| Location | Leeds |
| Age | 16 years |
| Cause of Death | Misadventure |
| Date of Birth | 12/06/1982 |
| Date of Death | 18/12/1998 |
| Visitors | 10,453 since 14/03/2007 |
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Born 12th of June 1982
Died 18th of December 1998
Sheldon was born at 3pm on a sunny Saturday afternoon, his father was present for the birth. He was
a bundle of joy and a brother for Amanda. He weighed in at a whopping 8lb 8oz. There was a stream
of visitors, my mum, Rita, my mother in law, my sisters and brother, Carl’s brothers and sisters,
many friends. It was a wonderful time. Back home to Holbeck, where we lived for another two years.
He had two different coloured eyes a blue one and a brown one. That made him very special. He was
later joined by two more sisters Vicky and Danielle. His father and I split up, so he became the man
of the house, he was surrounded by girls, so he had a lovely soft nature. He was joined later by a
brother Jordan.
He wasn’t a troublesome or naughty child in fact he was quite a little superstar. He had the
normal childhood illnesses but if an accident was going to happen, it would happen to Sheldon. He
went to Bridlington one June on holiday with his dad and fell off a climbing frame and had to have
an operation for a broken arm, so his dad took him back in August to make up for it and he got
knocked down by a car. He slipped on some ice as a teenager and almost sliced his thumb off. Later
that year he went on work experience, working in a kitchen in a hotel and almost sliced the same
thumb off. First day back at school in his final year he slipped but he was so tall he hit his head
on the roof and had to be carted off to hospital again. He was the first patient in the new wing of
the Leeds General Infirmary, it was opened at 3pm and Sheldon was first through the door.
He was helpful and spent a lot of his time with me and his brother and sisters. I’m pleased he
got to travel we had a lovely holiday to Majorca. We had booked to go to Benidorm with my mum and
stepdad but Sheldon got Salmonella food poisoning and was in the hospital for a week in isolation,
so our holiday was put back for a week, we caught up with my mum for the last week of her holiday.
Luckily there were no accidents.
He got to go to Puerto Rico for 3 weeks with my brother his wife and son Gary. I’ve got video
footage of him on his jollys, it’s a great comfort to watch and I can hear his voice.
Amanda had a baby and Sheldon named her, Shannon Leigh he was always out with her on his shoulders,
always helping Amanda with Shannon.
He decided to stay on at school but that wasn’t working for him, so he left and got a job through
an agency at a local factory called Ring. He also worked at the local supermarket Kwik Save at the
weekends. He was happy working and doing what he wanted to do and spending his money on what he
wanted to spend it on and not having to rely on his mum for cash. I remember the last time I saw
Sheldon alive, he came in to say goodnight and tell me his plans for the following day after work.
I gave him a kiss and told him I’d see him when he got home, only he never came home, I wish I’d
have told him that I loved him before he went to bed.
The first I knew there was a problem was when the agency rang to see if Sheldon had left for work, I
told them he had and left it at that. They rang back to tell me that there had been a problem with
the British Transport Police, I thought he’s probably been arrested for crossing near the railway
lines and because he was a minor that they’d need me to come down as mums do.
When I saw two police officers walking up the garden path I knew immediately, I knew he was dead, I
said to the police officers, “he’s dead isn’t he “they asked me a few questions and showed
me a wage slip of Sheldons. They kept saying “the body of a man” has been found by the side of
the railway track, the body of a man, they were talking about my son, to them he might have looked
like a man but to me he was still a boy, even though he was 6ft 3in tall, to me he was still a boy.
I took off running up the street I didn’t know where I was going I just knew I had to run away. I
ran back to my house jumped in my car and drove round to Sheldons dads’ house, I went straight in
and told his wife I had to see Carl. He’s dead I told him Sheldons dead. Carl and his wife came
back round to my house with me. The police were still there. They explained what had happened to
Carl, friends and family turned up on hearing the bad news, I didn’t know what to do or who to
talk to so I just started washing the pots, everyone was milling around but I just carried on
washing the pots.
An appointment had been made at the mortuary at Leeds General Infirmary to identify Sheldons body,
we drove down in silence, what can anyone say to you, you’re whole worlds just been ripped apart
and no words can take away the pain and the tears. When the sheet was taken from off his body I
could see it was my son my little boy, I had to open his eyes to check I could see it was his body
but I had to look at his eyes to check, to see if he had a blue eye and a brown eye. Sheldon
didn’t have the best complexion, but on that slab in the mortuary his skin was perfect. He looked
like a little boy again, my little boy yet he was 16 and gone from this earth and gone from his
family that love and miss him.
Sheldon was 16yrs old and was killed in a tragic accident, an inquest recorded a verdict of
accidental death.
------♥♥------Put This
----♥♥-♥♥--- -On Your
---♥♥---♥♥-- -profile If
---♥♥---♥♥-- -You Know
---♥♥---♥♥-- -Someone
----♥♥-♥♥--- -Who Died
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How does a mother continue without her child
SHE DOESNT
She may eat and she may sleep
She may breath and even speak
But
SHE WILL NEVER BE THE SAME !
~~ The Angels ~~
May angels rest beside your door
May you hear their voices sing
May you feel their loving care for you
May you hear their peace bells ring
May angels always care for you
And not let you trip and fall
May they bear you up on angels wings
May they keep you standing tall
May they whisper wisdom in your ear
May they touch you when you need
May they remove you from each trace of fear
May they keep you from feeling greed
May they fill you with their presence
May they show you love untold
May they always stand beside you
And make you ever bold
May they teach you what you want to know
About life here and here-after
May they fill you always with their love
And give you the gift of laughter
~xXx~ ~xXx~ ~xXx~ ~xXx~ ~xXx~
~~ Angel In My Pocket ~~
I am a tiny angel
I'm smaller than your thumb
I live in peoples pockets
That's where I have my fun
I don't suppose you've seen me
I'm too tiny to detect
Though i'm with you all the time
I doubt we've ever met
Before I was an angel...
I was a fairy in a flower
God himself hand picked me
And gave me angel power
Now god has many angels
That he trains in angel pools
We become his eyes and ears and hands
We become his special tools
And because god is so busy
With way too much to do
He said that my assignment
Is to keep close watch on you
When he tucked me in your pocket
He blessed you with angel care
Then told me to never leave you
And I vowed always to be there
~xXx~ ~xXx~ ~xXx~ ~xXx~ ~xXx~
~~ Guardian Angels ~~
When angels sense you need them
and angels always do.....
they come unseen from everywhere
to help and comfort you
they hover close beside you
till all your cares are gone
till they can see you're ready
once again to carry on
Then some of them may fly away
and take their gentle touch
to other hearts that need
the love of angels very much
but one at least stays with you
as your constant friend and guide
for guardian angels never leave
they're always at your side
~xXx~ ~xXx~ ~xXx~ ~xXx~ ~xXx~
Love Always ~~ Elaine...x♥x
we cant bring back yesterday
Or stop these falling tears
our love for you continues to grow
Even though its been a years
we cant let go, we wont let go
No matter what they say
our love for you lives on and on
Each and every day
we hear them say we must move on
But it all falls on deaf ears
0ur hearts are yours and always will be
For the remainder of our years;;
!♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
love as always Alison
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
When it seems that hope has gone
And there is nowhere left to turn
It is then that you will find
That you are never alone.
There may seem to be despair
And nothing left to dream for
No wishes to come true
But it is then that you discover
That you are never alone.
There is hope in the hopeless
And light in the dark
There is someone you can turn to
For you have discovered
That you are never alone.
Love Always ~~ Jane...x♥x
A BROKEN HEARTED MOTHER
It's an entity all it's own
with it's pain that's never really gone.
It has many thoughts and faces
But very few reality traces.
It makes you ask many a question
All of which you try to shun.
What~When~Where~If Why?
Could I have done something, so my child wouldn't die?
These are what every parent asks
This part of grief is a heart wrenching task.
Hours turn to days~days to months~months to years
This is the war~you fight without gear.
You feel bare and naked and all alone
at times, you feel like you can't go on.
You say "This happens to someone else ~ not me!"
This I think every parent would agree.
But this time it really is you
You scream "No No No" but it's oh so true.
This nightmare that never ends
With these feelings~ you just can't pretend.
People say "Well you sure look good!"
Don't they know we would die if only we could.
Yes, grief has it's own way
While we endure it and live day to day.
by Judy Craig
we believe in Angels
we wish it wasnt true,
We didnt want an Angel
We only wanted you,
♥.•** •.♥.•** •.♥.♥ ♥
Youve left behind some broken hearts.
Our thoughts and photos too.
We didnt want just memories;
We only wanted you ;
love as always Alison xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Happy Valentine's Day xx
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Love always Carole xxxx
WITHOUT YOU
My heart is torn in two
WITHOUT YOU
There is no sunshine
WITHOUT YOU
There is no joy
WITHOUT YOU
My heart will always cry
WITHOUT YOU
I am nothing
My beauitful son that once was here
I want the world to know
I loved you very dear
WITHOUT YOU
I NEVER THOUGHT
I WOULD BE HERE WITHOUT YOU
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I've listened to the footprints poem
a million times or more
of how when only one set shows
upon the sandy shore
it's the lord carrying us
and taking on our load
and his are the only set
of footprints that showed
But what if when we look
there are no footprints to be found?
all we see is plain and simple
sand upon the ground
no imprints showing that our lord
is carrying us through life
helping us when we feel
we can not handle all this strife
Where is my lord now that i've fallen
and can't seem to get back up?
so tired and lonely
trying to deal with what seems
an overflowing cup
where are those footprints
in the sand
to tell me he's right there?
helping me with problems
and showing that he really does care
Does he have favourites, OH NO
please tell me that's not so
but why does life seem easier
for some people that I know?
and sometimes I just scream out loud
although it seems in vain
but often gets harder each day
to deal with all this pain
And then it dawned on me
as I realize how simple could it be
I wonder why I was so blind
that I truly did not see
it must have been a lightening bolt
that one day gave me light
because out of the clear blue sky
I finally regained my sight
I saw a fluffy white cloud
shaped like an angel dear
that helped me to understand
and see things oh so clear
that's when I saw no footprints
and so often wondered why
my lord carried me on angel wings
when he decided to fly.
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Love always elaine xxxxxx
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