| Location | Brighouse |
| Age | 22 years |
| Cause of Death | Not Listed? |
| Date of Birth | 8/1980 |
| Date of Death | 7/2003 |
| Visitors | 5,325 since 16/01/2007 |
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Billy John Kendall
19th july 2003
22
Soldier
Cleckheaton
He leaves behind his broken hearted family,mum Cath, dad Kenny, brother Wayne and sister Sammie,
2 nieces Jessie-leigh and Maisie-kaye, 2 nephews Callum and Baby Billy, family and many many
friends.
Sudden adult death syndrome
BILLY JOHN KENDALL 30/08/80-19/07/03
TILL WE MEET AGAIN ALL OUR LOVE ALWAYS AND FOREVER XX
WORDS CANNOT EXPRESS HOW MUCH WE MISS AND LOVE YOU BILLY XX
Soldier Billy Kendall, aged 22, died early on Sunday morning after being taken ill at his family's
home at Chain Bar, Cleckheaton.
The keen young sportsman had enjoyed a night out with friends while home on weekend leave from
Northern Ireland where he was serving with the Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire.
Despite desperate efforts to revive him by his mother, Mrs Cath Kendall, a community nurse, Billy
died before he could receive hospital treatment.
His death has stunned and shocked his family and many friends in Brighouse, the sporting community
and his Army colleagues. Poignant tributes have been paid to the fun-loving young man who lived for
sport and relished the Army life.
He played cricket for Brighouse and football for the Punch Bowl, Bailiff Bridge, when he was home on
leave, helping the pub team to the league and cup double last season. He also represented his
battalion's first team at football and was awarded the 'players' player' trophy last season. As a
youngster he had played for Clifton Rangers, holding a number of scoring records.
A former pupil at Cliffe Hill Primary School and Hipperholme and Lightcliffe High School, Billy
joined the Army when he 20 and was tipped for a promising career. Though he was serving as a private
when he died, he had recently qualified as a lance corporal. In 2000 he scooped the best recruit
award.
He had served for two years in Northern Ireland and was based in Omagh. Whenever he had weekend
leave, he would head back to West Yorkshire to see his family – mum Cath, dad Kenny and brother
and sister Wayne and Sammy – catch up with his friends and participate in sport.
Mrs Kendall, who works at Rastrick Health Centre, said: "Last Friday evening we all went out for a
few drinks as a family at the Pear Tree at Norwood Green where Wayne works as chef, and then the
Robin Hood at Wyke. At about 11pm Billy and his friends went on into Halifax to go clubbing and we
went home. He was on good form and seemed fine.
"I didn't hear Billy come in but we were woken up by a lot of noise at 4am. Billy had collapsed and
I tried to revive him but he didn't respond.
"We are all devastated. It would be impossible to be more proud of him. He loved life and lived it
to the full."
Mr Kenny Kendall said: "I rang for the ambulance straight away and it only took about 10 minutes to
arrive but there was nothing they could do. It has all come as such a shock. Billy was the baby of
the family. He had an infectious smile, a great sense of humour and everyone respected him."
Billy's commanding officer Major Carl Ratcliffe, who will pay tribute to the young soldier at
today's funeral service, spoke of the profound sense of shock in the battalion and said flags would
be flying at half mast on regimental buildings. He praised Billy's maturity, sense of responsibility
and cheerfulness.
"Kenny, as we all knew him, was a great friend and an excellent soldier. We have lost him in his
prime. He had a bright future ahead of him."
Mr Nigel Smith, manager of the Punch Bowl team, said Billy had been a member for four seasons and,
as centre forward, had played a crucial role in the team's success.
"Billy lived life to the full and everyone loved him. We just can't believe it has happened. He was
so fit and healthy. The thoughts and sympathy of the whole Punch Bowl team go to Billy's family."
BILLY was one of those people you dont come across very often, likeable, funny, charming, loving,
happy, smiley , loyal and true to those he loved,
Billy could brighten up the darkest of days with his smile, he loved been home on leave from his
duty and been with family and his friends, liking nothing more than going out with mates and having
a good night and not to mention the girls!!
The day he was taken was a day we will never forget, the worst day of our lives. He left us all with
happy memories which sometimes makes us cry but more often than not make us laugh.
Billy, to all of us, was the best thing in our lives, he meant the world and more to each and every
one of us, life just isnt the same without him in it and it wont be until we meet again xxxxx
Please visit Billy's cousin Samuel John Ayling's site on here....... together for always xxx
GOODNIGHT GODBLESS BILLY
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Here is a glowing candle..
That's lit with lots of love..
Just to say Night night..
To you Angel up above
I will also leave a tribute..
On your memorial with love
And I have wrote this little poem..
Just for you...
Special Angel up above
God Bless you special Angel..
Now I shall say night night
Watch over your family with love
And whisper to them...
GOODNIGHT
copyright� Jackie Thomas 02/09/09.
with love alway's
june xxxx
I'm missing you so much..
My heart is broke in two
I feel all alone and lonely..
So what am I to do?
I think of you every second..
And every minute of the day
I've never been the same..
Since the day you passed away
I know you are in my memory..
And I will remember you with love
But please come home my Angel..
My Angel up above
You shine bright first thing..
In the morning
You shine bright..
Last thing at night
'Oh why did God take you first..?
'Cos that was just not right
You should be here with your family..
Who love you very much
So please my precious Angel..
Always stay in touch
copyright� Jackie 02/09/09.
God Bless Love june xxx
For a Special Star with love xxx
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Perhaps they are not
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but rather openings
where our loved ones
shine down
to let us know they
are happy.
sent with love
june xxx
goodnight godbless billy
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Here is a glowing candle..
That's lit with lots of love..
Just to say Night night..
To you Angel up above
I will also leave a tribute..
On your memorial with love
And I have wrote this little poem..
Just for you...
Special Angel up above
God Bless you special Angel..
Now I shall say night night
Watch over your family with love
And whisper to them...
GOODNIGHT
copyright� Jackie Thomas 02/09/09.
with love june xxx
This Beautiful Butterfly..
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Is a gift to you above..
With it's wings of many colours
Made with love
You fly high..
Just like this beautiful butterfly
You fly past the stars..
And up to the moon
Oh why sweet angel..
Was you gone too soon?
You spread your wings..
Just like this beautiful butterfly
Go fly through the clouds
And up to the sky
With not a care..
You fly free
And if you can..
Fly home to me
copyright� Jackie Thomas 22/07/09.
With love for you and your special angel from Jill xxx
Special Day
We do not need a special day
To bring you to our minds.
The days we do not think of you
Are very hard to find.
Each morning when we awake
We know that you are gone.
And no one knows the heartache
As we try to carry on.
Our hearts still ache with sadness
And secret tears still flow.
What it meant to lose you
No one will ever know.
Our thoughts are always with you,
Your place no one can fill.
In life we loved you dearly;
In death we love you still.
There will always be a heartache,
And often a silent tear.
But always a precious memory
Of the days when you were here.
If tears would make a staircase,
And heartaches make a lane,
We'd walk the path to heaven
And bring you home again.
We hold you close within our hearts;
And there you will remain,
To walk with us throughout our lives
Until we meet again.
Our family chain is broken now,
And nothing seems the same,
But as God calls us one by one,
The chain will link again.
Missing You
☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆
No words I write can ever say
How much I miss you every day.
As time goes by, the loneliness grows;
How I miss you, nobody knows!
I think of you in silence,
I often speak your name,
But all I have are memories
And photos in a frame.
No one knows my sorrow,
No one sees me weep,
But the love I have for you
Is in my heart to keep.
I've never stopped loving you--
I'm sure I never will;
Deep inside my heart,
You are with me still.
Heartaches in this world are many
But mine is worse than any.
My heart still aches as I whisper low,
"I need you and I miss you so."
The things we feel so deeply
Are often the hardest to say,
But I just can't keep quiet any more,
So I'll tell you anyway.
There is a place in my heart
That no one else can fill;
I love you so,
And I always will.
☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆
(Author Unknown)
♥TIME♥
I thought that time was healing
All the hurt you left behind
That empty spaces could be filled
My arms, my heart, my mind.
And though my body looks the same
As it did when you were here
The emptiness is growing
Even bigger with each tear.
I thought that time was healing
All the agonizing pain
That as the tears were fading
Soon I wouldn't feel the same.
And though I can be smiling
And you think that I'll survive
The pain is in my blood now
I have nowhere else to hide.
I thought that time was healing
All the loss a mother feels
That now you live within my heart
I had you near me still.
But I need so much to touch you
To see you smile again
And those memories I'm told are mine
Can never feel the same.
I thought that time was healing
All the while the mask was worn
That underneath a new me
Was waiting to be born.
But now I find I am the mask
It helps to keep me safe
And though my heart is breaking
You won't see it in my face.
I thought that time was healing
All those tears my eyes have seen
That aching arms that miss you
Could be satisfied with dreams.
But here I am, in pain again
And healing stands alone
And mother weeps the world can see
For my BILLY who can't come home♥
A Treasured Gift
~♥x♥~* ~♥x♥~* ~♥x♥~* ~♥x♥~* ~♥x♥~ *~♥x♥~
One gift, above all others,
God gives to us to treasure--
One that knows no time, no place;
One that gold can't measure—
~♥x♥~
The precious, poignant, tender gift
of Memory--for it keeps
Our dear ones ever in our hearts,
Though they have gone to sleep.
~♥x♥~
It brings back long remembered things--
A song, a word, a smile--
And the world's a better place because
We had them for a while!
~♥x♥~* ~♥x♥~* ~♥x♥~* ~♥x♥~* ~♥x♥~ *~♥x♥~
Author Unknown
♥ღ♥ Memories of The Heart ♥ღ♥
♥ღ♥ Feel no guilt in laughter
He knows how much you care
Feel no sorrow in a smile
That he's not here to share.
You cannot grieve forever
He would not want you to
He'd hope that you would carry on
The way you always do.
So talk about the good times
And the ways you showed you cared
The days you spent together
All the happiness you shared.
Let the memories surround you
A word someone may say
Will suddenly recapture
A time, an hour, a day.
That brings him back as clearly
As though he were still here
And fills you with the feelings
That he is always near
For if you keep those memories
You will never be apart
And he will live forever
Locked safe within your heart ♥ღ♥
Author Unknown
Love always Jill xxx
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