LEGS

Colin1

Hi hope your doing OK
Lancaster Bomber hey what storys he must have told and what sights he must have seen. Cant be be many of them left now he must have been so brave. A true hero of WW11.
Take Care and keep your chin up
Colin

valval

thanks for starting this colin

legs you are in our thoughts ((())) val

julie47

Legs , I am thinking of you too

Hope you are ok

thank you colin from me too.

Love Juliepf x

dreamdaisy

(((()))) DD

prefabkid47

Legs
Thinking about you.
Ron x

tkachev

Hi Legs yes I also saw your post about losing your friend. It did choke me. My Dad was in a Lancaster bomber at one point during the war and was lucky to survive those dreadful times.

E x

skezier

Oh Legs my friend all I can do is say I am here and leave you love and a (((((((((( ))))))))))) and try and find a cuddle smiley but the 2000 pixel thing may stop me so you might have to just imagine one.

Hang in there an know your cared about. Cris xxx

Cus I know Wonky and Iris would send them too and will if they look in xxx

elnafinn

Gentle hugs for you, dear Linda,

Love
Elna x

stickywicket

(((( ))))

frogmorton

Of course l am thinking of you too Legs

Love and hugs

Toni xxxxx (((((LEGS)))))

barbara12

Our lovely Linda...I am sending you some very gentle and loving Hugs (((())) xxx

lindalegs

You've made me cry

Thank you so much for your kind wishes. And Colin how thoughtful of you to start this thread.

Let me tell you a little about my friend.

I first knew his wonderful wife when I joined Raleigh Ind. at the young age of 17. We became lifelong friends and when she retired I got to know her husband when I visited her every week, from work, in my lunch time.

He was always so smart, kind and one of nature's true gentlemen.

His first love was flying. He didn't talk a lot about the war but he was proud of piloting a Lancaster Bomber and did regale some of the lighter moments he and his crew experienced. He was shot down over Germany during night ops and became a prisoner for the last few years of the war.

As he was 94 he was gradually losing all his friends and then Christmas 2009 we lost his lovely wife. For the last 10 years he was nearly blind with macular degeneration so after his wife died I would go and read the paper to him and when he knew I was visiting he would catch a bus (occasionally stopping an articulated lorry by mistake :shock: ) into town to buy us cream cakes from Birds (because he knew that the bus stop was outside the shop). His daughter visited him every other day as he could no longer see to cook and do other stuff. Last year due to failing health he had to go to live in a nursing home and although it was a brand new lovely place he detested it because it wasn’t his home. His brain was so sharp ……unfortunately ........because with poor mobility and no sight there’s nothing to do with your days but think.

He did say in all his war experiences and other awful times in his life the worst time and saddest was being without his dear wife.

I'm going to see him Thursday afternoon as he's being dressed and his daughter is pinning his medals on his chest and although this will be so hard for me I have to do him the honour of going to visit him one last time.

The British Legion are getting the Union Flag out for him to drape over his coffin on Friday and the few members left of the Air Crew Association will be there too.

He was a dear, dear man and I shall say for all to see that Robert Willis Petty you'll always be my very own hero and I shall miss you so very much.

Rest in peace my friend.

Lots of love, Linda XXXXXXXXXXXXX

frogmorton

Legs

thank you so much for telling us all about him.

l am bawling my eyes out now too sorry sniff sniff :oops:

He sounded smashing!!

the flag and his medals - he would have been so proud, but l am glad he will be back with the love of his life now.

You take care and l will be thinking of you tomorrow.

Love

Toni xx

barbara12

Gosh Linda I have read that with tears in my eyes..bless him..he is at peace now with his dear wife...what more could he ask for.
Linda you where such a good friend to him and his wife...so you will be sad..but also be proud and happy for him...
you take care..sending you loads of hugs to get you through it. ((((()))) xx

tjt6768

Linda, I'm thinking of you hun.. And what a hero... I'm really sorry that you've lost such a special friend..
Xxx

bubbadog

Dear Linda, Robert Petty sounded like a true Gentleman, a great solider, caring husband and a true hero. I'm so sorry for your loss, may he rest in peace. I send you a (((HUG))).

Oh what you said brought tears to my eyes and a lump in my throught, what you said was beautiful.

mig

How sad for you and his family,my thoughts are with you.Mig (((())))

tkachev

There's not many of them left now. Send him off with honour.

Elizabeth x

skezier

Legs leaving ((((( ))))) and will be in your pocket. Thinking of you. Cris xxx

traluvie

Thinking of you legs (((((X)))))

lindalegs

I want to thank you all for your support last week.

The funeral was very sad and I found the service itself very emotional because of not long losing my dad, plus it was dear old Willis.

The Air Crew Association made an entrance of honour and there was a flag bearer all the way through the service lowering the huge flag very slowly during the committal. He had the RAF flag too draped over his coffin with wreaths of poppies on top. It’s hard to sing when you’re crying.

You'll all be glad to learn I'm okay now especially as I know he's reunited with his wife, my lovely friend and wherever they are they're together.

Thank you once again.

Love,