Some of you may know from my postings over the years that I have been a full time carer for my beautiful wife Margaret since she was diagnosed with cancer 3 years ago.

Sadly her condition became acute in June and she passed away last weekend.

A true Hunslet south of the river lass to the end. They breed the men tough down there and the women even stronger.

Ever since her diagnosis she never once complained or worried about herself always about others family and friends alike.

A truely remarkable lady she fought the illness with all her strength and passed away with a cig in her hand and a smile on her face. I am convinced she was dreaming of her beloved Tenerife where she spent many happy weeks enjoying the warm sunshine which she believed helped her to battle on.

This forum has been something of a lifeline to me helping to distract me and to remain in touch with the best game in the world. I played the game till we got married but once the children were old enough I qualified as a coach and we all spent many happy years on the touchlines all over Yorkshire.

As always Margaret (and her girlfriends) joined in with a vengence helping raise the funds and preparing meals for the players washing kits etc etc..

She did relent and started supporting Leeds RL and we had our honeymoon in London watching the great Leeds V Saints final. John Holmes was her favourite player which just proves what great class and taste she had.

Listening to the radio in the car the day after she died this poem was read out and I am sure she sent it, it sums up her feeling perfectly. She wasnt afraid of dying only in losing her dignity.

The Promise of Trees
by Lucy Berry

In flaming colour and umber murmur
of terracotta-rusted glamour
we speak our sunset-streaked vermilion valour:

of wordless dying.

In city streets and ducal parkland,
on urban squares and heath and moor
we make again the promise which we pledged each year before:

that dying is…. nothing

Trust us. This mere one fire failing, solely, one greenness-ailing
is the great-cycle, the grand-sadness of one season’s farewell bidding
phoenix foliage ridding our sturdy selves of another verdant year,
the sloughing, shrugging, shedding of the necessary tear

Trust us; this amber-plumed, ochre pyre
is heart to the promise we give,
that we die and are mourned and are lost;

but live again next year


Rest in Peace my darling till we meet again

R.I.P Margaret and best wishes to you and your family DA!

So sorry for your loss. That's a beautiful poem.

condolences to you and your family and rip to your wife at this sad time

RIP Margaret.

Sorry for your loss DA

Sincere condolences to you and yours DoubleAone. I hope you can take some comfort in the fact that others are thinking of you at this incredibly sad time. x

Condolences to you and your family DoubleAone.

Puts our silly squabbles into perspective.

Best Wishes at this sad time.
Danny

That's terrible news. Sincere condolences to you DoubleAone.

RIP Margaret.

Very sad news DA

Everyone on here is thinking about you and your family at this very sad time

R.I.P Margaret

Remember the good times, as I'm sure she will be somewhere.

Best wishes to you and your family mate, thinking of you.

RIP

Reads like she lived a lifestyle shared by so much around here. Characters like your Margaret make up what I like about Leeds.

Thanks for sharing this and condolences to yourself and all those who knew your wonderful wife.

May she rest in peace.

I can only echo what everyone else has said.

R.I.P

I'm sorry to hear your news, rugby league in Leeds will undoubtedly be worse off for your loss.

At times like this I am so happy to have faith in God. Whatever your beliefs, I'm sure that they will help you through this difficult time and that you will be reunited with her one day.

RIP

Sincere condolences to you DoubleAone. It's a tough time but you appreciate your friends and family more than ever at times like this. If there was one positive, for want of a better phrase, to come out of my dads death, it was that it brought the rest of our family closer together than we already were.

I'll always remember his last game was the 76-12 win over Cas last season. He was struggling to stand for any length of time by then but he refused to go anywhere other than the Southstand!

Best wishes to you for the future.

Condolences to you and your family.
R.I.P

So sorry to hear your sad news my heartfelt thoughts are with you and your family at this sad time xxxx

I had no idea. Your very dignified and heartfelt post puts pretty well everything else you read on here into its proper perspective.

Deepest sympathies, and sincere condolences to you and your family.

Hard to know what to say except I'm really sorry mate. I can't imagine what you are going through.I offer you and your family my condolences

Condolences to you and your family DoubleAone.

sorry to hear your terrible news fella.

stay strong and remember the good times.

Thoughts are with you at this difficult time mate.

Very sorry to hear your sad news. My thoughts with you and your family.

Take care.

Condolences to you and your family at this sad time.

Very sorry to hear your tragic news.

Peter ,we are so so sorry to hear about Margaret.I've sent you a text but dont know if you've changed number recently.Margaret was a lovely,fantastic woman who I had always had a giggle with. I'll always remember at our wedding when my mum went over to chat to Margaret and remarked that it was a lovely surprise for you both to come,Margaret just replied " I wasnt going to miss this Pauline because Simon has always been my favourite." ( I slipped her a tenner soon after!!!!) Both Sarah and I will be there a week on Monday.God bless.