| Location | Manchester |
| Age | 22 years |
| Date of Birth | 04/11/1984 |
| Date of Death | 16/09/2007 |
| Visitors | 16,614 since 02/11/2007 |
| Creator |
REMI
UNFORGETTABLE!
Words can't do him justice so have copied the eulogy I gave at the church to try to capture some of the flavour of Remi!
Its not the length of a life that counts but how brightly it burns and before Remi was ill he was aflame with passion for life and everything he did he had do louder, faster and wilder than anyone else. I remember when he was small and had been up to tricks with the usual suspects including his good friend, Bird, and I said to him, โIf Bird put his finger in the fire would you do the sameโ and he said โIโd put my effing head inโ.
I also remember when Remi was born the midwife checking him over and I was thinking why is she doing that heโs just perfect and he was just perfect to me. In fact at home we used to laugh about this and Rosa and his Dad would call him the Golden Boy and say I could see no wrong in him. They would say I was like Vera Duckworth with Terry.
He was my Golden Boy and it was the way he was so different from everyone else that made him so perfect to me. I loved the way he could light up a room, how quick his sense of humour was, the way he could mimic whole scenes of the Simpsons, Father Ted etc. and get the different accents just perfect, his crazy generosity, his raging irritability, his kindness to anyone he thought was suffering, how he would know if something was bothering me, how he would pretend to be tough and insensitive and really be the most soft hearted sensitive person in the world.
There was always a story to tell with Remi โฆlike when he was about 11 and managed to access all the emergency services in one weekend. On the Saturday night he stayed with my parents and managed to stick a ring pull from a can up his nose so that was a trip to A and E. Then on the Sunday we went for a family meal to Frankie and Bennyโs in Manchester. While we were eating the fire alarm went off and the manageress announced that we were not to worry as it was a false alarm because a young boy had set the alarm off by accident. Yo turned to me and muttered โI wonder which young boy that wasโ as Remi returned sheepishly from the toilet. The fire brigade still had to turn out as the call telling them it was a false alarm could have been a hoax. This meant that we were joined by a party of firemen in breathing gear who told us about the risks of false alarms. Meanwhile the police arrived to tow away Yoโs car which the fire service had reported as illegally parked when they arrived.
When he was at St Maryโs school I was called in that often because of Remiโs antics that the sign on the Headteacherโs office should have said โMr Howard and Mrs Mullenโ. After this he went to St Patrickโs and within weeks was in trouble for fighting. Being Remi he had a good excuse that he was only defending my honour because I had sent him in Clarks shoes and someone said to him that his mum could not afford Kickers. I never made that mistake again!
It was also at St Patrickโs that he developed one of his many money making scams. When he was put in charge of registers he would, for a fee, mark in other pupils who were playing truant.
Then there was the time when he started work with an electrical sub contractor when he should really have been revising for his GCSEโs. Anyway he was working in the loft and made some kind of mistake and the guy he was working for was berating him and said that Manchester lads were thick so Remi shouted down โCome up here and say that and Iโll knock you outโ so the guy said โPardonโ giving Rem a chance to rethink and Rem (of course) shouted "I said โฆ
After this he went to Manchester City Council as an apprentice electrician where his extreme personality made him popular with colleagues such as the Terminator. They used to call him Remedial in an affectionate way because he would do things like knock a nail through a water pipe just as they were about to finish for the day. That was another thing about Remi he was enormously clumsy. Yet somehow he overcame that to pursue his interest in boxing and it was amazing to see that. He trained at Shackladyโs in Eccles and was passionate about his boxing. It was good that he enjoyed success in the ring and fought all over the place including two trips to Jersey.
Remi was 17, young, handsome, bright, funny and should have had the world at his feet when he was hit with a severe mental illness, which with his incredible spirit he wrestled with for a good five years. When he was sectioned his family and friends were so good and we canโt thank everyone enough who made time to visit him in hospital as it meant a lot to him even though as soon as you got there he would say โRight you can go nowโ. He loved all his visitors and particularly Bri OโNeil and he laughed about Bri wrestling with him and cutting his head on one hospital visit.
When he went on holiday to Malia, in Crete, with a group of friends he swam out to a buoy which was a considerable distance away. He disappeared under the water and his friends were all worried. Then just when his friends were beginning to give up hope he resurfaced and was jumping about on the buoy and waving like the crazy guy he was. Everyone was cheering when they saw him. Then, according to Remi , as he swam back to shore all the locals were โchairingโ him, and, from that day was born the legend of the โHuman Fish of Maliaโ, which Remi would say they are still talking about now.
Like his brother Kris, Remi loved his music and had an eclectic taste ranging from Dean Martin, through to the Rolling Stones, James Taylor, The Doors, U2, Marvin Gaye, Paul Weller, Aaliyah, too many to mention. But whatever it was it had to be loud โฆ loud enough to set the neighbours bricks dancing. Once when driving in the car he turned to me and said โThis sound system is crap Iโve got it turned up to 40 and I can still hear you talking to me!โ
No matter what happened he would find a way to bring out a one liner that would turn tragedy into comedy. Earlier this year he was tormented and slit his wrists and when I went to see him and I was crying he said โGood God woman you are enough to make someone suicidalโ. Then when he had to go down for surgery and they asked if he had anything metal he said, โonly balls of steel and a heart of goldโ
Despite a cruel illness he kept his amazing wit and mischievousness. He would do crazy things like get undressed in the car when his friend Beanhead was driving just to embarrass him. He loved to play tricks on everyone like he would make bubble captions and stick them on photos of Rosa saying things like โWhy is my head so big?โ He would send Rosa a text off my phone saying that Remi was my favourite child. I got Yo the Paul McKenna book โI can make you thinโ and he blacked out the letter U so it said โI can make Yo thinโ. When I was driving in the car he would point out some lads of a similar age walking along the road and say โPull up Mum and give my mates a liftโ. Then I would stop and say โHop in ladsโ to some boys who would be looking at me as if I was mad and Remi would say, โMum what are you doing? Leave these young men aloneโ as they would be complete strangers.
He would ring me after stopping out and say things like โMum, Iโm at the police station and Iโm only allowed one phone callโ and Iโd be panicking thinking about solicitors and not saying anything to incriminate him and then heโd laugh at me. And I keep wishing that this was just another of his crazy stunts and heโd leap up and laugh at us all sitting here.
Remi was larger than life and this world was probably not big enough for him. It was just so typical of him to put a full stop where it should have only been a comma.
BTW we used to sing 'Message to You Remi' as the words just suited him
Mr Anthony Sackfield
You will always be missed mate, wish I could here another of your dodgy one-liners, I said one on New years eve you would have taken as you own. Said to my mum "that starts tomorrow doesn't it" Mum replied "what", my answer was "next year"
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I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for all the tributes, candles, photographs, gifts and kind words of support they have left on Christopher’s website throughout the year they mean so much to me and my family.
I would like to wish you all
A Happy New Year, And My Best Wishes For 2012.
Friday
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♥ New Year’s Eve ♥
It’s New Years Eve
The clock strikes twelve
The church bells ring
As another New Year begins
We are hoping for better things
The one thing we want more than anything
Is to have you here with us
But that remains a dream
Dreams of the past
Are all that remain
When we were all together
Celebrating with joy in our hearts
And days full of smiles and laughter
Now they are dreams of the past
No matter what
The New Year will begin
Our hearts are filled with sorrow and pain
Our tears will fall from our eyes like rain
We just want the dreams of the past
All we want in this New Year
Is to feel you ever near
Your smile Your love
Your presence Your touch
Those are the things we want so much
Another year begins
And all we have
Are dreams of the past
With hope for a better year
Anon
♥Before the sunsets on 2011♥
♥Before the memories fade♥
♥Before the net work gets jammed♥
♥Before I have a drink♥
♥I’m wishing you a very prosperous 2012♥
New Year’s Day
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The Unknown Future
Life is a book in volumes three--
The past, the present, and the yet-to-be.
The past is written and laid away,
The present we're writing every day,
And the last and best of volumes three
Is locked from sight -- God keeps the key.
♥ ♥ ♥ [ฬ ฬ ฬฒHฬ ฬฒ][ฬ ฬ ฬฒAฬ ฬฒ][ฬ ฬ ฬฒPฬ ฬฒ][ฬ ฬ ฬฒPฬ ฬฒ][ฬ ฬ ฬฒYฬ ฬฒ]โ โ โ [ฬ ฬ ฬฒNฬ ฬฒ][ฬ ฬ ฬฒEฬ ฬฒ][ฬ ฬ ฬฒWฬ ฬฒ]โ โ โ [ฬ ฬ ฬฒYฬ ฬฒ][ฬ ฬ ฬฒEฬ ฬฒ][ฬ ฬ ฬฒAฬ ฬฒ][ฬ ฬ ฬฒRฬ ฬฒ] ♥ ♥ ♥
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..............).........โ…Another Year Without You
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.............) \........โ…As Always Your Light
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.........._ `|'_........โ. Will Shine Brightly This New Year
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...........|.....||..........โ…Happy New Year
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...........|.....|.......... โ My Best Wishes For 2012
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...........|.....|..........โ…Angela ~~ Christopher's
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..____|----|____..... โ…Very Proud Mum
.(Happy New Year).
♥ ♥ ♥ [ฬ ฬ ฬฒHฬ ฬฒ][ฬ ฬ ฬฒAฬ ฬฒ][ฬ ฬ ฬฒPฬ ฬฒ][ฬ ฬ ฬฒPฬ ฬฒ][ฬ ฬ ฬฒYฬ ฬฒ]โ โ โ [ฬ ฬ ฬฒNฬ ฬฒ][ฬ ฬ ฬฒEฬ ฬฒ][ฬ ฬ ฬฒWฬ ฬฒ]โ โ โ [ฬ ฬ ฬฒYฬ ฬฒ][ฬ ฬ ฬฒEฬ ฬฒ][ฬ ฬ ฬฒAฬ ฬฒ][ฬ ฬ ฬฒRฬ ฬฒ] ♥ ♥ ♥
โ โ Mะฦฆฦฆฦณ ฦำฦฆฦSฦฌMฦS โ โ Mะฦฆฦฆฦณ ฦำฦฆฦSฦฌMฦS โ โ
Tributes For Week Commencing 19th December 2011
A Merry Christmas To You And Your Angels.....
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..*•*♥*•* Our
♥•**•**•♥ Angels
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Monday
โ
May the meaning of Christmas
Be deeper, its friendships stronger,
And its hopes brighter
As it comes to you this year.
Tuesday
โ
As we prepare for Christmas,
Our thoughts will be of you,
You always made our Christmas’s,
The happiest we ever knew.
Wednesday
โ
We'll try our best to celebrate
The birth of Christ our King,
But in our hearts we realise
We've lost our everything.
For Thursday
โ
At Christmas-tide the open hand
Scatters its bounty o'er sea and land,
And none are left to grieve alone,
For Love is heaven and claims its own.
Friday
โ
โฑ โฎ โฐA Christmas Wishโฑ โฎ โฐ
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Christmas tree's begin appearing
Cards will follow on
Trimmings all around us
And we begin to have Christmas Fun
โ
Greetings are being sent to us
But for some its just to hard
As simple as it sounds
They cant even send a card
โ
A time for celebrating
To send a Christmas Cheer
But for some its time for wishing
Their Loved ones could just be near
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By Lisa Heritage
Christmas Eve
โ
Christmas without you here with me,
Can never possibly be the same.
But I carry an Angel within my heart;
One so precious, who has your name.
โ
An Angel forever watching over me,
At Christmas time, and over the year.
Although you can't be here anymore,
Inside my heart, you are so very near.
โ
There is no special present for you,
Wrapped up under my Christmas tree.
But I have a greater gift to give to you;
All the love you can still feel from me.
โ
No, Christmas time without you here,
Could not ever possibly be the same.
But, I have had the precious gift of you,
And the memories and love, will remain.
unknown
Christmas Day
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We are sad within our memory
And lonely, this Christmas Day,
For the ones we loved so dearly,
Have forever been called away.
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We think of them in silence,
No eye may see us weep.
But many silent tears are shed,
When others are asleep.
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...........@~@~@~@ , Season’s
....... @~@~@~@~@ , Greetings
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........( , ~ , ~ , ~ , ~ , ~ , ~ , ~ , ~ , ~ , ) Angela~~Christopher’s
.......( , ~ , ~ , ~ , ~ , , ~ , ~ , ~ ,~ , ~ , ) Very Proud ~
.......(__________________________) But Sad Mum ~
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Tributes For Week Commencing 26th September 2011
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MONDAY
♥แฆ♥ Your presence we miss,
Your memory we treasure,
Loving you always,
Forgetting you never. ♥แฆ♥
TUESDAY
♥แฆ♥ Everyday in some small way
Memories of you come our way.
Though absent, you are always near
Still missed, loved and always dear. ♥แฆ♥
WEDNESDAY
♥แฆ♥ As the day comes to an end,
The stars shine bright above,
I come to light your candle
To send you all my love ♥แฆ♥
THURSDAY
♥แฆ♥ No farewell words were spoken,
No time to say goodbye,
You were gone before we knew it,
And only God can tell us why. ♥แฆ♥
FRIDAY
If we could have a lifetime wish
And one dream that could come true
We would pray to God with all our
Hearts just to see and speak to you
A thousand words won’t bring you back
We know because we’ve tried
And neither will a million tears
We know because we’ve cried
You’ve left behind our broken hearts
And precious memories too
But we’ve never wanted memories
We only wanted you
Author Unknown
SATURDAY
God saw you getting tired
And a cure was not to be.
So he put his arms around you,
And whispered "Come to Me".
With tearful eyes we watched you,
We watched you fade away.
Although we loved you dearly,
We could not make you stay.
A golden heart stopped beating,
Hard working hands now rest.
God broke our hearts to prove to us
He only takes the best.
ANON
SUNDAY
Life is but a stopping place,
A pause in what's to be,
A resting place along the road,
To sweet eternity.
We all have different journeys,
Different paths along the way,
We are all meant to learn some things,
But never meant to stay.
Our destination is a place,
Far greater than we know,
For some the journey's quicker,
For some the journey's slow.
But when the journey finally ends,
We'll claim a great reward,
And find an everlasting peace,
Together with the Lord.
UNKNOWN AUTHOR
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With love on your Angel day xxx
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♥แฆ ♥The hurting and the Aching
never goes away,
it stays deep inside of us
for each and every day.
it's just a small reminder
we have lost someone we love
and how god took this person
to live with him in heaven above♥แฆ♥
written by Lisa Heritage
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Angel day Remi xxxxx
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Remi
The days fly by but something's will forever remain the same.
Like how much I miss you and love you so.
The days are much better now, I won't lie.
However not a single one goes by that I don't think about you and your cheeky smile!
I know your still with me and I believe that with all my heart and soul!
Your just a million miles away, well that's how it feels anyway.
I can still hear your voice and the last words we ever spoke, my memories are so precious and cheer me up when I'm feeling blue.They are not all I have though, as I know I still have you! I know your flying free, just as you wanted to be. So you enjoy my angel sat watching over me. Until it's my turn too, I know that's where you will be xxx
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12TH AUGUST 2011
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Tributes For Week Commencing 11th July 2011
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Monday
โ โฐโฑโ When links of life are broken
โ โฐโฑโ And loved ones have to part
โ โฐโฑโ It leaves a wound that never heals
โ โฐโฑโ An ever broken heart
Tuesday
โ โฐโฑโ The Sun Doesn't Seem As Bright
โ โฐโฑโ The Sky Doesn't Seem As Blue
โ โฐโฑโ Nothing Is The Same Anymore
โ โฐโฑโ Not Since The Day We Lost You
Wednesday
โ โฐโฑโ A loving light is never dimmed
โ โฐโฑโ But shines on bright and clear
โ โฐโฑโ Within the hearts of those who care
โ โฐโฑโ And keep each memory dear
Thursday
โ โฐโฑโ Tiny stars, shining bright,
โ โฐโฑโ It’s time for me to say good night.
โ โฐโฑโ So close your eyes, and snuggle up tight,
โ โฐโฑโ I'm wishing you sweet dreams tonight
Friday
Garden of Eden
Over some exotic rainbow
Through forest wild and free
Live my darling Angel
Beside some coconut tree.
The beaches are sands of gold
With palm trees lined around
There my darling Angel
Dwells safe and sound.
The sun always shines
It survives just by love
In this garden of Eden
My true love dwells above.
Copyright๏ฟฝ Sharon Wheeler.
Saturday
*แฆ* Comfort *แฆ*
The Holy Spirit comforts,
As He whispers in your ear;
A loving word of perfect peace,
Designed for you to hear.
A song of tender mercy,
He brings to soothe your sorrows;
Sweet memories of yesterday,
And hope for your tomorrows.
His tender arms enfold you,
He holds you as you pray;
Then reaches out His loving hand,
And wipes your tears away.
The Spirit of the Living God,
A light in the midst of the dark;
A comforting flame to guard you,
As he touches and heals your heart.
โธ 1996 Allison Chambers Coxsey
Sunday
TWO HEARTS
Two hearts we were as one on earth,
Two hearts that were entwined,
My love for him was very strong,
He lives inside my mind.
His twinkling eyes got weary,
His beating heart took rest.
His lovely life just slipped away,
That life so full of zest!
I know he's gone to Heaven,
From earth he slipped away,
But faith in you my dearest Lord
Keeps me strong every day.
Two hearts once beat together,
Now one beats all alone.
I know one day we'll meet Dear Lord,
The day you call me home.
โธ 2002 Dawn Glenton
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