| Location | Leicester, England. |
| Age | 46 years |
| Cause of Death | Undisclosed |
| Date of Birth | 09/10/1960 |
| Date of Death | 25/07/2007 |
| Visitors | 26,937 since 09/12/2007 |
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********************To all my GTS friends, Thank you to you all for the support i have recieved over
the past 12 months since i set up Martins site. It has helped me to cope a little bit better without
the love of my life being around anymore.. Love sent to you all as always. ********************
Martin Andrew Brooks was born on 9th October 1960. He was taken from us on 25th July 2007 at the
age of 46. He left behind his wife Tracey, children Andrew, Joanne, Daniel, Michelle and Simon and
his little dog Jack. He has three grandchildren Mya (daughter of Jo) Marshall and Chelsea-Leigh
(children of Dan) His mum Ruth lives in Australia as does his sister Alison and her daughter Els.
His dad Mick lives in Maidstone with his wife Hazel. His brother Vincent lives in Stockport with his
wife Gail and two daughters Samantha and Nichola.
Martin was diagnosed in March 2007 with Glioblastoma multiforme. This is a grade four brain tumor
which is agressive. I thought Martin was invincible and would live til he was at least in his
nineties. He was never ill and never took time off work. So this was a complete shock to all of us.
Especially when I looked up what he had on the Internet and all the sites say life expectancy
without treatment is 3 months and with treatment early enough most live for six to twelve months and
a rare few will live up to 2 years. Nobody has lived for more than 2 years with this type of Brain
Tumor. We knew that by the time they had decided what sort of tumor he had got there was little
chance of him living for six months. He was already without movement to the right side of his body.
The tumor had paralised him quite quickly
Martin was given palliative radio therapy and died 5 months after his first symptom appeared.
Martin was 6ft 2 tall with blue/grey eyes and was very much the gentle giant. His hobbies were his
computers and his motorbikes and his landrovers. He was a HGV driver and worked for lots of
different companies. The last one of which was Pepsico driving Walkers Crisp lorries. He drove their
lorries for the past five years. When I first started seeing Martin he was a Taxi driver for Jetline
taxis. He always liked to drive and moving up to lorries seemed the natural thing for him. He was a
jack of all trades who would fix anything for anyone. Most of his mates had called on him at least
once to help them fix something or other. He loved his motorbikes and his Suzuki Bandit was his
favourite. He rode his motorbikes in all weathers and use to laugh at some of his mates who put
their bikes away for the winter. He would call them 'the fair weather bikers'. He enjoyed his
biking hols to Spain with other biker buds. He loved playing in the mud on the weekend in his landy
along with other landy owners and would always say the muddier the better.
Martin loved camping and aswell as his trips to Spain with friends on their motorbikes (most of them
were camping trips), he would take the family on camping trips to anywhere that took his fancy.
Cornwall was a popular one as well as Hunstanton. We as a family have decided to do one family
camping trip a year in honour of Martin.
We had so many plans for the future and was going to do lots of travelling around the world to see
all the things we dreamt of once our youngest had turned 18. Sadly Martin died when Simon was 17 and
a half. I will do some of the travelling we dreamt of. Maybe Simon will join me on some of them.
Martin is very much loved and missed by all his family and his friends.
I wrote this for you Martin, hope you like it.
I have a husband who I love so dear
I wish with all my heart that he was still here
I take him fresh flowers to the place where he lay
and tell him I love him more each and every day
He is the father of 5 kids who we love
he is watching them from his new home above
his grandkids look up and blow him a kiss
he is now an angel who we all love and miss
He is up in heaven a peaceful place
my husband the angel with a smiling face
waiting for me to knock on heavens door
there i will be with my angel for ever more
Please light a candle or leave a tribute if you are passing by.
Anybody wishing to add pictures to Martins gallery is more than welcome.
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---♥♥---♥♥-- -To show them
- ♥♥------♥♥--Your love.
♥ `*•.� 13th NOVEMBER 2009 ♥ `*•.�
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...........|.....|..........With love as always Linda.xxx
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IITH NOVEMBER 2009
✿..LET US REMEMBER THEM...✿
✿ 'Please wear a poppy', the lady said
and held one forth, but I shook my head.
Then I stopped and watched as she offered them there,
And her face was old, and lined with care;
But beneath the scars the years had made
There remained a smile that refused to fade.✿
✿ A boy came wistling down the street,
Bouncing along, on care free feet
His smile was full of joy and fun,
'Lady', said he, 'May I have one?'
When she pinned it on, he turned to say,
'Why do we wear a poppy today?'✿
✿ The lady smiled in her wistful way,
and answered, 'This is Rememberance Day,
And the poppy there is the symbol for,
the gallant men who died in war,
and because they died you and I are free--
Thats why we wear a poppy, you see'.✿
✿ 'I had a boy about your size,
with golden hair and big blue eyes.
He loved to play and jump and shout,
free as a bird he would race about.
As the years went by, he learned and grew
and became a man--as you will, too.' ✿
✿ 'He was fine and strong, with a boyish smile,
but he'd seemed with us such a little while
When war broke out and he went away,
I still remember his face that day.
When he smiled at me and said'Good-bye,
I'll soon be back, mom, so please don't cry'.✿
✿ 'But the war went on and he had to stay,
and all I could do was wait and pray.
His letters told of the awful fight,
(I can see it in my dreams at night),
with the tanks and guns and cruel Barbed wire,
and the mines and bullets, the bombs and fire.'✿
✿'Till at last the war was won-
and thats why we wear a poppy son'.
The small boy turned as if to go,
Then said 'Thanks lady, I'm glad to know.
That sure did sound like an awful fight,
But your Son-- did he come back alright?'✿
✿ A tear rolled down each faded cheek;
she shook her head, but didn't speak.
I slunk away in a sort of shame,
and if you were me you'd have done the same;
For our thanks, in giving, is oft delayed,
though our freedome was bought-and thousands paid.✿
✿ And so when we see a poppy worn, let us reflect on the burden borne
By those who gave their very all
and asked to answer their country's call
That we at home in peace might live.
Then wear a poppy. Remember-- and give!✿
✿ Lest we forget......✿
Copyright ~ 2009 by Blair Leger & ilovepoetry.com
♥ `*•.� 10th NOVEMBER 2009 ♥ `*•.�
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Love Shines Through
Like a shadow in the moonlight
Like the whisper of the seas
Like the echoes of a melody
Just beyond our reach
In the shadow of our sorrow
Past the whisper of goodbye
Love shines through eternity
A heartbeat from our eye
By : Catherine Turner
♥ `*•.� 11th NOVEMBER 2009 ♥ `*•.�
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TIME WILL EASE THE HURT
by Bruce B. Wilmer
The sadness of the present days
Is locked and set in time,
And meaning to the future
Is a slow and painful climb.
But all the feelings that are now
So vivid and so real
Can't hold their fresh intensity
As time begins to heal.
No wound so deep will ever go
Entirely away;
Yet every hurt becomes
A little less from day to day.
Nothing can erase the painful
Imprints on your mind;
But there are softer memories
That time will let you find.
Though your heart won't let the sadness
Simply slide away,
The echoes will diminish
Even though the memories stay.
♥ `*•.� 12th NOVEMBER 2009 ♥ `*•.�
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Memories ?
Memories fill the empty space
Where you used to lie
Tears flood my eyes
As I see your face
Your smile
I hear your voice
The humour
I smile...
God Bless You Beautiful Angel
With me all the while
My memories
Take me straight to you
Bridge time and space
Uniting us forever
In an unbroken embrace
Have A Lovely Week My Friends.
With Love Always Linda.xxx
10TH NOVEMBER 2009
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~Life Beyond ~
Let them go, but not completely.
Hold on to them, but not too tightly.
Love them as you know you will,
as you always have.
Rejoice that they are well, the only difference
now is that you cannot see them,
But you feel them still and they will always be with you.
The spirit does not die as the body dies
and Love is of the spirit.
Nothing you have experienced together can be taken from you.
And your loved one shall be eternally yours in that love.
Weep not too long, that they may also cry,
But rejoice in their life and in yours also.
Let yours continue to be a celebration of all life; of your shared love,
Knowing that God holds you both in the palm of his hand
And in loving you both shall reunite you.
~~ Author Unknown.~~
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8TH NOVEMBER 2009
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SUNDAY. X X
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Tributes For Week Starting 9th November
FOR MONDAY
Your presence I miss,
Your memory I treasure,
Loving you always,
Forgetting you never.
FOR TUESDAY
Loving you is easy,
We do it every day,
Missing you is a heartache,
That never goes away.
FOR WEDNESDAY
No farewell words were spoken,
No time to say goodbye,
You were gone before we knew it,
And only God can tell us why.
FOR THURSDAY
Memory is a lovely lane,
Where hearts are ever true,
A lane I so often travel down,
Because it leads to you.
FOR FRIDAY
Wings Of The Angels
A gentle wind blew cross the land
Reaching out to take a hand
For on the winds the angels came
Calling out a mother's name.
Left behind, the children's tears
Loving memories of the years
Of joy and love, a life well spent
And now to God a mother's sent.
On angel's wings, a heavenly flight
The journey home, towards the light
To those who weep, a life is gone
But in God's love, 'tis but the dawn.
FOR SATURDAY
If I Had One Last Day
If I had one last day
To tell you what's inside
I'd tell you that I'm sorry
For all the times I've lied
I'd tell you that I need you
To hold my hand today
I'd tell you that I love you
I'd ask you, please, to stay
You'd look at me and smile
The way you always would
And say "I'd love to stay,
If only I really could"
Then you'd laugh the way you did
Whenever I was blue
You'd wipe my tears and whisper softly,
"Don't cry, I love you too"
If I had one last day
I'd love you from the start
I'd stop hiding how I feel
I'd say what's in my heart
If I had one last day,
I'd say my last good-bye
And that even though you are far away,
In my heart, you'll never die.
FOR SUNDAY
Cry Not My Friend
When you wake up tomorrow
And I am no where to be found
When you scream out my name
To the emptiness around
When every beat inside your heart
Is skipping and unsure
Cry not my friend for I am here,
Inside your love so pure
When the waves that used to touch our feet
Have gone back out to sea
When everything you once held dear
Was lost when you lost me
When the sun that once lit up your face
Is setting far away
Cry not my Friend for time shall pass,
But my love for you will stay
When age arrives and children play
And pain creeps up on you
When loved ones show you happiness
That your life never knew
When all of your expectations are met,
No matter what the pain
Cry not my friend, for I am waiting
To hold you once again
When beauty in your eyes turn grey
And all of the rainbow, white
When strong undying hearts
No longer feel an urge to fight
When winter snows become more pain
Than beauty in your heart
Cry not my friend, for I am here
And we will never ever part
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Thoughts Today, Memories Forever
Angela Christopher’s Very Proud Mum
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6th November 2009.
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I've just popped on your memorial..
To send you some love..
For a special Angel..
In heaven above
You are greatly missed..
By your family below
Why God took your hand..
They will never know.
You were loved so much..
And nobody could compare
For you are a their special Angel..
In heaven up there.
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copyright ~ Jackie Thomas 30/07/09.
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TRIBUTE FOR THURSDAY 5.11.09
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The size of sadness
Can you measure our pain?
It reaches the stars and back again
Can you count our tears?
They are as many as winter rain
Can you weigh our emptiness?
The world and more would come to less
With no hope of sun tomorrow
That's how we see our sorrow
Add all together -The size of sadness
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TRIBUTE FOR FRIDAY 6.11.09.
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Having you not with me
Hurts more and more each day
Although I feel a closeness
In a very special way
Even as I go to sleep
Every thought is of you
And I never thought i'd miss you
In quite the way I do
So i'm hoping that these words
May some how let you know
That you're in my heart forever
And i'll always love you so
The one and only thing
That helps me with the pain
Is dreaming of the time
When I will see you once again...
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TRIBUTE FOR SATURDAY 07.1109
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My love is with you
Oh What can I say?
My heart is empty without you each and every day.
The Angel wings you wear must be so grand,
if only I could reach out and touch your hand,
maybe then we could say goodbye,
which would help dry the tears that I cry
Now I know that’s impossible for us to do,
so let’s make a deal just you and me.
When I look to the stars at night,
you look for me with all your might,
when you see me just shine real bright,
together we can send our love
and say Good Night.
I would like to wish you all a very good weekend and God Bless all our Angels and all our BRAVE HERO'S who have Lost Their Lives.
With love as always Linda.xxx
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