Derek, You'll be a terrible miss & your absence will leave a large hole in many peoples hearts & lives. I'm so pleased I came to see you with your Tracey when I did, as always you were on top form & gave us a laugh. You have been loved by many and will be missed by all 💔. 'You' ll never walk alone' my friend. Gone but never forgotten. Love a fellow Liverpool fan. Your friend Leanne xx

Thank you for setting up this memorial to Derek. We hope that you find it a positive experience developing the site and that it becomes a place of comfort and inspiration for you to visit whenever you want or need to.

I am I and you are you, whatever we were to each other that we still are. Speak to me in the easy way which you always used. Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight? Life means all that it ever meant, it is the same as it ever was.