| Location | Manchester |
| Age | 76 years |
| Cause of Death | Undisclosed |
| Date of Birth | 03/10/1930 |
| Date of Death | 15/06/2007 |
| Visitors | 2,970 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.
I love you
Have I told you lately that I love you
Have I told you there is no one else above you.
You fill my world with gladness
Take away all my sadness
Ease my troubles thats's what you do.
Love you always and forever, my best friend and my lovely ,kind Dad, Carol xxxxxx
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 you always Dad, love Carol xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Eccles pike
Hi Dad,
I have been to your house, sat in your chair and said hello and wished you Happy Birthday. I stroked your books and went in your garden. Were you there? did you catch the balloons we sent you?
We went to Eccles Pike and shouted your name to the sky,did you hear me Dad?
You sent a rainbow, even though there was no rain. Thank you. Are you next to me,even though I can't see you, like you said you would be?
I love you,I adore, I miss you every minute of every day. My heart is broken and can never be repaired.
Love and hugs,cuddles and kisses forever to the best Dad in the world - mine. Carol xxxxxxxxxx
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 Dad and am thinking of you today as I do every day. Love and hugs, Carol xxxxxx
Nowhere as safe
Thank you Dad. There was nowhere as safe as in your arms, nothing so comforting as your voice. You were my protection in childhood ,and in adulthood - and always my kind companion.
How I miss your voice and your arms, the security you gave me from the day I was born and the love you showed me all my life.
For the quiet constant things that have meant so much to all our family,thank you Dad.
I will miss you until the day I die, then we will be together again and all will be as it should. All my love always, Carol xxxxx
Dad
Hi Dad, It's your birthday tomorrow, you will be 79. I believe that whether you are in Heaven or here, a birthday should be noted. We will be sending you a balloon,a white one , with all our love and a little note from Georgia and me.
I wish with all my being that you were still here with me. I don't like it without you. There's no fun anymore and your house is really quiet.
I love you Dad, Carol xxxxxx
For your laughter, for your support, for your protection, for your love...My thanks to you Dad.
Love forever and ever, Carol xxxxxx
Love
How do you thank someone for love beyond words?
For the sense that I'd trust him with my life and
that you are one of the two of the two or three people that I can truly trust:that cares,
understands, and offers unconditionally to help me in
my life,
Thank you a million times for loving me.
I love you so very much and always will,
Love forever, Carol xxxxxxxx
My Dad
He gives everything so unselfishly - his love, his time and most importantly his tender caring support in everything I do.
A good Father leaves so many joyful,enduring memories in his child's mind, like a bank of emotional strengths that can be drawn on through the testing years ahead.
You are so much more than a good father. You are the best. Love always, Carol xxxxxxxx
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