Thomas RUNACRE

Dad, I have always remembered the times you used to visit when I was younger. I was too young to have a sense of reasons of why you would visit, and then you would have to leave.
I always thought I had done something wrong, and that was the reason you left.
As I got older I realised that sometimes things change with adults, and it was not my fault
This time you have left forever, and there is now a huge void that has been left behind.
You're not here to fill that void for the people who will miss you so much.
The memories I have that were spent with you will forever remain in my heart.

Que les souvenirs prennent la pas sur les émotions de douleurs, comme tu l’étais Tom, si joyeux et si gentil.
Nous avons beaucoup de peine, et prendrons bien soin de Marie-Christine.
Toute notre amitié pour soutenir toute la famille, et nos pensées les plus douces pour vous donner du courage.
On vous embrasse très fort.

Thinking of Tom and all the family. I will always remember him fondly as a happy and cheerful man. He will always remain a significant figure especially in my son’s life who cherished his Grandad deeply.

I cannot be there today but like grandad I will be there in spirit. Grandad’s passing has made me deeply grateful that I managed to spend moments with him throughout my life witnessing how great of a man he truly was and the impact he served on others with his kind and caring heart since i was young. Though his presence is no longer with us physically, his memory will continue in our hearts for us to carry with us and remind us that his warm and cheerful influence will forever be by our sides throughout the rest of our journeys. My Grandad is and will always be my hero as his life was lived and loved to the fullest, it inspires me to carry on his legacy and his stories throughout my life and onto my children’s as I cherish my memories of him. Goodbye Grandad. I love you.

Though I didn’t get to know him as closely as I would’ve liked, the love I feel for him runs deep leaving a lasting impression. Through stories told by my father especially of Grandad’s time in the Navy
I’ve come to understand the kind of man he was: brave, strong, full of life, and full of love.
What always stands out when people speak about him is the joy he carried with him that cheerful, warm-hearted spirit.
Even from a distance, I felt the warmth of his love.
Grandad may no longer be with us in this life, but his light, his laughter, and his love remain in the stories we tell, in the hearts he’s touched, and in the family that carries his spirit forward.
You are deeply missed, Grandad. And you are deeply loved forever.

Always there for us, always in our hearts