They think it all over....it is now

And so he is laid to rest. The funniest, hardest man in Wigan, who had core values of honesty, caring and family first.

If I could bottle his values I would, I'd make a million. 

The turn out at church laid testament to the lives he made a difference to. The flowers, I hope, celebrated his love of gardening and showed his love of nature. I have heard countless stories about how he made work fun, nights out memorable and gave people holiday memories to treasure.

I think he would have liked today. It was the best do he never went to and hopefully paid tribute to him in a respectful way. He would have giggled at the vicar dancing in the crematorium to his final song just as he would have tapped his foot as we left church and smiled at the jokes on the order of service, disguised to look like a serious passage to read.

The quote chosen was George Bernard Shaw... life does not cease to be funny when you die just as it does not cease to serious when you laugh. This summed him up.

But what next? It's time to move on, not to forget.... More to remember the man that was my dad.

To paraphrase the words of Dave Allen, one of his favorites...... I hope god has a sense of humour or Dad is done for.