Dear Super Unc,

Well you may have been self-proclaimed, but it was no less true.
To me you were my Super Unc.
You climbed so many mountains and peaks before we even met. You instilled in me a love of adventure, the great outdoors and summiting mountains.
I remember you having fore arms like Popeye from your climbing days, and a heart and laugh just as big.
Your stories always made us laugh, as did your witty observations of our various quirks and idiosyncrasies.
You morphed from Super Unc into Great Grunkle Graeme thanks to Ollo and Issey.
You made family holidays hilarious and had us laughing constantly.
You inspired my love of the magnificently useless Newcastle United, and it has been a tortured and arduous love affair ever since, so thanks for that!
We will miss you so very much and as mum says, life simply won’t be the same without you.
It’s so hard not to be sad that you left us so early, but I know you wouldn’t want that, even though you were the first to well up at a film or soppy advert. I know you’d want us to seize the day. So Carpe Diem it is.

In the words of the poet Thomas Campbell
‘To live in hearts we leave behind, is not to die’ and that is for certain, you’ll forever live on in our hearts.

Rest in peace Super Unc,

Until we meet again,

With much love always,

Lynsey xo