| Location | Thorpe Hesley |
| Age | 81 years |
| Date of Birth | 6/1919 |
| Date of Death | 8/2000 |
| Visitors | 366 since 15/07/2008 |
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Irene was born in Sussex though she hated to admit it, always maintaining she was a Yorkshire woman through and through.
With the separation of her parents she was brought up predominantly in Wentworth, near Rotherham by her beloved grandparents Charles and Eleanor Smith.
Unfortunately after the death of her grandfather and with her grandmother's age she was, as she said, 'farmed out' to various relatives and fundementally after that had a very sad and physically painful childhood.
Moving to London she opted for what she saw as the safest bet - marriage. Alas this marriage was a disaster as she found she was the victim of spousal abuse and left her first husband after only a short period.... she was particularly hurt when he killed her kitten and then turned on her.
Irene was not one to shy away from the world and joined FANY. Whilst official records do not show, what photographic and oral records do, Irene worked as a cipher clerk in Whitehall, having been blessed by her father's knowledge and passing on of fluent German.
In 1945 she was posted to Berlin and met Reg, the one true love of her life and they lived in happy domestic bliss after their demob until she passed in 2000 by which time they had been married 52 years.
A woman of high intelligence she was a devoted mother and grandmother. A woman who never raised her voice to anyone, always a shoulder to cry on particularly for her only grandson in times of trouble she would never turn her back on adversity always facing it head on as a challenge to overcome, all challenges she did of course overcome apart from the last one......
A lady of spirit, dignity and pride............ one who stands alone in the hearts of her family, a devoted wife, kind and gentle mother, grandmother and great grandmother who would now be so proud of all her great grandchildren
I found something I just it would copy and paste
Oh dear the picture has not loaded but... you wrote this to dad......... I found it..... take care both of you
"I wish I knew someone like you could love me
I wish I knew you love no one above me,
Did I mistake this for a real romance?
I wish I knew but only you can answer
If you don’t care, why let me hope and pray so,
Don’t lead me on, if I’m a fool just say so
Must I go dreaming on, or just forget you,
What shall I do, I wish I knew.
I love you, you big lug!!"
Happy Birthday
Thinking of you on what would have been your 91st birthday had you still been with us. Your wisdom carries me through, your love is always with me, I feel you close always. Sleep tight. xx
Christmas still smarts
I dreamt of you last nite. You were so close I could feel your breath upon my face. I know you have never really left me and that you never will. At Christmas it is so hard to be without you, rarely before your passing did we spend Christmas apart, hiding the gin bottle from Dad so he did not realise how much we consumed. He always wondered why we were so merry, he did not know about the other bottle hidden in the cupboard.
It hurts so much without you being here particularly as the children are as they are........... in my prayers and wishing you a very happy Christmas in a far better place with Daddy xxxxx
Missing you always, forgetting you never. God bless
Wedding Anniversary
Just to let you know that whilst I am a day late I did not forget your 61st Wedding Anniversary..... thinking of you always
Love
Chrissie xxx
Angels' kisses
I knew you would prove yourself... I drove the car for 7 weeks on the first day there was a soft downy feather somehow stuck to the driver's door.... it never moved in those 7 weeks (got battered a bit though)....... thank you for being my guardian angel........Oh how I miss you xxxx
Sorry I missed a few days
Sorry I missed a few days Mam. Have not been online on the pc, but online in my heart thinking of you.
Take care
Christine xxxx
Thank you
Thank you for the stranger who was so kind as to light a candle for my late mother....... it means so much
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