| Location | Glasgow |
| Age | 82 years |
| Cause of Death | Cancer |
| Date of Birth | 10/1924 |
| Date of Death | 4/2007 |
| Visitors | 751 since 11/08/2007 |
| Creator |
Granda
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Robert Forrest
Forry
Dad
Grandad
Great-Grandad
Brother
Father-in law
Uncle
Friend.
No matter what way you put it, Robert Forrest was a loved man. Born on 10th October 1924 to Peggy & Robert, Granda grew up in the heart of Calton and was 1 of 7 children, having a brother Arthur and 5 sisters; Cathy, Mary, Jeanie, Agnes and Isa.
Growing up, Granda was like anyone of that age - Fighting with his siblings and generally being a rogue!!
At 18, Granda left home and joined the Army. During this time he fought in WW2 and it was here he apparently recieved his infamous, but somewhat controversial, scar on his stomach. Some say the ‘war wound’ was, in actual fact, nothing more than an appendix scar!
Throughout his war years, Granda went to places including Burma & Singapore but he never forgot where home was; On one particular visit home he gave his mother a gift - A gorgeous and expensive dressing gown complete with matching stockings. Next morning though, Granda was off with them both down to the pawn so he could get money for them to gamble.
After the army, Granda returned home and began working as a tram driver. It was here that he met and fell in love with Betty, whom he remained married to for 53 years. Of course, he had to do some chasing first - All the way to London to be exact, before they settled down and got married.
Together Gran and Granda raised 5 children - Robert, Isabel, James, Kenny and Paul who, in turn, gave him 12 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. As a family, Gran and Granda brought their children up in Camblefield St. before moving onto Soho St where they were the first family in the close to own a television. Although, I’m sure Granda regretted this after finding that, on returning home from work, all his neighbours had decended upon his living room to watch it!!
Through the years, Granda had many jobs from Scrappie to Van Driver. After working into his 70’s, Granda retired and spent his days backing horses, watching Celtic and of course, aruging with Gran! Never one to relax, you could always find Granda walking here, there and everywhere - Even in his 80’s Granda said he felt, and sometimes thought he looked, like a man in his 20’s!
This was never truer than when Granda made that faithful trip back to Singapore, shortly after Gran died. It was the trip of a lifetime, and the chance for Granda to return to the place he’d always dreamt of seeing again. Now, Granda being the up-to-date culture vulture that he was, decided to wine and dine in the top restuarants Singapore had to offer. One evening, Granda decided that Roast Chicken with all the trimmings was choice of the evening. When dinner was served upon him, Granda was also given a small bowl of hot water. So, of course, Granda being Granda put the water to the best use - he poured it, not over his hands, but instead over his lovely Roast Chicken! Not quite the purpose, but he still said it was one of the nicest meals he’d ever had! This, and many more stories, made Granda the man he was.
Granda passed away on April 11th 2007 peacefully and content. He fought to the end and astounded us all with his strength, his courage and his sheer will to survive.
Granda left behind a legacy of memories and stories - From the man in Turkey who swam the ocean to tell Granda how white he was, to that trip to Oban where he spent all day in the rain, only to have the roof of the toilet train fall in on him on the way home!
Above all else though, Granda left behind a family and friends who will miss him dearly.
So Robert Forrest - Forry, Dad, Great-Granda, Brother, Uncle, Father-in-law, Friend and Granda - We love you, we’ll miss you - Goodnight and Godbless.
Greetings
Hey Granda,
well its commin up to that time of year again ... Cnt believe how quickly the time flies in. Me and Claire spent about an hour on the phone a few weeks back just talking about you, how you left us and how much we all miss you. Got us almost crying, even now.
Send Gran our love and tell her that we all miss her more than she'll ever know! I went to a fortune teller a while back and she said there was a woman there ... I would like to think it was Gran ... it certainly sounded like her. If it was, thank you. It's good to know you are both still near and watching us.
I hope Gran and you liked the Xmas baubles I bought for me and Claire for the tree. I was kinda worried that they would be a little tacky but I'm so pleased with them! I think they are just right and it's just another reminder for Gran that she's still missed as much as you are.
Well, everythings fine here, nothing much changes as you probarbly know. I hope Grans not cleaning out the Bingo up there with her winnings and I hope ur not causing too much trouble either, Granda. Although, we wouldnt ever have had you any other way eh?
Even now thinking about the things you did make me laugh ... God sometimes we wanted to kill you ... and Gran did always say you were a hard man to live with ... One of my favourite times was when we came to pick you up and we took you back through the town and you thought we were going to the dancing lol. When you found out I was taking that route back to mum and dads you went mad, telling me I had taken the craziest route ever! You were certainly the funniest back-seat driver I've ever had in my car!
Anyways Granda, I'm sure I'm keeping you and Gran from your busy days so I'll let you get back to it.
Love and miss you both, more and more, everyday.
Always in my heart and always in my thoughts,
Catherine
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a year on
well granda cant believe its a year tommorow the time has gone so quick,i still miss you just as much as i did the day you died i still struggle to understand how you got so ill as quick as you did you were always so fit and well.
hope you are looking after gran tell her i love and miss her also.
we will be up tommorow to visit the grave please do your best to keep the rain off as its like a swamp up there.
well im going to go for now love and miss you both
claire,stephen and kayleigh
Just Thinking of you
Hi Da,
It's nearly a year already. I can't tell you how much I miss picking up the phone to say Hi. Say Hi to ma ma, I wish you were both here right now.
Love always
Isabe;
missing you both
the end of the year is fast approching cant believe another year has gone were did all the time go.christmas was very strange we all made the most of it but its never gonna be the same again,im sure you both made the most of it.kenny had xmas dinner with the kids and anne then came to my dads he is doing really well i can see bits of the old kenny which is lovely too see. He is going too spend new year with us.hope you both have a great new year(if you go to one of charlie and elenes partys it will be)take care of each other
love and miss you both claire
Missing you Dad and Mum
Selfishly, for me this was the toughest year ever. First it was wihthout you Mum for a couple of years or so (this is the fourth that I know with the help of Christine) and now you Dad, however, I'm sure where you are it would be wonderful. I know you both will look down on your family and you will see how it is for all of all and how well taken care of I am by Christine and CHIRS. You will now know Christine is my life saver also her friends - and
apart from CHIRS - not another soul. I'm sure you heard my special prayer I said at Mass on Christmas Eve and Chrismas Day - I mean every word of it.
All our love
Gran, Granda (Betty, Robert)
well, what is there to say .... 4 years since u were taken from us Gran ... still cant believe it even now .... can't believe how long ago that was ..... and Granda, what about you? You were the fit one and you were taken from us all so cruely .... we can't believe your not here .... everythings so different now .... was the strangest xmas ever .... cos nothings the same anymore, and they never will be again. Family has changed, times have changed and life has changed.
Wish we could all express how much we miss you both dearly, but only hope that you both know that anyway.
Wishing you both happiness together, and hope you had a gd xmas, together like you both should be.
All of our love,
from all the boys, Isabel, the grand-kids and all the great grand-kids!
Gone but never forgotten - Always in our thoughts.
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well its christmas day 4 years too the day we lost you gran and now granda has gone cant believe that none of you will be here with us today.i know in your own way you will be.its still not the same it never will be,who will light the xmas pudding(or should that be start a fire).i miss you both every day but today will be extra hard hope you have the best christmas day together(granda hope you got gran those flowers you never got to give her) you both may be gone but you will never be forgotten with all my love claire
Howdi up there!!!
Hey Granda,
hope life in the blue is treating you well .... altho I'm sure you won't be agreeing too much with the color scheme.
Things here are much the same as always, cold cold and well, cold .... Celtic are doing a wee bit better .... but thats only sometimes!! Christmas is getting nearer, and can you believe it but a lot of ppl I'm wrking with already have all the presents in!! I've not really even started!!
Hows my wee Gran doing?? Has she won anything in the Bingo lately, or is gambling against the rules up there?? I'd hope not tho, ud have nothing to do all day!! Altho with Charlie and Ella up there, I'm sure ur never lost for things to say!! If Gran has won anything recently, tell her to send us a punt .... I could be doing with the extra cash right about now!!
Claire was on the other night and told you about ur mass .... I think I speak for all of us when I say we were not happy about the fact we werent aware it was taking place until it was too late. Thats not to say we don't care, and I'm sure you know how much we do and how much your missed by us all. Even though we werent at that mass Granda, our thoughts and hearts and memories are forever with you, and they always will be. I take some comfort in the fact that I've done this wee site up good for you, and we can all come on and share the good times ... it means that even though we couldnt be at your mass, we can be close to you whenever we want to be!!
Anyways Granda, I'd better head off .... not becos I want to but I'm sure you have better things to do than listen to me harp on .... plus I'm pretty sure since it's a Friday ul be wanting a wee Brandy right about now!! I'm just gonna go and get my stuff sorted cos Andrews playin footie tonite and I'm staying at his!! Do him a wee favour and cheer his team on tonite, give him a wee result! They play about as good as the Accies do!! Oh and if u could get them a wee result tomorrow he'd appreciate it!! (and theres no need to ask about Celtic cos we all know that goes without saying!!)
Anyways, take care Granda.
Your a wee star in my eyes and in my heart and you always will be - the greatest wee Granda in the world ... even if u did moan!
Love u so much
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Hope you had a great birthday
It was strange not to send you an actual card but to be able to do this helps a great deal (thanks to Catharine - thanks Catharine). Hope you didn't drink too much and suffer a headache the next day but boy do I hope you belted out your songs. You are the best da out (moanie at times but I'm turing out the same way!). Love to Mum also.
Memories
Hey Granda,
Just looking at ur comments, ur candles, listening to ur music .... still doesnt seem real that ur gone .... I think Christmas its gonna hit me .... Christmas was always about you after Gran .... Getting u thru the day, and now ur gone, and what do I have to keep going for this Christmas??
I hate it that you had to leave Granda .... out of everyone, you were the fittest, could outdo all of us ... you weren't going to die. The news that you had cancer was bad enough, I don't think I had really accepted that, and then you left us. I don't want you to be gone Granda, I still wish you were here. Everytime I think about never going to your house again, never hearing your voice, it makes me cry.
You were my wee Granda. So funny, so moany, but we wldnt have changed u for the wrld. You picked yourself up and dusted yourself down after Gran died. Somedays I don't know how you coped ... how you got through the days and the nights when no-one else was around, when you were in that house alone. But you did, cause that was Granda. Never let it get you down, never giving up. You were a fighter, right till the end.
That day, after ur funeral .... I came back to ur house myself to get the car and I stayed for a while. Those few minutes seemed like a lifetime ... The memories that went through my head. I went into your living room and I sat on your chair and I thought about you, and of how you'd never sit here again, in your chair, in your home, in front of your T.V. with the racing on.
I went into the kitchen, and thought of all those Sundays with Gran standing over her pot of soup, you and my dad and kenny and Paul playing cards, watching the Footie, us kids running about.
I went into your bedroom. Your pjyamas were still under the pillow where ud left them, as tho you were comming home again. As if you weren't really gone. Your room freshly decorated for you comming out of the hospital once you were better.
I sat there Granda, and I cried. This wasn't your house anymore, and you were never going to be there again. I'd never be there again. It broke my heart, and it still does. I don't speak about you often to people, and when I do, I cry everytime. I still can't belive your gone.
I miss you Granda, I wish you knew how much.
Cath xxxx
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