Pat Timlin

The following Tribute to Big Pat was read at the funeral service by Charles Springett, Blaisdon President, on behalf of Pat McKenna, who sadly was unable to attend.

We were most grateful that Father Aidan Murray SDB was able to be part of the funeral service for Big Pat and feel sure that this will have been a great consolation to Pat's family and close friends. "Thank you Father Aidan."

If anyone has a good photo of Big Pat and can Email it to me I would appreciate it and I will add it to this tribute page

	19/3/2009, 17:26, GMT
Name:	Annabelle Etherington
Email:	annabelle_etherington@yahoo.co.uk
Number:	163

Thank you all so much for your lovely messages and I'm sorry if I haven't been able to get back to you but your support is so comforting.

Pat's funeral will be on Wednesday 25th March at 1.45pm at Minsterworth Church. This is off the A48 as you come from Gloucester. If any one would like a map, please feel free to email me. I am told that there is good car parking just beyond the church.

This is a place where Pat enjoyed many quiet moments sitting by the River Severn and it is a very beautiful spot. Everyone is welcome - Pat was very insistent that everyone who could come should be there to celebrate his life.

Pat will then be cremated and he left instructions that his ashes be scattered at Minsterworth, on May Hill and in Bodmin. This will happen later on in the summer.

Afterwards, we will be having a light buffet at The Belfry Hotel in Littledean which is on the way to the crematorium.

We will also be holding a collection for the Marie Curie Nurses who were so kind and caring towards Pat in his final weeks and hours and who have offered us as a family so much support.

I look forward to meeting you all and wish you a safe journey. If anybody would like any help with accomodation, please do let me know.
Kind regards,
Annabelle Etherington (Hilary's Daughter)
078 461 83694

Date:	18/3/2009, 19:04, GMT
Name:	Charles Springett
Email:	www.cwasuk@ntlworld.com
Web:	http://blaisdonbrotherhood.com
Number:	162

Dear Blaisdon Old Boys,
On behalf of the B O B Assn We send our prayers for Pat and thoughts to Pats Family and Friends at this sad time. It would good to see anyone who can manage to make it to Pats funeral when it is announced and arrangements made and we are informed.
Charles Springett

Date:	18/3/2009, 8:09, GMT
Name:	Annabelle Etherington
Email:	annabelle_etherington@yahoo.co.uk
Number:	161

Dear All,
It is with great sadness that I write to inform you the our dear friend Pat has passed away after a long battle with Pancreatic Cancer. Please keep him in your prayers and I will of course let you know the funeral arrangements in due course.
Please feel free to ring me on 078 461 83694 .
regards
Annabelle

08 March 2009 I called Pat at home this afternoon but was unable to speak with him. His friend who answered the call said that Pat was failing fast and that his family were with him. Please redouble your prayers for Pat and those who are dear to him at the most difficult time.

07 March 2009 Your prayers and thought are sought for Big Pat and John Plevey who is in hospital again. Pat is at home and far from well. His son and daughter have now come up to be with Pat at his home. John Plevey's son called Pat Young to say his Dad was in hospital and that he didn't think John would make it to our Summer Reunion.

04 March 2009 Big Pat (Timlin) - Update

I have just called Pat at home, which is where he wants to be, so that at least is good. He was sleeipng, as he has been rather a lot today as he is very tired. Tonight is the first night where he will have a Nurse staying all night. Please keep Pat in your kind prayers and thoughts, for which he is extremly grateful.

Thanks,

John

29 February 2009 Charlie called last evening to let me know that after days trying to get news of Pat he has learned that Pat was discharged last Monday. Then a good friend had collected Pat from hospital and taken Pat to his own home. Apparently Pat is far from well but we assume he is glad to be at home. Please keep Pat in your kind prayers as he is clearly still in need of them. Pat's home Tele number is 01594 542842, but if you call please be aware that he may not be feeling very strong.

17 February 2009 Charlie Springett has just called me with an update on Big Pat. Charlie, Pat Young and Norman Taylor visited Big Pat in hospital today. Charlie was pleased to find Pat up and walking about. Pat was delighted to receive his visitors and wished to thank all those who had sent cards and good wishes/prayers, for which he was most grateful. There was a consultancy meeting of the Doctors, etc. today which was to determine if they could discharge Pat with a full care support package. Pat is hoping that he might find out tomorrow if this will be possible, for which he is hoping. Please continues to keep Pat in you thoughts and prayers, that a discharge might be possible in a few days time and that Pat will gain the extra time we all wish for him.

15 February 2009 Better news on Big Pat. Thanks to your prayers Big Pay has undergone the procedure that we were hoping he would and a message in our Guestbook from Annabelle tells us he in considerably better and would be happy to receive calls and may be able to get home soon. Please keep up the prayer for Big Pat who is not yet out of the water, as they say.

06 February 2009 Charlie, our President, was able after much effort to get through to talk with Big Pat in hospital. He found Big Pat to be a little bemused and assumed he must be under strong sedation. Charlie has established the following details of how to make contact with our long time friend.

He is in Gloucester Royal Hospital in Ward 5A. The Hospital Tel number is 0845 4222222. Pat has a mobile by his bed number 0706 9103086. Pat seems quite happy to receive calls but he might take time to register who you are that is calling. When asked how long he will be there he replied "They've given me 10 days". Not to sure what he meant by this.

Clearly Big Pat is in real need of our fervent prayers, please do not fail him..

05 February 2009 Update on Big Pat: I had a chat this evening with Michael McKenna who had been trying to get in touch with me by phone. This has been difficult as my phone is a bit temperamental.. However he has been keen for me to post news about Big Pat's situation. He has been seriously ill suffering from pancreatic cancer. He was given a short time-span to live but the news has been better since they were able to relieve his pain. He is now unwell again and is awaiting an urgent operation to deal with the cancer. Please Keep Big Pat in your prayers that he soon receives the operation and that the prognosis will then be much better. I'll keep you posted as I get more information..

16 January 2009 Pat Timilin - Father Sean has just let me know that Big Pat, known to so many of us from his regular attendances at our Reunions, has not been well for some time now. I understand from Len Carter that Big Pat is suffering from Pancreatic cancer. Father Sean requests that we remember Pat in our prayers. As I get more information I will record it here.