| Location | Hometown - Wellingborough, Northants |
| Age | 54 years |
| Date of Birth | 15/12/1952 |
| Date of Death | 21/01/2007 |
| Visitors | 525 since 30/12/2007 |
| Creator |
Our dad William (bill) Houghton lived in Wellingborough in Northants, where he worked for R Griggs
for 15years. He has a sister (Jennifer) and a brother (Edward) and 3 daughters with his ex-wife
Kelly, we are his three daughters, Claire(26), Laura(22) and Carly(20). our dad was a very loving
and proud man and showed this with the love he had for his 4 grandchildren, Calum (6), lucy (5), Tia
(3) and Layla (16mths).
dad travelled alot to London to visit friends and become an active member of St Johns the evangelist
church in Islington in London, it was whilst he was visiting his friends from the church in Dec 2006
that he became ill. He visited the local doctors numerous times as he was having very bad stomach
cramps, couldn't sleep, wasn't eating properly and felt general quite ill. He was given medicine and
told "should help" we think you have a blocked intestine. After being so ill he couldnt return back
to wellingborough he spent most of xmas and new year ill in bed...until finally on 14th Jan 07 he
decided to go to the local casualty dept. this is when he was told he had a mass on his intestines
which was causing a blockage. They had to operate to discover what this mass was... so the next
morning they operated and discovered that he had very bad infected diverticulitus, they removed the
blockage and reconnected the intestine but he would have to have a calostomy bag for a while to
allow the intestines time to heal. All seemed to be going well.. dad said he felt the best he had
done in a very long time... this didnt last long things took a turn for the worst and they
discovered dads intestines were no longer connected and were poisioning him... so they had to do an
emergency operation..during which all of dads organs failed and he had to be placed on every machine
possible.....as he couldnt do anything for himself anymore... dad never woke up after this operation
and lost his fight for life at 8.30pm on Jan 21st 2007...the thing that hurts us most is that no-one
was there when he left... but we do believe that maybe dad wanted it this way and waited to be on
his own before he left...in the days before his death he got to speak to all the people who were
special to him .
Dad we know you are with us every minute of everyday and hope that we are still making you feel
proud.. we Miss you so very much and wish that we could have spent just a few more minutes with you.
We find comfort that your no longer in pain and are now at peace... sleep tight ... you have now
become our shining star and guardian angel.. love you always xxx
We laid our dad to rest on 21st January 2008, when his ashes were buried in Northampton where his
parents were burried in 1999
All of your last wishes have been forfilled dad, the last of your ashes were buried at St John's
evangelist church, upper Holloway on Sat 12th April 2008... now you can finally rest in peace xxx
Somewhere
over a rainbow
♥ where the
skies are forever
blue ♥ we
have a special
angel ♥
watching over all
that we do
To those I love,
You hold on to me so tightly in your hearts - where I shall always be.
Your concern has always been for me, but I wonder how you are doing.
You will never know all the prayers that have been prayed for you. the tears that have been shed over your grief and the concern that has been shown for you in multitude of ways, but I find it so comforting to know you havent been left alone.
Please know that I am not alone, either. The death that hurt you the most has given me the gift of eternal life. Never let anyone tell you God doesnt exist. If you need to be mad at Him for a while, that's okay; He can handle it. But never let hate, anger or bitterness fuel your emotions. Talk to Him and let Him talk to you. Listen for Him in the voices of the people who love and care about you, and let His Word reassure you that I am doing just fine
Hope your safe wherever you are x
I was just listening to "how do i live without you" ....the answer i dont Dad cause youve never left me your always in my heart.
I miss you more and more each day but my love for you grows daily too. Keep watching over us Dad and never leave our sides, we all need you xxx love as always xxx
Life without you has been so hard,you were always there for me to turn too dad, to listen and understand my reasonings. You will be pleased to know I am finally doing something for myself and Im going to prove to myself that I can and will lose some of this weight just like you had managed too :-)
Im keeping you close in my thoughts to help me
Loving you always and forever DAD xx
Right now I'm in a different place
And though we seem apart
I'm closer than I ever was
... I'm there inside your heart
I'm with you when you greet each day
And while the sun shines bright
I'm there to share the sunsets, too
... I'm with you every night
I'm with you when the times are good
To share a laugh or two,
And if a tear should start to fall
... I'll still be there for you
And when that day arrives
That we no longer are apart,
I'll smile and hold you close to me
... Forever in my heart
Thinking of William and his family,on his special angel day.Love and hugs to all.God Bless.xXx
Can
Well its been 2 yrs dad since you became an angel... not a day goes by when we dont all think about you. Really don't know what to say except please keep watch on all who need you and keep letting us know your close by.
Loving you forever and always Angel xx
You left footprints on my heart dad
You left footprints on my heart dad where your memories stay forever.....2 years ago tommorow you were taken from us so cruely...life can be so cruel.....one day we will all be together again...and as long as i belive that i have the strength to get through each day, till that day comes xxx love you xxx
Merry christmas dad X
I hope you have a lovely day up there dad with all the angels, your my special angel and have taken pride of place on top of my tree! I miss you more than anything in the whole wide world and this time of year gets us thinking about the what ifs more and more.......
Watch over us 2morrow dad and keep us safe until we meet again XxXxXx love you forever my twinkiling angel XxXxXx
Happy Birthday.....
Missing you more and more each day dad... just wish I could give you that big birthday hug.... imagining is not good enough :o(
Tia sends you big hugs and kisses... hope you heard her shout "Happy Birthday" to you this morning xx
Christmas is just around the corner.... the hardest time of year for us all xx Please keep us all safe dad ..until we meet again love you forever xx
birthday wishes....
Happy birthday dad, i love you so much and youll always be in my heart, i miss you more than words can describe and i want you here more than anything....but god takes the best and how i know your the best!!
Your little princess and your soldier send you their love dad and ill never let them forget you ...ever..i promise. God bless you and sleep tight up there angel xxx
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