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Kevin Wright Australia (Verified User) Posts 5708 Dogs 1 / Races 1 15 May 2020 19:35
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So, I try to write the words.
I try.
I write.
I delete the words.
I write.
I hit the delete button again.
I write.
But there are no words.
Today, I feel defeated by cancer.
Today, cancer won.
My heart feels like a block of lead that I cant lift off the ground. The sadness makes me reflect on the loss of my Dad. I reflect on the fact that so many beautiful souls on this earth are taken away from us by this overwhelming disease. It is an epidemic of epidemic proportions. It is wrong. It is so painful
This morning at 4am My Dad Kenneth Leslie Wright passed away in his sleep after a Long Illness ..
He was not known in the Greyhound World but his love for the Greyhound was second to none .
Dad was my number one supporter ...
Ken was a Life Member of the Clayton Cricketers football Club and was a Life Member of the District Pool League .. .
Steven Martin Australia (Verified User) Posts 7681 Dogs 180 / Races 66 15 May 2020 19:50
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I'm so sorry Kev, to see the one you love get taken by this dreadful disease. I know how you feel as I lost my mum 22 years and nearly 3 months ago, to the day....to the same thing.
It's will be hard to fathom that he's gone but your dad will always live on in the memories you so cherish.
There isn't a day that I don't think of my mum. The same will happen to you mate. Shin up as I shed a tear for both our loved ones that are waiting for us on the other side.
Regards, Steve.
Lynda Bonner United Kingdom (Team Member) Posts 6240 Dogs 77 / Races 15 15 May 2020 20:23
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Im so very sorry to hear this news.
My thoughts are with you Kevin. May your dad rest in peace.
Michael Geraghty Australia (Verified User) Posts 4138 Dogs 14 / Races 15 15 May 2020 20:46
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Terrible news, Kev. He is now at peace, mate. No doubt there are many fond memories and I hope they make it easier for you to get through this.
RIP Ken.
Sandro Bechini Australia (Verified User) Posts 19488 Dogs 15268 / Races 1856 15 May 2020 21:21
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Hi Kev
My sincere condolences to you and all the family who loved your father Ken.
It is a tragic way to pass i.e. to fight this most ruthless of diseases, as so many others have before us, including my father and other relatives and friends.
The only benefit is for us, is that we are given the time to say goodbye, patch up any old stupid differences we may have had, have a laugh about them and then finally tell them how much we love them and how much we will miss them.
All the while they are suffering in their fight to stay alive.
Chin up mate and remember the good times
All the best
Sandro
Tony Digiorgio Australia (Verified User) Posts 1008 Dogs 25 / Races 0 15 May 2020 21:41
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My thoughts are with you and your family Kevin at this sad time.
Think of the good times you spent with him everyday, it will help ease the pain, you have endured but more importantly, he has endured in recent times.
Graham Moscow Australia (Verified User) Posts 1186 Dogs 0 / Races 0 15 May 2020 22:16
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Sad time Kevin, huge condolences to yourself and family.
Ricky Hassall Australia (Verified User) Posts 227 Dogs 21 / Races 2 15 May 2020 22:26
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May he rest in peace.
Sincere condolences to you and your family Kevin.
Dick Ciampa USA (Team Member) Posts 798 Dogs 15458 / Races 3395 15 May 2020 22:34
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Kevin,
Sorry to hear about your dad. May he rest in peace.
Tony Gallagher Australia (Team Member) Posts 5918 Dogs 12959 / Races 40209 15 May 2020 22:35
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Sorry to hear this mate. Our thoughts are with you and your family.
Rest in peace Ken
Jack Ogilvie Australia (Verified User) Posts 15482 Dogs 0 / Races 1 16 May 2020 02:12
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Sorry to hear of your Dads passing mate. RIP Ken. Mate if he was a cricketer ,he must have been one hell of a good man. Jack the opener.
Larry Valenti Australia (Verified User) Posts 2142 Dogs 3 / Races 0 16 May 2020 02:46
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Sorry for your loss Kevin. I hope the illness was kind to your dad in the end . At that time of morning I hope he was asleep and pain free mate . Keep your chin up champion, R.I.P. to your dad . Regards Larry Valenti.
Branko Lezaja Australia (Verified User) Posts 664 Dogs 2 / Races 0 16 May 2020 04:54
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Sorry for your loss Kevin , my thoughts are with you & condolences to you and your family
Kevin Wright Australia (Verified User) Posts 5708 Dogs 1 / Races 1 16 May 2020 05:35
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Thank you all for your kind words....and thank you for the Personal messages i appreciate it
My Dad lived his life he did what he wanted to do for all his life ...I am happy he fell to sleep without any pain...
Hayden Gilders Australia (Verified User) Posts 993 Dogs 29 / Races 0 16 May 2020 08:54
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Condolances Kev to you and yours
Daryl Barrett Australia (Verified User) Posts 1739 Dogs 1 / Races 0 16 May 2020 09:07
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G'day Kev,my sincerest condolences to you,your'e family & to you're Father's friend's,i always feel the sorrow & pain of anyone,when the " Big Fella " upstairs,says enough is enough & takes them into his love & care until we can " catch up " with them again. But mate,always remember,that not even the " Big Fella ", can take away our memories,of the very special people in our lives,& Kev,don't forget to still have your'e chat's with him mate,he will be listening mate,...i know,..i still chat to my Dad,& it helps bud,chin up Kev,like me you will miss him terribly,but you will NEVER forget him.So very sorry for you & you're Family's loss.
See ya mate.
Ronald George Hunter Australia (Verified User) Posts 4319 Dogs 0 / Races 0 16 May 2020 09:29
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Sincere condolences Kevin on your sad loss.
A special love has passed, this sad day But your blessed spirit, is here to stay I remember when, you first held my hand How my little heart, beat so like a band
We became best friends, and such good mates And your patient soft words, soon did relate Our years together, made me wonderfully glad Words seem inadequate, but there all I have
R.I.P. Dad..
Kenneth Markham Australia (Verified User) Posts 252 Dogs 0 / Races 0 16 May 2020 18:13
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Sincere sympathies Kevin on your loss focus only on the good times seems u two had a special bond and with a name like Ken I am sure he was a champion bloke.
Michael Worth Australia (Verified User) Posts 875 Dogs 2 / Races 0 17 May 2020 04:12
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Sorry to hear that Kevin, best wishes, its never easy. May he Rest In Peace.
Simon Milgate Australia (Verified User) Posts 2043 Dogs 23 / Races 0 18 May 2020 08:33