Joseph Stuart McDonald

1970 - 2008
LocationGlasgow
Age38 years
Cause of DeathNot Listed?
Date of Birth07/01/1970
Date of Death14/01/2008
Visitors1,480 since 17/10/2008
Creator

This Memorial is for a wonderful and most caring Husband,Father,Son,Brother and Uncle who is sadly
missed by all his family and friends.

Joe was in hospital for 3 1/2 weeks prior to his passing, he had been told by the doctors that he
was makin a wonderful recovery and that he would be home in time for christmas.

Christmas day 2007 got the phone call to say that joe was not coming home for christmas as he was
not well enough, both myself and the children were really upset by this as we had been looking
forward to joe being there.

So we continued to be there at every visit afternoon and night.Through out all these visits we were
promised joe could be allowed out even if it was only for an hour or two.
Everyday was the same he was making progress but was not well enough to leave his hospital bed.

Then came the 14th of january i arrived at the hospital to visit joe at 7:30pm was not allowed to go
straight in as he was having blood took, so i was left sitting outside the ward with a nurse coming
out every 5 minutes saying you can go in shorlty we are just taking blood from joe it wont be long.I
was finally allowed to go in to see joe and i almost walked right passed his bed, he was not the
same person i had left in the hospital the night before, He was just not my joe he was hooked up to
oxygen, blood pressure monitor etc,
then the doctor arived and told us that joe was seriously ill, he asked to speak to me on my own at
which point i turned to joe and said i would not be long. The doctor took me into a room and then
told me the words i had been dreading that my husband was not going to make it through the next
hour.I then went out and made the phone calls to my family and to joe's family to let them know what
was happening.

I was sitting at joe's bedside knowing that i did not have long left with the person i had spent the
last 15 years of my life with,Then from the side of me a nurse appeared she had come in to make joe
a bit more comfortable at this point watching them move my husband about his hospital bed i could
see his life draining away from him.

My husband had passed away exactly 8 minutes after me making the last phone call to family to
explain what the doctor had told me.

That night was the most saddest night of my life i felt as thou my heart had been ripped right out
of my body, how was i going to get through this how was i going to explain to our two children that
their dad was no longer here to be with them.

Our two kids and myself miss joe terribly but know that he is looking down on us everyday .

R.I.P.JOE

YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE

Missing you more and more
Thinking about you everyday
You are never more than a thought away and will be forever in our hearts.

Nite Nite
Sleep Tight
Till We Meet Again
Lots of Love
Joanne
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Merry christmas

Merry christmas joe from tracy,paul, n kids xx

Tracy McCann (Family Friend) December 24, 2008

A CHRISTMAS PRESENT XXXX

It's Christmas and I'll miss you
You'll never know how much
The greatest thing I could get
Would be just to feel your touch.

I know you're safe in God's arms
And you're as happy as can be
And I know that I'm being selfish
To want you here with me.

Have a lovely Christmas
I'll get by, you'll see
Just Promise me on Christmas day
That you will think of me

Joanne McDonald (Wife) December 24, 2008

IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME ONCE AGAIN AND THINGS WILL NEVER BE THE SAME,☆

FOR ALL I HAVE ARE MEMORIES AND YOUR PICTURE IN A FRAME.☆

NO PRESENTS YOU CAN OPEN,☆

YOUR SWEET SMILE I'D LOVE TO SEE,☆

OH WHAT I'D GIVE TO HAVE YOU HERE AS WE PUT THE PRESENTS BENEATH THE TREE. ☆

I'M TOLD YOU'RE ALWAYS WITH ME ALTHOUGH I MAY NOT SEE YOU THERE,☆

I KNOW YOU LIVE INSIDE MY HEART AND OUR BOND WE'LL ALWAYS SHARE.☆

SO AS WE CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS AND YOU WATCH US FROM ABOVE,☆

KNOW WE'RE THINKING OF YOU AND SEND YOU ALL OUR LOVE.☆

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WITH LOVE
JOANNE
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Joanne McDonald (Wife) December 15, 2008

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Joanne McDonald (Wife) December 15, 2008

OUR WEDDING DAY XXXX

This morning as the sun came up
I heard a little bird sing
And it reminded me of you
And our golden wedding ring

The day that you became mine
The sun was shining bright
Birds sang in the church garden
Under the shade of the sun light

That day meant the world to me
Memorys will never subside
The lord knows how much i ache
And all the tears ive cried

You made me your wife that day
And church bells rang out
Thats was the best day of my life
Till then i never knew what love was about

The vows made i shall not forget
Until death do us part
They forgot to say that after death
When you died you took my heart

A tear now falls down my face
As memories always make me cry
Im glad that i married you love
I promise i will love you until i die .

Lots Of Love
Joanne
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Joanne McDonald (Wife) December 4, 2008

IN MY DREAMS XXXX

Last night i dreamed you was here
Sitting right by my side
We laughed a bit, talked a while
And i forgot the tears i had cried

It seemed so real this dream to me
All day it echoed in my mind
Its not often i dream of you
And these dreams are rare to find

I wish that i could frame it
Just like the picture of you
A dream all in one photo
Would be a wonderful thing to do

I hope that dream returns tonight
As i lay me down to sleep
As that dream was like reality
Contained memories of you i keep

I know its your way of telling me
That your here with me each night
And i am happy knowing my love
That your there when i turn out my light

Missin U Loads
Love Joanne
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Joanne McDonald (Wife) November 30, 2008

HUSBAND

My love theres only you in my life
My heart my body my soul
The day you placed the ring on this finger
Was the day that my heart you stole

We shared so much laughter
In good times and the sad
I was your wife, you was my husband
And all them years we shared werent bad

My love will live forever
Even though your far away
My love, my only love
Will live on forever and a day.

Missin U Loads N Loads Everyday,
Lots Of Love
Joanne
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Joanne McDonald (Wife) November 21, 2008

celtic park

hey big man a seen u the day sittin in the stadium givin me in sean a wave a know u were there cause a could feel u all around me. sean really enjoyed it but a think he wished it was u that was with him so do i u would have loved it. wish u were hear missin u loads 2 day thinkin of u always ur in ma dreams and always in my heart


sleep tight big man

love u always

adele
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Adele Burke (Sister-in-Law) November 15, 2008

MISS ME - BUT LET ME GO

When I come to the end of the road
And the sun has set for me,
I want no rites in a gloom-filled room,
Why cry for a soul set free.

Miss me a little, but not too long,
And not with your head bowed low.
Remember the love that we once shared,
Miss me, but let me go.
For this journey that we all must take,
And each must go alone.
It's all a part of the Master's plan,
a step on the road to home.

When we are lonely and sick at heart,
Go to the friends we know,
And bury your sorrows in doing good deeds,
Miss me, but let me go.

Adele Burke (Sister-in-Law) November 15, 2008

JUST A LITTLE NOTE FOR JOE XXXX

Morning My Darling Angel

Just Wanted To Say How Much U Are Missed,
You Are Always In Our Hearts And Never Far From Our Thoughts.

You Are Missed Very Much Today As Our Son Celebrates His 12th Birthday,I Know You Are With Him Today,Even Thou You Cannot Be Seen By Anyone,I'm Sure Sean Knows U Are Not Far Away And Are Thinking Of Him.

Missin U Loads And Loads
Thinking Of You Every Second
Rest In Peace
Love You Always
Joanne
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Joanne McDonald (Wife) November 14, 2008
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