| Location | Manchester |
| Age | 76 years |
| Cause of Death | Undisclosed |
| Date of Birth | 03/10/1930 |
| Date of Death | 15/06/2007 |
| Visitors | 2,961 since 26/11/2007 |
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WALTER HESKETH 15TH JUNE 2007, MANCHESTER
WALTER HESKETH IS ONE OF THE NICEST MEN YOU COULD HOPE TO MEET. HE WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN BY HIS
FAMILY AND FRIENDS. HE WAS A GENTLEMAN, A KIND THOUGHTFUL PERSON. HE HAD A WONDERFUL SENSE OF
HUMOUR AND A GREAT LAUGH. I COULD ALWAYS DEPEND ON HIM AND HE NEVER LET ME DOWN. WHEN I WAS A CHILD
HE SAID THAT TO ME, THAT I COULD ALWAYS RELY ON HIM AND HE WAS TRUE TO HIS WORD. HE WAS MARRIED TO
MARGARET AND HAD THREE CHILDREN, CAROL, CHRIS AND MARK. HE ALSO HAD NINE GRAND CHILDREN AND TWO
GREAT GRAND CHILDREN. HE WAS ADORED BY US ALL. HE ALSO HAD A BROTHER AND SISTER.
MY DAD IS THE BEST DAD IN THE WORLD AND WE ALL LOVE AND MISS HIM SO VERY MUCH. HE IS IN OUR THOUGHTS
AND HEARTS CONSTANTLY AND ALWAYS WILL BE.
HOW DO YOU THANK SOMEONE FOR LOVE BEYOND WORDS? FOR LOVING US? FOR SUPPORTING US AND FOR ALWAYS
BEING THERE WHEN WE NEEDED HIM? THAT IS MY DAD. HE ALWAYS LOVED US VERY MUCH AND WE LOVED HIM IN
RETURN.I ADORE HIM AND WILL ALWAYS BE A DADDY'S GIRL.
WALTER HESKETH WAS AN EXTREMELY POPULAR AND ACCOMPLISHED ATHLETE WHO ACHIEVED GREAT SUCCESS IN THE
1950'S,BECOMING THE BRITISH RECORD HOLDER FOR 6 MILES, THE FIRST MAN TO WIN THE NATIONAL CROSS
COUNTRY TITLE AT EVERY AGE GROUP AND TO REPRESENT THE GREAT BRITISH ATHLETICS TEAM ON NUMEROUS
OCCASIONS.
HE WAS PREVIOUSLY A MEMBER OF MANCHESTER HARRIERS AND LATER GOT INVOLVED WITH COACHING AT STOCKPORT
HARRIERS; WHERE HE SUCCESSFULLY NURTURED A NUMBER OF ATHLETES WHO WENT ON TO ACHIEVE NATIONAL
RECOGNITION.
MY DAD BEGAN RUNNING AT THE AGE OF FOURTEEN AND REGULARLY BEAT RUNNERS WHO WERE OLDER THAN HIM. HE
WAS A LONG DISTANCE AND CROSS COUNTRY RUNNER. HE BEAT THE FIVE MILE RECORD THAT HAD STOOD FOR FORTY
YEARS. HE WON MANY RACES, AND WAS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE FINEST RUNNERS OF HIS GENERATION.
HE USED TO RUN WITH GORDON PIRIE AND ROGER BANNISTER, FRANK SANDO, GEOFF SAUNDERS AMONG MANY
OTHERS.HE WON MANY TROPHIES AND WE HAVE FILES OF NEWSPAPER CUTTINGS OF HIS RUNNING CAREER.HE IS
MENTIONED IN ROGER BANNISTER'S BOOK, THE FOUR MINUTE MILE AND ALSO IN MANY OTHERS.HIS NAME IS IN THE
HISTORY BOOKS FOREVER, AS ONE OF THIS COUNTRY'S GREATEST RUNNERS OF THE LATE 1940'S AND 1950'S.
HE WAS KIND TO ANIMALS. ANIMAL WELFARE WAS A PASSION OF MY DAD'S AND THE NEIGHBOURS ALWAYS BROUGHT
STRAYS OR INJURED ANIMALS TO MY DAD, WHO LOOKED AFTER THEM. WE HAD MANY PETS OVER THE YEARS,
INCLUDING DOGS, LASSIE AND BESS AND A CAT CALLED MOGGY. HE HAD ONE DOG IN PARTICULAR CALLED ROSSIE
THAT HE LOVED VERY MUCH AND I HOPE THEY ARE TOGETHER IN HEAVEN.
I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A DADDY'S GIRL AND THAT WILL NEVER CHANGE. HE IS THE BEST FATHER ANYONE COULD
EVER HAVE AND I AM SO VERY LUCKY TO HAVE HIM AS MY DAD. I WANT TO THANK YOU DAD FOR LOVING ME, FOR
BEING THE FANTASTIC CARING MAN THAT YOU ARE. I KNOW YOU HAVE NOT LEFT ME. YOU ARE CLOSE BY, JUST OUT
OF SIGHT AND ONE DAY WE WILL BE REUNITED.
HE WAS ALWAYS A STAR IN HIS LIFE AND I AM SURE HE IS A STAR NOW IN HEAVEN. THE BRIGHTEST STAR,
SHINING IN THE SKY.
I LOVE YOU DAD, SO VERY MUCH. YOU HAVE ALWAYS BEEN THE MOST LOVED PERSON IN MY LIFE.
Dad
Words never can express exactly how I feel.
How until we meet again,my heart will never heal.
You are so understanding,
So gentle ,kind and good
You would always help me if you could.
I miss you very much
Through every single day
And take comfort in the memories
That will never fade away.
Love always and forever, Carol xxxxx
Dad
You left me wonderful memories
And they are mine to keep.
We'll never be apart
The bond between us is too deep.
Love you always and forever, Carol xxxx
I love you
I loved you yesterday
I love you still
I always have
And I always will.
All the love in the world to the best Father in the world, love always,Carol xxxxx
Dad in Heaven
You said you would always walk with me every day.
He stole you away from me and now you live in Heaven.
But I know they let you out to take care of me,
He is near, bringing Heaven down here.
The next time that we meet , I will bow at your feet
And say wasn't life sweet
Then we'll prepare to take Heaven down there.
I miss your love , I miss your touch
But I am feeling you every day.
I can almost hear you say
You've come a long way baby.
Next to you
You cannot see or touch me
But I am standing next to you
Your tears can only hurt me
Your sadness makes me blue.
Be brave and show a smiling face
Let not your grief show through
I love you from a different place,
Yet I am standing next to you.
Always next to each other Dad, love always, Carol xxxxxx
Hi Dad, I love and miss you you every day of my life and always will.
I will never get over you going to Heaven,it's too big a loss.
You are carried in my heart every day. Wherever I go, I take you with me.
Love forever, Carol xxxxxx
Always a face before me
There is always a face before me
A voice I would love to hear
A smile I will always remember
Of my Dad,who I loved so dear.
We cannot bring the old times back
When we were all together
But those we love don't go away
They walk with us forever.
I love you so ,so much. We have always loved each other dearly and it is the loss of that closeness that is so hard to bear. I love you Dad, I want to be with you,not here. love Carol xxxx
Dad
I cannot believe that it is two years and five months today since you went to join your beloved Rossie. How have we lived without you? How can it be possible? I don't know.
It is really hard to go on without you. Without your physical prescence in my life,my life feels empty.
I know your spirit is around me and that you come to be with me but Dad,I find it so hard. So very hard. I don't know how you coped when you lost your parents. I don't know how people get over this tremendous loss. I don't think they do,they never get over it. In time I think they must just learn to live with it and wait to join you, which is what I am doing.
I love you and if I could do anything to bring you back home I would. You will always be my wonderful Dad and the kid's Bampi and we will all always love and talk about you. You have always been my star. Love always, Carol xxxxxx
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