Instructions When I have moved beyond you in the adventure of life, Gather in some pleasant place and there remember me With spoken words, old and new. Let a tear if you will, but let a smile come quickly For I have loved the laughter of life. Do not linger too long with your solemnities. Go eat and talk, and when you can; Follow a woodland trail, climb a high mountain, Walk along the wild seashore, Chew the thoughts of some book Which challenges your soul. Use your hands some bright day To make a thing of beauty Or to lift someone’s heavy load. Though you mention not my name, Though no thought of me crosses your mind, I shall be with you, For these have been the realities of my life for me. And when you face some crisis with anguish. When you walk alone with courage, When you choose your path of right, I shall be very close to you. I have followed the valleys, I have climbed the heights of life.

M - Music lover with an encyclopedic knowledge of chart music up to the late 1970s A - Ageless!!! My dad had the spirit and capacity for fun of a teenager and would still happily play pretend shops with the youngest great grand daughter Sienna. R - Relaxed; relaxation was his absolute favourite pastime and he was so good at it! T - Taxi; he was the 'Taxi of dad / grandad' and he did it willingly. Anywhere out of Dover could be a bit hairy though as his lack of any sense of direction was legendary! I - Incredible; my dad left us with a wealth of truly wonderful memories. N - Naughty but nice...needs no further explanation!!!!

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