Archbold Alfred Harkness

1934 - 2003
LocationNewcastle
Age69 years
Cause of DeathCancer
Date of Birth19/05/1934
Date of Death26/08/2003
Visitors16,909 since 19/04/2007
Creator

Archbold Harkness
69
Retired
Newcastle upon Tyne

19 May 1934 - 26 August 2003

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LOVE AND MISS YOU DAD XXX LOVE CATH XXX
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RIP Uncle Jimmy you will be loved and missed forever xxx DAD Take care of uncle Jimmy and help him
on his way xxx
HI TO ALL MY GONE TO SOON FRIENDS. I AM REALLY SORRY I HAVE NOT BEEN ON FOR A WHILE. I HAVE BEEN
FINDING IT REALLY HARD TO FACE COMEING ON THIS SITE. I THINK I HAVE OVERCOME THESE PROBLEMS NOW AND
PROMISE I WILL BE ON MORE. I WILL BE VISITING YOU ALL IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS I HAVE MISSED YOU ALL
VERY MUCH AND ALL YOUR SUPPORT THAT YOU ALL GIVE ME. THANK YOU FOR STILL BEING THERE FOR MY DAD XXX
LOVE TO YOU ALL AND GOD BLESS XXXX
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I WILL BE UNABLE TO LIGHT CANDLES ON ALL MY GTS ANGELS AND FRIENDS SITES EVERYDAY AS I HAVE NOW
TAKEN ON A NEW JOB WHICH MEANS I NOW WORK LATER ALSO I AM CURRENTLY STUDYING FOR MY CIMA AND THIS
TAKES A LOT OF MY TIME UP. HOWEVER I WILL TRY AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE TO GET ON TO THE SITE AND LIGHT
CANDLES FOR YOU ALL. YOU WILL ALL BE IN MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS XXX LOVE TO YOU ALL ALWAYS XXX
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THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS VISITED MY DADS SITE XXX A BIG THANK YOU TO YOU ALL FOR ALL YOUR KIND
WORDS AND SUPPORT XXX LOVE TO YOU ALL XXX
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I would like to thank all of my GTS friends who light candles, write poems and put pictures on my
dads site also all the kindness you all show. This all means a lot to me and my family to know so
many people care when you are all feeling the same loss and sadness as we do. I write this because i
may have forgot to thank you personally which if i have im very sorry about. You are all in my
thoughts and prayers. You all help me to get through and you are all special true friends. THANK
YOU once again and i send my love and support to all of you

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Archie left behind
Wife - Margaret.
Children - Archie, Margaret, Brian and Catherine.
Sons-in-law - George and Anthony
Daughters-in-law - Denise and Anne
Grandchildren - Tracy, Debbie, Susan, Lee, Ian, Samantha, Brian, Paul, Julie, Alan, Michael, Kevin,
Sharon, Scott and Steven also all his many great grandchildren.
His late mum - Winnie
Sisters - Winnie, Ann, Dot and the late Joan.
Sister-in-law - Violet

A treasured Husband, dad, granddad, great-granddad, Brother and friend of all, who is sadly missed
by all who new him and will never be forgotten. We love you forever Dad.

My Dad Archie (as he was know by all who knew him) was always out and about where he lived in walker
and liked to have a bet on the horses. He didn’t drink much but when he had a few he was a good
laugh and always having fun. He would always be there to help us out if we needed anything and
never judged us. He always gave us advice and guided us when we needed it. He loved all his family
and loved to take sweets and treats to his grandchildren and great grandchildren and would go from
one house to another just to give them out to them, he always loved to see their smiling faces.
Christmas Day he would try his hardest to visit all his children if possible and make sure plenty of
photos were taken of all his family, if he didn’t manage to get to all the houses on Christmas day
he would go on boxing day and he made sure he seen all his family over the Christmas period. He
loved to have his family around him and if I missed a couple of days from going to visit him he
would be on the phone or tell my mum to phone to see why I hadn’t been to see them. For months my
dad said he wasn’t feeling too well but still seemed to get around so nobody really thought much
about it. Around this time some of his grandchildren and son Archie (and sometimes me, son Brian
and his other daughter Margy) started to go on a night time once or twice a week to play cards and
dominos as my dad loved to play. Then in December 2002 just before Christmas Archie was taken ill
and rushed to hospital, he was diagnosed with cancer within a few days of being admitted to the
hospital. Further tests revealed that his cancer had spread throughout his body and there was
nothing the doctors could do. In January 2003 he came home and fought his cancer as long and hard
as he could, he also made sure that the cards and dominos didn’t stop. Then in August 2003 he
found he could no longer fight his cancer. He sadly passed away in his sleep at home with his
family at his bedside on August 26th 2003.

We sat beside your bedside, our hearts were crushed and sore, we did what we could to make you well
till we could do no more. With tears we watched you sinking, we saw you fade away and though our
hearts were breaking we knew you could not stay.

God bless you Dad and may you now be free from all the pain.

Always remembered never forgotten.

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THIS POEM WAS WHAT I WROTE TO MY DAD AND WAS READ OUT AT HIS SERVICE

DAD

They say that time will heal us
Today it’s hard to believe
Dad as you lay there sleeping
This is how we feel
We cry the tears of sorrow
Of sadness and despair
The thought that you are gone now
And no longer there
We remember all the good times
The ones we all have shared
The memory of your smiling face
The happiness you gave
The joy you gave to all of us
Whenever you were there
It’s hard to say good-bye to you
Till we meet again
But I know that one-day
We definitely will
So may you now rest peacefully
With no more pain
Lay your head to rest
And DAD you were the best
May god now bless you
And keep you safe and well
Till we see you again

Forever in our hearts


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DAUGHTER IN LAW DENISE ALSO WROTE A VERSE FOR MY DAD WHICH WAS ALSO READ AT THE SERVICE

FATHER

ALL THROUGH ARE LIVES YOU GUIDED US
KEPT US STRAIGHT AND TRUE
I KNOW SOMETIMES WE FAULTERED
BUT WE COULD ALWAYS COUNT ON YOU
SOMETIMES WE’D HAVE A PROBLEM
SOMETIMES DISAGREE
BUT ALWAYS WHEN WE NEEDED YOU
THERE YOU WOULD BE
BECAUSE DEAR FATHER YOU LOVED US
WITH A HEART SO WARM AND TRUE
NEVER IN ALL LIFE TIME COULD
ANOTHER REPLACE YOU
TO-DAY WE SAY FAREWELL
TO OUR FATHER HELD SO DEAR
WE’VE SHARED SO MUCH HAPPINESS
SOME PLEASURE AND SOME PAIN
BUT ALL THIS WE PROMISE YOU
AND NEVER WILL WE REFRAIN
IN OUR HEARTS AND MEMORIES
FOREVER WILL YOU REMAIN
TILL TIME WILL COME EVENTUALLY
WE’LL BE HELD IN YOUR ARMS
ONCE AGAIN.

LOVE ALWAYS


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RIP Uncle Jimmy

Hi Dad,please look after Uncle Jimmy and take him up to Heaven. Let him know he wont be alone and that we will be thinking if him Love to you DAD as always xxx you are in my thoughts always loved and remembered more each day love your everloving daughter cath xxx

Catherine Atkinson (Daughter) 3 weeks ago

If only we could turn back time
Life once again would be so fine.

Time would pass, you'd still be here
To have, to hold, to love so dear.

If all the gifts of heaven and earth
Were ours to have, they'd have no worth.

The greatest gift in time and space
To have you here & feel your embrace.

To have once more the peace we knew
In the blessed gift of knowing you.

We know that love can't turn back time
And life again will never be fine.

Time will pass, but you'll still be here,
In memories that we hold so dear..


Wishing you a happy weekend. Love Liz, Stuart's mum x

Elizabeth Maxwell 3 weeks ago

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~~ The Angels ~~

May angels rest beside your door
May you hear their voices sing
May you feel their loving care for you
May you hear their peace bells ring

May angels always care for you
And not let you trip and fall
May they bear you up on angels wings
May they keep you standing tall

May they whisper wisdom in your ear
May they touch you when you need
May they remove you from each trace of fear
May they keep you from feeling greed

May they fill you with their presence
May they show you love untold
May they always stand beside you
And make you ever bold

May they teach you what you want to know
About life here and here-after
May they fill you always with their love
And give you the gift of laughter


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~~ Angel In My Pocket ~~

I am a tiny angel
I'm smaller than your thumb
I live in peoples pockets
That's where I have my fun

I don't suppose you've seen me
I'm too tiny to detect
Though i'm with you all the time
I doubt we've ever met

Before I was an angel...
I was a fairy in a flower
God himself hand picked me
And gave me angel power

Now god has many angels
That he trains in angel pools
We become his eyes and ears and hands
We become his special tools

And because god is so busy
With way too much to do
He said that my assignment
Is to keep close watch on you

When he tucked me in your pocket
He blessed you with angel care
Then told me to never leave you
And I vowed always to be there

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~~ Guardian Angels ~~

When angels sense you need them
and angels always do.....
they come unseen from everywhere
to help and comfort you
they hover close beside you
till all your cares are gone
till they can see you're ready
once again to carry on

Then some of them may fly away
and take their gentle touch
to other hearts that need
the love of angels very much
but one at least stays with you
as your constant friend and guide
for guardian angels never leave
they're always at your side

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Lots Of Love Always ~~ Elaine...x♥x

Xxx Elaine Riley Xxx (Friend) 3 weeks ago

I opened up a box one day
What treasures did I find!
Letters and some photographs
Of days we left behind
I drifted back to yesterday
The thought was oh, so clear
For just a moment, anyway
It felt like you were here
I smile when I think of you
Sometimes I cry so much
I'm all alone without you now
I crave to feel your touch
But God had other plans for you
An Angel he did find
So now my box of memories
Is all that's left behind.

In my thoughts and prayers. Love Liz, Stuart's mum x

Elizabeth Maxwell 4 weeks ago

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Somewhere beyond the sunset,
where happiness never dies,
you live in a beautiful garden,
above the clear blue skies,
although we cannot see you,
you’re with us every day,
and all the love we have for you,
will never fade away.
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LOVE ALWAYS,Anne .xxx
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Anne B (GTS Friend) September 26, 2009

Sunday Poem

A Love to be taken was out of our control
The Lord came lovingly and took your soul
In came the silence as the angels crept
And raised you from where you silently slept
Quietly we whispered that we loved you
Until the point you were out of view
A final glimpse as the sparkle goes out
You will be loved there we have no doubt
We never wanted to lose someone so dear
God took your life but he left your love here.
aj09

Andy J September 20, 2009

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No words I write can ever say, How much I miss you everyday
As time goes by the loneliness grows, How I miss you nobody knows.
I think of you in silence, and I speak your name,
But all I have is memories, and a photo in a frame.
No one sees me weep as I cry myself to sleep.
The Love I have for you is in my heart to keep.
I will never stop Loving you, I know I never will
Deep inside my heart, you’re with me still.
My heart still aches as I whisper low. I need you , and miss you so
But I know you are in Gods precious arms
And he is protecting you from any harm
There is a place in my heart. That no one can fill. I love you and I always will.
Love always Belinda xxx
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Belinda Williams (Friend) September 17, 2009

ALWAYS IN MIND

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Time has stood still for those who love you,
the grief is still fresh, their hearts are still blue.
Memories can ease pain but they never can fill,
the space that is left when they think of you still.

So stay near to those who miss you each day,
for they carry a sadness since you went away.
Send the strength to cope where others have tried,
and some love for their hearts that hurt deep inside.

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All My Love Anne xxx

Anne B (GTS Friend) September 13, 2009

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Dana Sister Of Mar'Yan Petriv September 11, 2009

We wish that we could see you
For just a little while
We wish that we could hug you
And see your loving smile
But wishing gets us nowhere and longing is in vain
So we will hold you in our hearts until we meet again.

Love always x

Andy J September 5, 2009
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