleteGood night god bless dear friend
ReplyDeletemy thoughts and prayers are with you all.
Beau, your body now lies breathless, in quiet sleep.
ReplyDeleteWe remember your life; we cry and weep.
We barely exist, in sorrow and pain;
We mourn our loss, we seethe and complain...
But what would you want, if you were alive?
Would you want us to wallow, to merely survive?
Or would you want more? Perhaps our courage -
To reject our grief with its cruel bondage!
Let's honour you now and look forward - with
hope,
Remembering your life while learning to cope,
With loss as a tool to sculpt our goals -
Not as an anchor that burdens our souls.
We will celebrate your life - reminisce with a grin!
Then Death will lose - and you will win!
Bon voyage dear friend
Wendy, Mat, Gracie. our thoughts are with you all
Gary and Allison Cropper
To Wendy, Matt and Gracie
ReplyDeleteMay the love of your family and those closest to you comfort you through this very sad time and may the grace of our Lord give you courage and strength. In my prayers, Natalie.
RIP Mark
ReplyDeleteIt was an honour for us to have known you and to have called you a friend. A truly special person that will be sadly missed and never forgotten.
Wendy, Mathew & Gracie our thoughts and deepest sympathies are with you and your family at this very sad time.
Neil, Joanne, Daniel & Aimie
Wendy, Mathew, Gracie and Family
ReplyDeleteOur thoughts are with you at this sad time.
We will never forget you Mark - rest in peace.
Wayne, Julie and Nathan
Farewell to a friend but not goodbye as you wil always live on in our thoughts . Manni
ReplyDeleteWendy, Mathew, Gracie and family.
ReplyDeleteMy deepest sympathy to you all at this sad time.
Beau, till we meet again..top man.
My love to you all..
Fozzie.
Sincere condolences to all of Mark's family.
ReplyDeleteRest in Peace Mark
God Bless.
God bless Beau,
ReplyDeleteWendy Matt and Gracie, your strength and courage through this time is unbelievable Beau will be very proud of you all, as you are of him,
Sadly the world has lost a gentleman our thoughts and prayers are with you at this time
Jon (Larry) Jill and Mia
Mark you were a truly cheeky chappie who made us all smile! Our thought are with your family Jo and Andy Reynolds XX
ReplyDeleteWendy,Matt and Gracie,
ReplyDeleteIt goes without saying that this will be a very trying time for you all.Stick together..dont let the anger of your loss ever come between you..whilst losing the focal point of your lives will never be easy to come to terms with...the passage of time will make it easier..bit by bit.
Mark was a fine man.
The sky now has a fine star.
Sincerest condolences to all those closest to him.
Lee J.
Mark Beau Bridges
ReplyDeleteA BIG man in so many ways.
BIG laugh, personality, open honest face,
May your God look after all of you
Chris M
Rest In Peace Beau
ReplyDeleteOur thoughts and Prayers are with you,Wendy Matthew and Gracie
You were true gentleman,A good friend,
And an amazingly courageous man.I am proud to have known you
Good Night and God Bless Pal
Rest easy Beau,
ReplyDeleteMatt and Gracie, be ever so proud of of your Dad.
Wendy, God bless.
Stu, Margaret & family.
Wendy, Matt & Gracie, many many people will be very saddened by the news of Beau`s passing. Please take some comfort in the knowledge all who knew him in his personal and private life loved him. All those who knew him in his professional life held him in great esteem with the utmost of repsect.
ReplyDeleteI for one will always smile when I think of Beau, because thats the affect he had on people.
May he rest in peace. You are all in our prayers.
John & Andrea
Rest in peace Beau...
ReplyDeleteit was an honour and a pleasure to spend some very happy times with you both inside and out of work, the worlds certainly an emptier place without your cheerful self..
Wendy, Matt and Gracie our thoughts are with you at this really difficult time...God Bless XXX
I transfered out of GMP some 12 years ago, but remember Beau well. I have been greatly saddened to learn of his illness and his subsequent passing. My thoughts are with his family and loved ones.
ReplyDeleteI will however chuckle when I remember his smiling face as he disappeared down a "core way" with a plate of chips for his refs.
Keep smiling Beau.
Mark Holgate
One of the most down to earth people i've met, rest in peace my friend, i felt privilaged to have known you.
ReplyDeleteWendy, Matthew and Grace my thoughts and prayers are with you.
Ash.
Wendy, Matthew and Gracie - I am so sorry to hear of your very sad news and my thoughts and prayers are with you all. Rest in Peace my old school pal "Mark" - Night and God Bless - Jillxx
ReplyDeleteRest in peace Beau..
ReplyDeleteWhat a top bloke.
Condolences Wendy, Matthew & Gracie.
Wendy, Matthew, Gracie & family, please accept my deepest sympathy and heartfelt condolence at Mark's passing away.
ReplyDeleteWe never lose the people we love, even to death. They continue to participate in every act, thought and decision we make. Their love leaves an indelible imprint in our memories. We find comfort in knowing that our lives have been enriched by having shared their love.
Beau’s life has given us tears,
smiles and memories.
The tears dry,
the smile fades,
but the memories of this great man live on forever
It is an honour and a privilege to have known you Beau and to have shared part of life's rich tapestry with you.
Rest in peace!
God Bless, Paolo.