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Michael Wilkinson Obituary

Wilkinson (South Shields) Peacefully in hospital on July 3rd, aged 58 years, Michael (Mick).
Beloved Husband of Elaine.
A much loved Dad of Scott, Paul, Marc, Wayne, Michael, Alex and his baby girl Nichola, a loving grandpa, also a devoted brother.
Funeral service will take place at
All Saints Church, Boldon Lane on Tuesday July 12th at 1.30pm prior to interment in Harton Cemetery
at 2.15pm.

Published by Shields Gazette on Jul. 6, 2016.

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It took me sometime but I did it xxxx

Elaine Wilkinson

September 9, 2019

Elaine Wilkinson

September 9, 2019

Night night love always your Mac xxxx

Elaine Wilkinson

September 9, 2019

I don't want three wishes I just need one xxxx

Elaine Wilkinson

September 8, 2019

I realise every day how much I miss you when the one person you want to talk to is the one person who isn't there xxxx

Elaine Wilkinson

September 8, 2019

Hello Grandpa I'm your Granddaughter Ava Autumn and Grandma says you would have loved me ver much xxxx

Elaine Wilkinson

February 22, 2019

Night night Mick even though I don't sleep good xxxx I've been talking to Michael just general things about you and he realises now he should have listened to you more xxxx they've all said that it's natural but I notice more and more how they are so like you in many ways and they have learned so much from you xxxx we all love and miss you so much it physically hurts xxxx we would do anything to have you back home with us cxxx

Elaine Wilkinson

February 20, 2019

Night night my own special Angel xxxx

Elaine Wilkinson

February 19, 2019

Alex is abroad with his partner Tom .. please watch over them and keep them safe xxxx we love and miss you more than you could ever know xxxx

Hello Grandpa we love and miss you so much and guess what xx you have a new Granddaughter xx Your Winter xx Lainee and baby Ava Autumn xx

Elaine Wilkinson

February 19, 2019

I think of you all the time Grandpa I cry because I can't see you anymore xx I miss you and I love you xx Llana xxxx

Elaine Wilkinson

February 19, 2019

Elaine Wilkinson

February 19, 2019

Hello Mick xx it doesn't get any easier in fact it gets harder xx I dream about you all the time but last night I dreamt you walked in the door with your bag with your iPad and bits and pieces in xx you looked so well you said to me I'm better now and I'm home xx when I woke up I really believed you were here it took a minute or two to realise you weren't here then the pain of losing you flooded over me again xx I miss you so much I can't cope with the never ending grief and having to hide it xx I love you xx your mac xx

October 23, 2016

life is so awful without you everyday feels like the day i lost you my heart hurts so much .. i try to fill my days with things to do but really i want to stay in bed and cry .. i miss you so much i want you home xxxx

October 18, 2016

Been talking to you every day and night I hope you can hear me I hope you know how much I love and miss you xx life's never going to be the same without you here with me xxxx

October 18, 2016

Days turned into weeks weeks into months it's going to fast I can't cope xx I can't believe I hadn't seen you for nearly four months xx it's to hard I miss you so much xxxx

October 12, 2016

thinking of you Mick sitting here on my own its so lonely without you life is a lonely place without you in it even when I'm with people xx i just need you home then everything would be ok i can't believe ill never see you again

October 6, 2016

Missing you so bad xx I wish people would stop saying it will get better .. it will never get better I don't want it to get better I just want you to come home xx I just want you back xx

October 3, 2016

It's 3 long lonely months since you left us .. how I manage to get through every day I don't know xx my heart is shattered I love you and I miss you so much cccc

September 29, 2016

I miss you so much I retraced some of our steps today stopping just past Bolton before the a19 for a cuppa then that old cemetery at Seaham xx I do everything I can to feel close to you I will love you always my Mick xxxx

September 29, 2016

I hope your safe with your mam and dad and my dad I know how much you loved them and I also know how much they loved you xx you never forgot your roots you always had the greatest respect for them that's what made you so special xx

September 27, 2016

Nichola gets sworn in tonight for police cadets .. remember the day we got the phone call to say she had been accepted we both cried we were so proud and so excited to tell her xx it's going to be so hard tonight with you not there with us

September 26, 2016

Another day nearly over and times is trying to take you away from me but I will never let it I promise xx I miss you so much this last week has been the worded xx I love you my Mick xx your Mac xxxx

September 25, 2016

Nothing's the same without you here Mick every day brings new heartbreak when it hits me your not coming home xx I can't believe I'll never see you again I miss and love you so much xxxx

September 23, 2016

Finding it hard to sleep I just lie awake waiting to hear your voice xx I'm missing you more than I'd ever think possible I need you home it's so unfair xx love you always xxxx

September 20, 2016

Missing you so much Mick I can't think straight .. why were you taken away from me I can't believe I'll never see you again xx I live you and you will be in my heart always xxxx

September 20, 2016

Suzanne Mal and there girls and Auntie Brenda have came up to see us they hired a MO I'll home and travelled up overnight xx there coming to see you and my dad tomorrow xx they are always there for me it's lovely to see them xxxx

September 15, 2016

Hard morning without you I didn't know which way to turn xx I miss you so much I try to fill my day to help me through but I find myself wanting to just sit and imagine your here xx I'm lost without you xxxx

September 12, 2016

lokking at the photos i took of you on the saturday night .. who knew in a few hours you would be taken away from me .. I'm so sad without you xxxx

September 12, 2016

hello Mick just want to tell you Alex started college today his journey has finally began and i know how happy the thought of him doing this made you and how proud you were of him xx i miss you so much why can't you be here to share xxxx

September 8, 2016

Nick's loving her new school we even think you were with her today opening the door twice in her class room xx you've never let her down and hasn't today xx we love you and miss you so much xxxx

September 5, 2016

Missing you so bad today Mick going for Nick's jumper for her starting her new school on Wednesday knowing how relieved for her we both were is to much to bear xx you should have been here to see it why you why why why xx I want you home xx

September 3, 2016

I've had an awful day to the point i couldn't cope i feel like I'm on the edge of the world screaming inside xx who do i tell the good stuff who do i tell the bad stuff there was only you i could tell xx its so hard mick what do i do xxxx

September 3, 2016

2 months today why did god let cancer take you away from me you didn't deserve it you did nothing wrong I love you so much xxxx

September 3, 2016

I didn't know that day would be our last
Or that I'd have to say goodbye to you so fast
I'm so numb, I can't feel anymore
Prayin' you'd just walk back through that door

September 3, 2016

I would do anything for this to have been an awful nightmare how do I live without you xxxx

September 3, 2016

Missing you so bad I can't believe your not coming home I want to scream it's driving me mad I can't bear it

August 29, 2016

Going to penshaw park today but going to be so hard without you as it was one of our favourite local places xx I miss you so much what am I going to do without you xx I love you My Mick xx Your Mac xxxx

August 28, 2016

Nick fell off her heeleys yesterday in the marine park .. you never liked her having them xx she knocked herself out and a fireman and his wife helped her xx she's battered and bruised but OK now xx times like these are so hard without you

August 25, 2016

WE MISS YOU SO MUCH MICK LOVE CHRIS MEG AND THE KIDS

August 25, 2016

Sorry I couldn't write this yesterday Mick I couldn't get on of all the times so I'll say it today xx HAPPY BIRTHDAY xx why can't you just be home I miss you so much xx flowers and balloons mean nothing when all I want is you xxxx

August 24, 2016

Thinking of you today Mick on your 59th Birthday love and miss you every day x Diane Les & Family xx

August 24, 2016

Happy 59th Birthday Mick, missing you so much. We will be there for you tonight with Elaine, your kids, grandchildren and friends on the beach. With each balloon will be many tears and our hearts will be breaking. Love Maureen & Steve x

August 22, 2016

I miss you every yesterday I miss you every today and I will miss you every tomorrow xxxx your Mac xxxx

August 22, 2016

It's nearly your birthday so Wednesday night we are letting blue balloons and lanterns go at the beach and lighting candles for you xx I know it's going to be a horrible day for me but as always I will try my best for you xx I miss you xxxx

August 22, 2016

We are back from the stiddy Mick I tried to give Nick a great two weeks but walking back through the door and you not being here was awful xx my home my heart and my life are empty without you xxxx

August 12, 2016

Having an awful day Mick why did you have to go I'm trying so hard but I hate not having you here xx please god wake me from this nightmare xx

August 10, 2016

Night night My Mick another night not sleeping just going over in my head if they had sorted this sooner we would have had you longer xx forever in my heart Your Mac xxxx

August 9, 2016

At the study with Nick you would love the spot we have .. it's as you drive in xx went into bouys and spotted big boxes of Payne's chocolate brazil's and burst into tears xx I miss you so much it hurts xxxx

August 7, 2016

Whitby with Nick trying to do as you would have xx pure melt down it's nothing without you here with us xxxx

August 7, 2016

Why do people keep saying it gets better .. I don't want it to get better I just want you xxxx

August 5, 2016

Had an awful day and night the worst yet I ended up at the cemetery at 7 pm didn't even realise I still had my slippers on ... I miss you so much the pain is unreal xx

August 5, 2016

Been awake for hours I can't sleep for missing you why did you have to go xxxx

August 4, 2016

I remember the day I met you I remember the day I lost you now I have to remember all the good times in between but all I keep remembering is your last few weeks xx I can't do this why did you have to go you were taken to soon xxxx

August 3, 2016

Uncle Mick,
Forever in my childhood memories of times spent with you and the whole family. Your energy will forever live on xxx

August 3, 2016

Shirley and Pete. Rest in peace xxx

August 3, 2016

Thinking of you and all your family xxx

August 3, 2016

A month today since you left me .. or should I say taken away as I know you would never have left me xx it gets harder every day I love and miss you so much xxxx

August 2, 2016

thankyou all for your lovely comments and for paying your respects to mick .. he would stare in disbelief and say .. me .. he was such a humble man xx love to you all xx

August 2, 2016

The biker family will continue to look after your loved ones, you just will see it from the other side, may god bless you all love from Aileen and family x

August 2, 2016

I didn't know you but your elaine is a shining light on Facebook. She is my face book sister. So proud of her the way she has ha dled things with dignity Xxx12xxx

August 2, 2016

we can't sleep me alex and nick so talking about you and how much we miss you xx how will we ever come to terms with losing you xx i don't ever want to xxxx

August 1, 2016

Mick, We wish we could see you for just a little while, to hear your voice, hold your hand and to see your smile, to tell you that we love you and the we miss you so. Chris Meg & kids xx

August 1, 2016

Got your candles burning as always lighting up your Indians and your photos all around us .. I don't want any of this I just want you

August 1, 2016

We love and miss you Mick xx Diane & Les

August 1, 2016

im so sorry dad .. i know how much you loved me and i am proud you were my dad i will always love and miss you xx Paul xx

August 1, 2016

i lie awake and think of you i think of you every waking moment i will never stop thinking of you

August 1, 2016

God Bless and my heart goes out to your loving family.

Loraine Newman

August 1, 2016

My Mick I'm so sad that august is here because its taken july away ,, i still had you in july .. I'm devastated without you xx your Mac xx

July 26, 2016

I can't live if living is without you

July 20, 2016

i miss you every minute of the day dad .. mam makes sure I'm ok don't worry about me i love you all the world your baby girl nichola xxxx

July 18, 2016

i light a candle for you every day Mick so you will always be able to find me xxxx

July 18, 2016

to all of those who helped celebrate Micks life i just can't find the words to thank you enough xx i miss him so much xxxx

July 13, 2016

Yesterday was one of the saddest days of my life, saying goodbye to my brother, Mick. A BIG thank you to everyone for making it extra special. Love you all Maureen & Steve x

July 12, 2016

what an amazing day we have had celebrating your life with the best kind of people xx i miss you so much we just want you home xxxx

July 12, 2016

From the minute we brought you home your baby girl sat with you xx how are we ever going to let you go we love you until the end of time xxxx

July 10, 2016

I am so sorry for you and your families loss. You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers. Sending you hugs Elaine.

July 10, 2016

Thank you all for your lovely messages they mean a lot to us all .. how will I ever believe he's gone I don't want him gone it's not right .. Thank you Diane that is lovely to know xxxx

July 8, 2016

Sorry to hear of your loss. Mick was a lovely friendly man. So sad. Thinking of you all. Claire, Jeff and Sam xx

July 8, 2016

So sorry to hear of Micks passing he was a lovely man. Love and thoughts are with you all. .. Angela, Christie,Georgie and Evie xxx

July 8, 2016

Elaine and family. ..so sorry to hear of your loss, Mick was a lovely man. Rest in peace Mick. Love Connie Dickinson Xx

July 7, 2016

Michael you were taken from us far too soon. You didn't deserve this but you will always be in our hearts love from your loving sister Jan and brother in law Wayne uncle to Adam X

July 6, 2016

Can.t believe your gone Mick you will be greatly missed. We are here for Elaine all your lads and your lovely daughter Nichola. You will be loved and remembered everyday sister Diane Les and all the family xxx

July 6, 2016

Mick you have been taken from us far too soon. You will always in my thoughts. Love Jan Wayne and Adam

July 6, 2016

DAD i miss u so so much you are the best DAD in the world u always will be. I need u here, life will never be the same.I will never forget u and i will always be thinking about u DAD I LOVE U WITH ALL MY HEART AND ALWAYS WILL. LOVE MARC XXX

July 6, 2016

My best friend My soul mate My Angel .. life will never be the same without you .. I will love you always .. Be safe until I'm by your side again xx Elaine xx

July 6, 2016

Thoughts are with you all at this difficult time. Michael is greatly missed by his old friends. Never forgotten xxx
Michael and Janice ratcliffe

July 6, 2016

Gone to soon will be greatly missed love chris and meg and kids rip mick

July 6, 2016

Going to miss you Mick. Love Maureen & Steve x

September 26, 2016

We love and miss you so much Dad xx Alex and Nichola xxxx

September 26, 2016

I love you with every shattered piece of my heart

September 26, 2016

Untill we meet again my Mick

September 12, 2016

your beloved Harley Davidson

September 14, 2017

Goodnight Mick sleep tight you are loved and missed so much xx Elaine Scott Paul Marc Wayne Michael Alex xxxx

September 14, 2017

Its pouring down with rain here and I'm sitting listening to it and thinking about you knowing that you felt so loved by me and the kids before you were taken away from us and that was your greatest comfort of all xx we will never get over losing you Mick xx you lost your Sister and your Brother to this awful disease but never did we imagine it would take you too xx you handled every day so well I kept you as active as I could and also calm taking the stress away from you making sure your final weeks with me and the kids were the best they could me .. never could any man love his children more than you loved all of ours and im so proud of you for that xx we miss you more and more every day xxxx

September 13, 2017

I can't even begin to describe how much we are all missing you Mick .. it doesn't get any easier .. the kids are devastated as there whole lives they always had you and me no matter what xx they idolised you as there Dad and the way you were taken away has wiped them out xx the one thing you made me promise to do is now in the pipeline and us .. your family will make sure we see it through xx Alex and Nick are doing ok but it's an uphill battle with no sign of getting to the top without you xx you will never be forgotten we talk about you all the time and we are surrounded by you xx why you is all I ask but never will be answered xx we love and miss you always your broken hearted family .. Elaine Scott Paul Marc Wayne Michael Alex Nichola xxxx

April 4, 2017

i drove past arya today and without thinking i automatically looked over for your van .. the shutter was up and i expected to see you standing there in your hi viz work jacket xx the realisation hit me so hard Mick i can't believe your not coming home .. we had so many plans and so much to look foreward toxx please come back to me this id to hard xxxx

elaine wilkinson

April 4, 2017

they say time is a healer i know this isn't true as every thing i wish for is yesterday and you xxxx

March 8, 2017

i always light a candle for you no matter where i go xx i know where ever i was no matter what that is where your heart lay and always said wherever i am is your home xx i light candles so when you come home you will always find me xxxx

March 8, 2017

sitting here listening to the rain remembering all our years together .. for most of those years was just you me and the kids and those were the times youwere at your happiest .. i wish i could turn the clock back to those days watching you playing football with them and running rings round them to which they could never quite believe xx when i think about it now its so sad to think of this time last year in blackpoolwith me and nichola you had only walked for ten minutes and i had to take you back to the car .. you hated that as you didn't want to let her down but she was just happy to make sure you were alright we were so worried about you xx we miss you so much why did you have to be snatched away from us xxxx

February 28, 2017

This gazette site seems to have a mind of its own Mick and so does your phone changing words it reminds me of you on the laptop always having to get nick and Alex to help you but we loved how complicated you made even the easiest things xx you always laughed about it though xx happy memory for me xx

February 27, 2017

Waking up every day with the realisation that your not here is like losing you all over again xx its no easier in fact it's harder it's so hard to believe xx its so hard for Alex and Nichola but I try my best every day to help them we all love and miss you so bad xxxx

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