Mr Fred Abney
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Emily wrote
6th Jun 2020
Dearest Kathy and boys, Fred was such a joy to know and good friend to have. Earl and I were so blessed to have you both as our "forever friends". Much love, Emily
mandy wrote
28th May 2020
Dearest Fred It was a great pleasure and honor to have met such a true gentleman! miss you dearly, you will always be in our hearts and thoughts! rest in peace love, Mandy and Chloe xxxxxxx
david wrote
28th May 2020
Dearest Fred thank you for being the best step dad anyone could ever ask for!! You will be so greatly missed,i will cherish all the good memories of you forever, Holland,America and all the other places you took me . Thank you for taking the best care of my mum and what you did for our family,I am totally honored to have known you and i am forever in your debt !You will be forever in my heart and thoughts!!So long old pal....until we meet again xxx God bless you xxx " I must go down to the seas again,to the lonely sea and the sky,and all i ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by; and the wheel's kick and the wind's song and the white sail's shaking,and a grey mist on the sea's face,and a grey dawn breaking.I must go down to the seas again,for the call of the running tide is a wild call and a clear call that cannot be denied; And all i ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying,and the flung spray and the blown spume,and the sea-gulls crying. I must go down to the seas again,to the vagrant gypsy life,to the gull's way and the whale's way where the winds like a whetted knife;and all i ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover,and a quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick's over. "Never a ship sails out of a bay,but carries my heart as a stowaway!"
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