| Location | Manchester |
| Age | 76 years |
| Cause of Death | Undisclosed |
| Date of Birth | 03/10/1930 |
| Date of Death | 15/06/2007 |
| Visitors | 2,971 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.
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 sadly cannot bring the old times back
When we were all together
But those we love don't go away
They walk with us forever.
Always walk with me please Dad. I love you,always and forever, Carol xxxx
I love you
I loved you yesterday
I love you still
I always have
I always will.
Love and hugs, Carol xxxxx
If tears could build a stairway
If tears could build a stairway
And memories were a lane,
I would walk right up to Heaven,
To bring you home again.
My heart still aches in sadness
And tears will always flow,
What it meant to lose you,
No one will ever know.
I love and miss you every day. Wherever I go you, you come too because I carry you in my heart.Love forever, Carol xxxxx
Night Dad
Night Dad. God has surely got the best angel in you. You are an angel to us, and to me, you are the best Dad a girl could have.
We are bound eternally in a love that lasts forever. All our shared hopes and fears,all the times of joy and sorrow entwine,like a vine binding parent and child together.
I love and miss you every day Dad. I do look forward to being with you again. Then my tears will stop, because I will be home with you.
Love and hugs,kisses and cuddles, Carol xxxxxxxx
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.
Next to each other always Dad, love forever and ever, Carol xxxxxx
Dad
My dear,lovely Dad.
You have such a good,kind heart and I don't think you ever knew how truly wonderful you are. We have always adored you and have always known that we, your family ,were very lucky to have you in our lives.
In such a positive, loving and kind person as you, we always felt safe. We always knew you were there and would always pick us up and help us anytime we needed help.
You must have felt the love we constantly gave to you,in words and actions. You are the person we could always look up to and admire.
We miss you so much. We miss your laugh,your voice,your presence in our lives,but you are still beside us,we just can't see you.
Thank you Dad for everything, for loving us, for being our own,special Dad, Love Carol xxxx
Thank you
Thank you for being you.
Just that.
The best,the dearest Dad of all.
All my love,Carol xxxxx
ALWAYS
Thank you for being there in the background - sure and certain - always and always.
You are the rock on which I've built my life - never faling in your love, your support,your wisdom and your laughter.
For all the above and a million other qualities you have,thank you for being my Dad,for being in my life. I love you, Carol xxxxxxxxx
I still see the world through your eyes as well as my own.
You are always in my heart and forever you are my wonderful,kind Dad.
Love always, Carol xxxxx
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