In loving memory of Stephen Hall

Hi, my name is Vicky. My dad was never the biggest fan of photos, so please forgive the blurriness as it was one I sneakily took. My dad is the one on the left in the photo, looking at the pool table. When the photo was taken, he was playing pool with my fiance.

My dad, so many words could descibe the man he is. Stubborn, a goofball, a jokestar. But loyal to a fault, always having been there for all his friends and family. He was one of the most caring people you could meet, and despite how we could butt heads from both of us being stubborn, not once did he ever not love me. No matter what, he was always there to help and nothing ever changed it. He was the best dad anyone could wish for, and I've always been honoured I could call him that and hoped I made him proud of me as his daughter.

30th November, was the day the world just stopped for me and my mother as that's when we found him. Recently, we discovered the cause was a heart attack that took him away from us. It brings peace to know he never would have suffered from how sudden it was, but it hurts that he's still no longer here... I always loved him, and even now I still love him. Even death can't change this, and my mother still loves him which won't ever change.

We wish to give him the best farewell we can, going for a direct cremation as he wouldn't want all the fuss. As he would put it, he wouldn't want any "sappy, sad stuff". We are going to be celebrating his life with his friends with a meal, but it's the cremation we are admittedly struggling with. As much as we wish we could do this ourselves, we sadly need the help as we have no money set aside or a funeral plan for dad. We never expected that we'd see him the day before, never expecting that would be the day we had to say goodbye... We have no idea when the service will be yet, only able to just start preparing for this.

To all the kind people reading this, I apologise for the long ramble of a story. I've never been good with words, especially when emotional. But I'll try and finish this. If you wish too, all donations would help with this, no matter how small. The biggest support aleady is taking the time to read this.

Thank you, truly thank you for taking the time. Take care of yourselves, and be sure to tell your loved ones you care for them!