my dad was a very special and loved person!!!he leaves behind a wife of 32 years laura! and five children! his daughter karen by his first marriage to jean ,then went on to have four other children by laura. caroline 36,heather 35,sarah 32 and john 27.he has six grandchildren ,nathan 15,laura 14,andrew 14,lee 13,shannon 11 amy whos 10! he also has 2 brothers geoffrey and robert! he was in the royal welsh fusiliers ,and served in belfast ,japan, cyprus! before leaving to become a bus driver and later a taxi driver. he retired in 2000 due to ill health and enjoyed spending quality time with his family and grandchildren,before dieing in september 2006