Rodney Arrowsmith
Late of Floraville
Passed away peacefully
Aged 61 Years
Cherished husband of MAY, beloved father and father-in-law to NEIL and JULIE, IAN and KYLIE, grandad to CHLOE and JOE, dadad to SARAH (Tillymint) and JACK.
The Relatives and Friends of the ARROWSMITH and STEPHENS FAMILIES were invited to attend the Celebration of Rod`s life, on THURSDAY 15/11/07 at Lake Macquarie Memorial Park, Ryhope commencing at 3pm.
"At last my bloody back`s fixed."
Dear Rod,
We thankyou for the friendship and the good times that we had together, you will never be forgotten in our hearts nor our minds.
Rest in peace, you truly deserve it.
All our Love
Scott, Georgia and Brady
Thinking of you at this sad time.
The Arrowsmith family are back together again.
Janet (Keiths Daughter)
Thank you Rod for being a good mate to me during my last residency in Aussie.
Despite your health problems you had plenty of time for me whenever I popped in
to see you and always there to help me through difficult times.
It was a privilege knowing you and keeping the flag of `St. George` flying Down Under!
Rest in Peace.
Dave Billows
Mansfield, England.
loving memories of a special brother in law to Glen and uncle to Paul ,
Diane and Stuart always in our thoughts from across the seas
" I knew you when you were young and had hair!"x x x
Dear Rod,
Thank you for your guidance and friendship. During our years of working together, you had taught me so much, all of this I carry with me today.
You will be sadly missed, however always in our thoughts.Your legacy will be carried on through your lovely family, especially May your beautiful wife. Hang on to all those memories, as they will guide you through your next journey.
All our love and friendship forever
Sue and Steve Meredith and family
All my Love Rod
Now and Forever
I,ll see you in my dreams
Love You
May xxx
Dad,
Thank you for always being there for us, you have been a wonderful dad and my best mate. The happiness you have brought to Kylie, myself and your grandkids, Sarah & Jack will last forever, so too, will our love for you.
Rest in peace Dad, you deserve it.
All Our Love
Ian, Kylie, Sarah & Jack xxx xxx
THE SONG OF MEMORY
When someone we love
passes beyond life in the
world that we know and is gone,
A beautiful sense of their presence,
like music remembered by the heart,
lingers on..
When someone we love
finds a wonderful home
in a world only faith can reveal,
Our memories can be like
a song in the heart,
with the power to comfort and heal
Dear Rod
Always Remembered with loving
thoughts and happy times.
Betty & Nick Stephens xxx
We wish it was just a bad dream and we`ll wake up and you will still be here with us. We have many wonderful memories of our times together and we will never forget you.
Pat and Mike xxx
27/11/2007
Dear Rod, sorry you left so soon. You were a wonderful neighbour always ready to help or just have a chat and a laugh. We are glad your back is now better. We will never forget you. Craig and Linda
Remembering Rod and how welcome he, and May, made us when we visited Australia in December 2000.
We will always remember that time. Glad the back is finally fixed! Rest in peace now.
Cynth and Pete
(1/12/2007)
Remembering the good times in Widnes and particularly
The Wids ,The games won and lost, the good times afterwards.
R.I.P ROD
(George 7/12/2007)
Finally out of pain.But you paid the ultimate price.Iwill miss you as a friend but mostly as my Little Pommie MATE Rest in Peace until we meet again.
Tommy
Rod ,
I will miss our guitar jams and BBQ`s,and although you weren`t a
jackaroo, you were the best pommy mate I ever knew.
Grahame.
Rod, I`ll never forget the night I first met you and May ...... believe it
or not, it was 31 years ago!! A lot of water has passed under the bridge
since then but I will never forget the good times we all had together. You
and Grahame were always there playing your guitars, with May (sometimes
playing the spoons) and I close by, either talking, singing, laughing or
dancing ..........or trying to!!. I`m sure there were plenty of times you
felt like telling me to go home but never did! My fondest memories will be
of the parties we had with Pat, Mikey, Grace and Ray. Some people don`t
know how to have fun, but we certainly did! Rod, even though you`re no
longer with us you will always be with us in spirit.
Love Carol xxxx
Dear Uncle Rod
Living so close to you and Aunty May while I was growing up was great!
I`ll always remember your advice on washing my car (from the bottom up) and
the numerous times you climbed up the ladder onto the roof of our house to
let Guy and I in when we locked ourselves out....and not telling Mum and
Dad!
Thanks for all the great memories....
Love always, Jodie xx
12/12/2007
I’VE GOT THE LAST WORD IN AGAIN!!!
There’s not a day gone by Dad when I don’t think about you
I miss you so much
Thank you for being the best father any son could ever have
You were always my idol and I always looked up to you
Even if we did have the occasional difference of opinions
But that was just because we were so alike
I’ll miss you every day and will do to the next time we meet
Love you always Dad
Neil,Julie,Chloe and Joe XXXX
All my love Rod
Now and forever
I" ll see you in my dreams
Love You
May xxx
4/6/2009
