WALTER HESKETH
| Location | Manchester |
| Age | 76 |
| Cause of Death | Undisclosed |
| Date of Birth | 03/10/1930 |
| Date of Death | 15/06/2007 |
| Visitors | 954 since 26/11/2007 |
| Creator | Carol Hesketh-Jones |
| Helpers | Sarah CookCarol Hesketh-Jones |
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.
New TributeTributes to WALTER
There have been 247 tributes left for WALTER.
Carol Hesketh-Jones (Daughter) 7 hours agoYOU CAN SMILE BECAUSE HE LIVED
You can shed tears that he is gone,
Or you can smile because he lived.
You can close your eyes and pray he will come back,
Or you can open them and see all that he has left.
Your heart can be empty because you can't see him,
Or you can be full of the love that you shared.
You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday,
Or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday.
You can remember him and only that he is gone,
Or you can cherish his memory and let it live on.
You can try and close your mind,
Be empty and turn back.
Or you can do what he would want,
SMILE, OPEN YOUR EYES, LOVE AND GO ON.
I love you Dad. I am so lucky , I have the best Dad in the world and I have always known it, All my love Carol xxxxxxx
Carol Hesketh-Jones (Daughter) 2 days agoA kiss to Heaven
A kiss I send to Heaven
A kiss I send above,
A kiss I send to my angel,
Our angel that we love.
Love you and miss you more every day Dad
All my love,until we meet again, Carol xxxxxx
Carol Hesketh-Jones (Daughter) 2 days agoBeautiful memories
You left us beautiful memories,
Your love is still our guide,
And though we cannot see you,
You are always by my side.
Beautiful memories woven in gold,
This is the picture we tenderly hold.
Deep in our hearts your memory is kept,
To love and to cherish and never forget.
I love you Dad, you will never be forgotten, love Carol xxxx
Carol Hesketh-Jones (Daughter) 3 days agoI cry because I love you
As I lie awake at night,
while others are asleep,
I take a trip down memory lane ,
and tears roll down my cheeks.
I cry because I love you,
I cry because I care,
I cry because when I wake up,
I know you won't be there.
I have so many wonderful memories of you Dad, of us as a family. There cannot be many girls who are as lucky as me to have a wonderful Dad like you.
You will always be my Dad and I will always be your daughter.I love and adore you,always have and always will.
All my love forever and ever, until we are reunited, Carol xxxxx
Carol Hesketh-Jones (Daughter) 4 days agoLove you Dad
If tears could build a bridge to bring you home again, you would be here with us.
We all love and miss you Dad, more than anyone could ever know.
You are always in our thoughts and hearts.
All my love always, Carol xxxxxx
Carol Hesketh-Jones (Daughter) 5 days agoNEXT TO YOU
YOU CANNOT SEE OR HEAR 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.
I HOPE YOU ARE DAD,ALWAYS NEXT TO ME. YOU ARE CARRIED IN MY HEART FOREVER, LOVE ALWAYS, CAROL XXXX
Carol Hesketh-Jones (Daughter) 6 days agoIf we could bring you back
If we could bring you back again,
For one more hour or day,
We'd express all our love
We'd have countless things to say.
If we could bring you back again,
We'd say we treasured you,
And that your prescence in our lives
Meant more than we ever knew
If we could bring you back again,
To tell you what we should,
You'd know how much we miss you now,
And if we could, we would.
Love you always Dad, Carol xxxxxxxxx
Carol Hesketh-Jones (Daughter) 1 week agoDance with my Father
Back when I was a child
Before life removed all the innocence,
My father would lift me high
And dance with my mother and me and then,
Spin me around till I fell asleep
Then up the stairs he would carry me
And I knew for sure I was loved.
If I could get another chance
Another walk,another dance with him
I'd play a song that would never ever end
How I'd love love love to dance with my father again.
When I and my mother would disagree
To get my way I would run from her to him.
He'd make me laugh just to comfort me,
Never dreamed that he would be gone from me.
If I could steal
One final glance
One final step
One final dance with him
I'd play a song that would never ever end
Cos I'd love love love to dance with my father again.
I know I'm praying for much too much
But could you send back the Dad we love
I know you don't do it usualy
But dear Lord I am dying to dance with my father
again.
Every night I fall asleep
And this is all I ever dream.
Carol Hesketh-Jones (Daughter) 1 week agoAngel
Dad, There is no better person than you in the world. You are kind, loving ,wonderful and caring. I love you very much and always have. You are an angel.
Thank you for all the love and care you have always shown me. You have a great sense of humour and a fantastic laugh. I could listen to you talk forever.
Please come and see me Dad, I love you , all my love, Carol xxxxxxx
Carol Hesketh-Jones (Daughter) 1 week agoIf I could have another chance,
another walk, another dance,
I'd play a song that would never ever end
Oh how I would love to dance with my Father again.
Love you always, Carol xxxxx
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