"Vale (Goodbye)"

[William]

My Dad passed away today

We love you

4.00am this morning a great guy , A good friend and father

Allen A Stafford RAAF WW11- 1923-2011, 87yrs of experience



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With Love , From William, Mark, Paul, David , Cathy and Sue and Mum Gwen

[MarkChap]

so sorry to hear this William, we lost my wife's father only a few weeks ago,

Our thoughts are with you at this time

[peterb666]

So sorry to hear that William. It is a pretty good innings and I can see where you get your handsome looks. My thoughts are with you. Look after yourself and thanks for sharing.

[dbax]

Sorry to hear this news Bill, our thoughts are with you and your family. You've got my number if you need a chat.

[Lance B]

Sorry to hear of your loss, William. Our thoughts are with you in this difficult time, but it sounds like you had a great relationship with him and that is a wonderful thing to have. All the best, mate.

[triptych]

Sorry to hear this William...

[kiwi]

Rip, best wishes to you and the family Willliam on thanks for your fathers contribution to the world

[Michaela]

So sorry for your loss, William.

[William]

Rip, best wishes to you and the family Willliam on thanks for your fathers contribution to the world
He did his part Darren and was proud of it , Thanks Mate , He gets a full RSL Funeral , A Poppie Service, The Aus flag draped over the Coffin , Bugler doing the Last post and Revely

His job in the RAAF was to escort the Convoys across the Atlantic Ocean , Flying Halifaxes and Lancaster Bombers , He was a Gunner, Rotating between Mid Upper and Tail Gunner , No one wanted to be Tail Gunner for to long at a time :D Not a good spot

[Boofhead]

My sincerest condolences to you and your family Bill. Our thanks must go out to all the brave young men who travelled far from our shores to protect our shores.

[ricktas]

My thoughts are with you William and family. Remember the good times, the fun times, the laughs.

[ksolomon]

Very sorry to hear the news. Our thoughts and prays go out to you and your family Bill during this time.
Kassy and Family

[ving]

Condolences to you and you family sir :(

Sent from my TR718D

[Art Vandelay]

My thoughts are with your family Bill.

[Longshots]

sorry to hear of your news William - my condolences

[colinbm]

Sorry to hear the sad news Bill
You have left a nice tribute for your Dad here :th3:
Col

[Robbo7D]

My sympathies to you & your family, William. Always sad to lose a loved one, Australia has lost another of its protectors.

Neil

[NikonNellie]

Sorry to hear of your loss Bill. My thoughts are with you! My mum is a similar age and I am just dreading the day when she passes away. A great tribute with your images. :(

[lay-z]

My condolences to you and your family Bill.

[Kym]

Condolences from Nel and I to you and your family.
You Dad sounds like he was a great bloke who won't be forgotten.

[Ms Monny]

My heart goes out to you and your family, Bill. :(

May your hurt and heartache ease with time. xx

[Shelley]

A lovely tribute to your dear dad William, sad news. My sincere condolences.

[BecdS]

I'm so sorry for your loss.

When the sun slips over the horizon, it is not gone just because you cannot see it anymore.

Best wishes to you and those you love during this sad time. :action2:

[Tikira]

Wayne and I extend our sympathies to you and your family William.
We would also like to acknowledge his part in WW11, he deserves the military sendoff- he earned it.

Di

[William]

When the sun slips over the horizon, it is not gone just because you cannot see it anymore.

Thanks for that Bec, Very nice words :)

Thank you all for your thoughts , From Myself and Family , Cheers Bill

[Dylan & Marianne]

condolences to you and your family bill. your tribute is very heart warming.

[Duane Pipe]

So to hear of your loss William My sincere condolences.:(

[ApolloLXII]

My sincere condolences William. I lost my own Dad to cancer in January this year so I commiserate with you in your grief. You obviously loved your father very much, evidenced by your tribute.

[William]

Thanks guys, Sitting here by myself and thinking :) Good to have a lot of good friends here on AP :th3: Yeh, I might not be very active for next few days :( Mum lives locally and obviously have to spend some time with her ( Lucky they have 6 children including me , Every thing was organised yesterday :eek: Everything including the wake, Done and organised , Phew ! The service will be on Thursday, My birthday Friday, Then another Birthday on Saturday, :D

[Derek-C]

Sorry to hear of your Dad passing William.

Alma & Derek

[Scotty72]

Having lost my father, a veteran (Korea), not quite a year ago, I can tell you that the RSL (and/or which ever veterans' association he may have belonged to), should your family choose to involve them, do an amazing (yet not overdone) contribution to the service.

He belonged to an amazing generation (who grew up during the depression - WWII), from whom the rest of us would do well to emulate. They often didn't fully understand the gadgets of the modern world but, they never forgot the importance of that which was far more important - service and responsibility.

You can be assured that in his service (at the very least), his life made a valuable contribution to our world.

Vale

[old dog]

sorry for your loss Bill. My mum and dad are still around but I don`t think it will be for long and I`m dreading the day it happens. It just reinforces the fact that we must enjoy ourselves as best we can because time just flies.

[FallingHorse]

Sorry to hear the news William - my thought are with you.

[squizzytaylor]

My deepest condolences to you and your family Bill, may your Dad rest in peace.

Geoff

[ScottM]

Sorry to hear of your loss Bill. All the best to you and your family.

Scott.

[Xenedis]

Sorry to hear of your loss, Bill.

it's good to see the AP community being there for you.

From his photo, I can certainly see the resemblance you have.

Keep your chin up, and shoot a seascape to dedicate to his memory.

[occifer nick]

Another passing of an Aussie legend I salute your father for his valuable contribution in protecting this magnificent country and my thoughts are with you.
Ps; Mate your Dad put on one hell of a light show that morning (I was shooting at S.S.Dicky) and it was the most amazing sunrise I've ever seen. Clearly somewhere he was being welcomed in such a glorious and fitting way ;)

[mikew09]

Sorry for your loss Bill, very sad time. My well wishes to you and family.

[William]

Thanks again everybody for your kind thoughts , Much appreciated , Bill, Karen, William Jnr, and Family :)

[bricat]

Sorry for your loss. The world loses these brave souls every day now. We owe a lot to his era infact we owe our way of life to the men and woman from this time RIP ex 314389 cheers Brian

[shelly1170]

I hope everything goes well today at the funeral and you get to celebrate a life well lived. My deepest condolences.

Shelly

[dbax]

A tough day today Bill, my thoughts are with you and your family.