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keithmcdevitt
6 years ago

If was thinking about my old man today. Can't believe so much time has past since he died, so much has changed. I was thinking about how patient he was, a man who insisted on attention to detail. I was thinking that if he was still around how good my yacht would look. Alas I lack the patience he had as I contemplate the long winter task of scraping the paint from my hull of the behemoth of a boat, preparing it and repainting it for next season. It won't be perfection, it will be 'make do'. All the same he would have loved the beast, particularly because it was traditional, a little different and wooden. And whilst he would be less impressed by my make do skills I am sure he would have approved that it was named after a famous Royal Naval battleship.

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Margaret Blackwood
10 years ago

Another year gone by...we were talking about you the other day,about how you liked brown sauce on your mince and tatties :-) and how you liked some home made broth with your half loaf of bread ! always in our thoughts ,forever in our hearts miss you Dad your Princess xxx

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Roy McDevitt
10 years ago

I Miss You Dad You never said “I’m leaving” You never said “goodbye” You were gone before I knew it, And only God knew why. There are no words to tell you Just what I feel inside The shock, the hurt, the anger Might gradually subside A million times I’ll need you A million times I’ll cry If Love alone could have saved you You never would have died In Life I loved you dearly In death I love you still In my heart you hold a place That no one could ever fill It broke my heart to lose you But you didn’t go alone For part of me went with you The day God took you home Things will never be the same And all though it hurts so bad I will smile whenever I hear your name And be proud you were my Dad.

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Roy McDevitt
10 years ago

Well its near that time of year again, A time when i was sad, A time when you left me, I miss you DAD My tears will be of sadness, But i will also be glad, Because you do not suffer, Because you are my Dad

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This always asks to share a memory...I have sooooo many :-) coosing one is always difficult...however this time I had a dream about my dad the other night (probably due to the fact that I knew the anniversary of his death was near) In the dream,which was actually a faint memory I think. I dreamt of my dad coming home one evening from work with a friend or two ,one a huge bear of a guy with a bushy beard and hair to match..They were all merrily tipsy laughing and joking around.Dad had a stuffed toy (a buffalo ! ) for my son who was very young at the time..They insisted on waking him up to receive this gift much to mine and my mums annoyance ! and my sons delight...not at the gift but at the sight of his granda and his mates being silly ....still got the Buffalo in the attic somewhere .This happened over 30 years ago .... next time I will share another of my memories with you...I have over 50 years worth love you always Dad your princess xxxxxx

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Sad and happy day today on your birthday dad, Happy because today we are having a visit from Uncle Jim, Aunt Beth and Stu' over from OZ. It will be really lovely to catch up with them after such a long time Sad because today is the funeral of a wee butterfly born too soon, RIP Harisson xx love you always Da xxx

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Dear Dad I thought of you today,but that is nothing new, I thhought about you yesterday,and days before that too. I think of you in silence,I often speak your name, All I have are memories ,ans a picture in a frame, Your memory is a keepsake,from which I'll never part God has you in his arms,I have you in my heart P.L

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we lost another old friend yesterday.all the oldies seem to be dissappearing from Lathallan :-( . Still...we had good times ,thinking of you as usual on Fathers day xxxxxx

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Kirsteen Thomson
11 years ago

Poor lathallan drive indeed, someone up there not liking it just now.x

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Kirsteen Thomson
11 years ago

Well uncle John, it has been a while but u are still missed more and more everyday, some of the older friends from lathallan have missed you that much they are coming join you to give you company, look after them nettie and Liza, and keep each other safe, we know you are watching. Sleep well. Love from the wee yin. Kirsteen.

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I wanted to call you today to say I love you, but your old number is no longer in service. I tried the operator but she said sorry I have no number for you. I tried to go to your house but you don't live there anymore. The post office has no forwarding address. I guess heaven is just to far away. I love you, I miss you. You are in my heart always. I pinched this from my sons status on Facebook...as ever thinking of his beloved granda ... miss you as much as ever dad 'specially at Christmastime xxxx

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Thinking of you as always on Fathers Day xxxxxx

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another Christmas and anniversary without you dad...My son Robert is 16 today and on this day 16 years ago mum delivered him,nice anniversary present for you both (",) They say time heals and I guess this is true, but the family all know Christmas was your time and we all feel the pain of being without you at this time of the year love always Margaret

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another Fathers day come and gone,my firs thought on waking was of my dad,still seems like only yesterday he was with us love always and forever xxx

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keithmcdevitt
14 years ago

Beyond the fog! Beyond the horizon! Here, where the ocean spreads itself, As a boundless stretch of the deep, And impenetrable expanse of sky. Here I left my youth, And my unfulfilled hopes, And the further future of my fate, On the ocean trade routes. Under the sky of the tropical sun, And the icy winds of the North. On the seas of East and West, And on the great rivers pouring forth. Fate throws down challenges and surprise, Gives you what you least expect, Strikes unexpectedly like a hurricane, Gives opportunities and opens gates. I am an old sea dog! Whisky and rum use to course In my youthful veins, And I confronted all adversity. Today I live off my memories, On my experiences from far off ports, And memorable cities close to my heart, Visited in the course of my wanderings. Today the old salt no longer Can traverse the oceans and seas. But from somewhere just beyond the horizon, The song of breaking waters he still hears. Here, my longing increases Fate will carry me off To eternal and limitless wandering. I shall leave behind and abandon all those that I love. And take my place at the entrance in the Heavenly Port, And I humbly beseech the Star of the Seas To sign me onto her crew Sailing under the flag of Victory

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Margaret Blackwood
14 years ago

Three years today since dad left us....still it only seems like yesterday..love you miss you xxxx

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not so happy anniversary rolls around again,:( I was with a few old friends from school this weekend ..all remembered dad with fondness...lol " a lovely quiet man" they said. Love you dad, always and forever xxxxx

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not so happy anniversary rolls around again,:( I was with a few old friends from school this weekend ..all remembered dad with fondness...lol " a lovely quiet man" they said. Love you dad, always and forever xxxxx

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Margaret Blackwood
14 years ago

always in our hearts and in our thoughts ,especially on anniversaries ,love you Dad

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Margaret Blackwood
14 years ago

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Margaret Blackwood
14 years ago

Granny Watson Dad Me and the boys !

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Margaret Blackwood
14 years ago

So its Fathers day again,another year without sending a fathers day card or agonising about what to get my dad this time....If I could I would give him a huge kiss and cuddle and tell him how much I love him...something I never did enough of...(but I KNOW he knew just how much we all loved and cared for him)... Love always Mags xxxxxxxxxx

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keithmcdevitt
15 years ago

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AWWWW Thank you keith its lovely,I have a wee video taken on my phone of the committal...erm its lost in the depths of my pc i will try hard to find it xx

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Roy McDevitt
11 years ago

Soooo Sorry i could not be there for your commital to your final resting place, The sea was your life, I hope you are at peace Love you always Dad Roy :{

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keithmcdevitt
15 years ago

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keithmcdevitt
15 years ago

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Today would have been mum and dads 50th wedding anniversary...sad they missed it but glad they had the long happy marriage they shared for 48 years...also thinking of mum who delivered Robert 14 years ago today too. If it wasnt for her quick thinking and calmness Robert would not be celebrating with us today Thanks Mum love you xxxxxxxx

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Roy McDevitt
15 years ago

Pops and few cronies from work were going fishing, With a space left he asked if i'd like to go. Off we went past Pitlochry up a side street into the middle of nowhere, here we are said Pops, wheres the loch i thought as all around were hills. Here said Pops get this on your back and proceeded to laden my 15yr old frame with what must have been the heaviest rucksack we had with us,Follow me , 2miles of hill walking later , we're here he said , Out of breath i sat down, no time for that he said lets get fishin while its still light , 35 fish between us over night , we had a laugh, hiding from the gillie . early morning we headed home, me barred from going again. thanx for that memory Dad , i will cherish it all my days . love and miss you. Roy

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mochar11
15 years ago

I always seem to be away from home when the days that i remember Granda most come around. Stuck in Elgin when he died, in Aberdeen or New York on this day or on his birthday....today im sat in the house where he died, seeing how upset gran is an how much she loved him and i dont remember feeling this pain since the day he died. One of my fav memories of granda is teaching me to swing at the park just down the road, pushing me as high as he could...probably wasnt as high as i remember but it seemed it when i was 4. Proudly taking me for a pint on my 18th birthday...dont think we actually spoke but i felt so very grown up. Just being there.....he may have been my grandfather but he was the closest thing i ever had to a father, and i got just as many tellings off as i did advice...think i was the only member of the family to get yelled by him...just about wet myself at the shock! Cant even remember what i was doing. I agree with Jordan, christmas aint the same with out Granda, his total joy at having his family around and giving to them, if i can give my children half that kind of love when i have my own family ill have succeded in being a great parent. Ill stop rambling now... Love you always Granda. Mel. xxx

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keithmcdevitt
15 years ago

My old man was a naval man through and through. You could guarantee that a Boating / yachting magazine could always be found beside his chair. he would longingly look at the boats for sale. I always thought that he was just waiting to retire to spend some of his well earned cash on a boat to sail on Loch Lomond. On retirement he bought a caravan on Dunnoon overlooking the river Clyde but didn't, buy the boat. He then became ill and died never having gone back to sea until his remains were scattered by the Navy on the Clyde. I would have loved to sail with my old man as it is something that I have always been keen to do. But with busy lives it has been an aspiration which has been all too easy to put off. This is a regret I don't intend to repeat. I will make time to sail and enjoy this experience with my kids. Since my dads death I have undertaken a number of sailing courses and am now qualified to sail dinghy's and Keelboats. On my last course I recall the yacht was bobbing gently on the river Forth as there was very little wind. The silence was deafening and as the yacht slowly approached and passed a buoy I remember being amazed by two large grey seals who were resting on the buoy who gave us a casual glance as we slowly sailed by within feet of them. I thought my old man would have been well impressed. It was awesome. With some sailing course in the bag and a couple more to do I have a fixed plan that will see me on the seas ( well rivers) with my own Keelboat by 2010. Keith

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Margaret Blackwood
15 years ago

on this day I struggle to remember the happy times and instead remember sitting with dad as he passed quietly away..... however another Christmas looms and then I can remember dad in much happier times . My youngest Jordan said a few weeks ago that Christmas was awful without granda and its very true that we miss his quiet but overwhelming sense of happiness when the kids opened their gifts from him.and his complete joy in having the family around him Today I will cry for the tired sick man I recall when he passed from our lives, but always and forever i will remember the man who in his own unique loving way touched many peoples life especially his family. LOVE YOU DAD Margaret xxx

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i cant help but smile when i think of dads birthday...always a fight between us kids to see who would buy him the chocolate or the socks ,because when asked what he wanted for his birthday thats all he would come up with.! Dad was terribly difficult to buy a gift for but that was all our own doing ,because he was actually very happy with whatever we bought him.even so...imagine our dismay when he was diagnosed with diabetes OH NO! we couldn't ALL buy him socks... joking aside we wish he was still here to buy anything at all love and miss you always da' margaret xxxx

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I cant help but smile when i think of dads birthday...always a fight between us kids to see who would buy him the chocolate or the socks ,because when asked what he wanted for his birthday thats all he would come up with.! Dad was terribly difficult to buy a gift for but that was all our own doing ,because he was actually very happy with whatever we bought him.even so...imagine our dismay when he was diagnosed with diabetes OH NO! we couldn't ALL buy him socks... joking aside we wish he was still here to buy anything at all love and miss you always da' margaret xxxx

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i cant help but smile when i think of dads birthday...always a fight between us kids to see who would buy him the chocolate or the socks ,because when asked what he wanted for his birthday thats all he would come up with.! Dad was terribly difficult to buy a gift for but that was all our own doing ,because he was actually very happy with whatever we bought him.even so...imagine our dismay when he was diagnosed with diabetes OH NO! we couldn't ALL buy him socks... joking aside we wish he was still here to buy anything at all love and miss you always da' margaret xxxx

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janeevansply
15 years ago

John (Mac) was a man who done no harm, He cared for his family, and kept them warm. He worked all his days from morning to night To give his family all he might. He retired in style, Only to be told he had a little while To live his life With his children and wife. Hard though it was for those who cared John - his thoughts he never shared. Till that time on that Friday when he was told You could have ten days or maybe more Depending on what decision you make. He had to be bold for his sake. Now he's gone to his home on high, He's not left us, he'll always be nearby To love and care for all who know He'll meet them there when they go. Fond memories Jane & Sid (sister-in-law and husband)

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Loving lasting memories of my dad at Christmastime,he loved to shop for the whole family usually starting in JULY!!!! but he specially loved to see all the kids opening their presents ! on the very rare occasion that mum and dad did not spend Christmas day with the grandkids then it was usually pointless for my dad! He loved to spoil us all when he could even though most years he got chocolate.....socks....or a cd in return.!He is sorely missed by us all at all times of the year but Christmas is not the same without him.

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janet.mcdevitt
15 years ago

my husband was a loving man ,but could not always show it. our family meant the world to him,he worked hard for them . he missed out a lot of their young years as he was in the royal navy for 25yrs.he loved all his grandchildren {11} of them.i will always strive to keep his memory alive for them. his loving wife janet

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