Twenty-one months ago my beloved Dad, Joseph Henry Dawson, passed away. We couldn't have a funeral because he had bequeathed his remains to the University for medical research. We did have a party a month after his passing, on what would have been his 87th birthday, and then in March, this year, the University held a Thanksgiving Service for all those people who had bequeathed their remains in the previous 12 months or so.
On Friday, 26th July, we finally get to put my beloved Dad to rest, he has served his purpose and contributed to the learning of medical students, a legacy of which I am very proud. The university have arranged his cremation, which all my family will attend, and we will say goodbye to my beloved Dad for the last time.
I love you Dad and I miss you so much. xxxx
20 comments:
what a generous thing to do ... and now its time to say goodbye .. what a great thing he did ... hugs to you
Yes, as Daryl shared, what a generous and beautiful thing your Dad did.
Sending you a HUGE hug and lots of love, m'dear....
((((((((((((( You )))))))))))))
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I will be thinking of you on Friday.
How wonderful and proud you must be of your dad. What a selfless thing he did and how sensitively the university has handled his bequest.
it's beautiful, what he did.
big hugs, bee
xxoxo
My dad carried a donor card and they harvested skin to help a burns patient
I was proud of that.
I'm glad you'll finally have his send off.
Hugs. X
Bless xxxxxx Hugs Pearl xxx
What a generous man. It must help to know that he has helped medical research. A lovely thing for the University to do as a thank you.
I carry an NHS donor card so just hope when the time comes I have enough useful bits & pieces left for someone to benefit from.
Your dad was a hero, Pearl, and I am really impressed at the way the University handled everything.
Oh, here's to your Dad xx
Your dad was an awesome man!
what a lovely tribute to your father, and what a lovely man he is. I know he will be there in spirit for his grand sendoff!
hugs
Sandi
It is such a good thing to donate your body for research. A great final deed. Your dad will live forever in your heart.
It takes a generous spirit to do what your father did. Impressive.
What an absolutely selfless thing to do. Sounds like your Dad was an amazing man.
Wonderful thing your dad did, to bequeath his remains for research. Of course, it'll be good for you and your family to have the time to say goodbye too. It's really great that the university can give you that.
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What a wonderful, selfless thing your father did! How proud you must be.
My sympathies for your loss but he'll never leave your heart or memories. He's a beautiful man.
Such a wonderful bequest.
That was a wonderful thing that he did and I'm glad now that he can finally be laid to rest.
Maggie x
Nuts in May
Your Dad was selfless and beautiful. What a generous soul. Rest in peace and many hugs to you.
Your Dad was a generous man and you are a wonderful tribute to him.
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