A poem for my Dad. I was thinking about what Dad would say if he could see you all sitting here today & it would probably be something like..."the numbers are good!" "Should've booked the entertainment!" & "he hasn't paid his subs!" & "Why isn't he wearing a poppy!" "Tell them please do not be sad be strong & carry on you all have families of your own & there's a legion to open & run" "Tell them I've had an eventful life elements yes filled with strife" "Simple things I have enjoyed my Dear wife Cathy my girls my boys my grandchildren & watching them grow bowling,darts & dominoes" "Lennie Deadman,legion Len tall suited & brave Father,chairman,organiser never afraid to have his say" "We'll look for you in Matt Monroe & Tony Bennett too of course Frank Sinatra was what we were bought up listening to" "We'll always know yourll be there Dad probably on our shoulders giving us advice & love until we are much older" "Every time we see a poppy it will remind us Dad of you rememberence, your passing, your kindness & loyalty too" "Lots of you are grieving today for the Len you thought you knew but to us he was simply our Dad & a really great one too" "We will miss you oh so very much our tall imposing Dad funny,fair,straight & kind never afraid to speak he's mind!" "You left your heart in San Francisco but for us it's Wix's lane family memories made there will always remain the same" "And all is left to say today is Len Deadman what a treasure!" "Our Dear & darling Father of course it's been our pleasure" From your ever loving daughter Sue xxxx

Our lovely dad len . He was a legend. The singing sensation! !!!! Dad was the gentle giant . He loved his sons .daughters. grandchildren. Dad never took on fools .he knew if you were genuine or not .whenever dad walked into a room it lit up. I drove him to Bedfordshire where he won his surrey badge for bowling. He was the master of the greens. He was marvellous for 78 .dad's now with our lovely mum Cathy who is now taking care of him .dad we will always love you forever. Your always in our hearts forever xxxx love mark. Xxxxx

What can I say about Len... I first met len after meeting his daughter sue many years ago. And he said " alright boy " First impressions were he seems alright!! he accepted me into his realm with open arms just as Cathy did , he became a friend and i spent many a day or night having a beer at the legion with him. i could see he loved his family with all his heart and would do anything for anyone of them and I could see they loved him too. Len was a strong man proud but had a heart of gold and soft deep down. Over the past few years I have raised funds for the RBL totally inspired by len and always had the chat after who raised the most obviously I couldn't compete with the big man he just had the knack and was one in million. Can't believe you've gone, but I'll look after your baby girl and grandson don't worry. Enjoy seeing Cathy again say hello from me. The song went " I did it my way "... and you did len you did it your way and you did the best you could. Love always jay.x