| Location | Low Fell, Gateshead |
| Age | 48 years |
| Date of Birth | 10/1958 |
| Date of Death | 10/2006 |
| Visitors | 6,672 since 21/04/2007 |
| Creator |
Anthony John Connolly
He was born on the 5th of October 1958 and died on the 19th of October 2006 after a 3 month battle
in hospital.He was 48 years old when he was took away from us.
God only takes the best, and the day my dad was took away from us, God must have been looking for an
extra special angel and he certainly has gained one.
My dad Tony (my best friend) was born in Gateshead and throughout his life, lived in different
parts of Gateshead, mainly in Low Fell. He worked as a printer and had his own printing buisness,
aswell as doing Northern Soul DJ'n at Wigan Casino.
When he was younger, he used to organise and run trips from Gateshead to Wigan Casino, so he was
very well known and respected.This was proved when 600+ people turned up at his funeral. We held a
northern soul disco on the night of his funeral and the only thing that was missing was him
(the greatest dancer). One of his greatest talents was his northern soul dancing, when i was younger
he would pour talc over the floor and northern soul, he used to try so hard to teach me how to do it
but i never quite got the hang of it, he used to laugh and say i had two left feet. Before the disco
we held for him, me and my cousin Nicola practised till we got the hang of it and i and i know he
would of been proud, watching down on us northern souling as he used to say we both had two left
feet and he would call Nicola "Aveline" as she always wears high shoes, he would tell her
she would never be able to northern soul in high shoes but she managed at the disco, he would of
been looking down on us and laughing.
In april this year, there was a northern disco held in his memory and i know he really would have
been ther, dancing next to, he really was the greatest dancer.
Everyone who knew or met my dad had lots of respect for him as he was such a gentleman and got
along with everyone.
Although he only lived such a short life, he achieved so much and had a fun and exciting life. He
is missed dearly by me and my little brother Michael, his sister Julie, brother Shaun, neice Nicola,
and nephew Joseph aswell as good friend Jackie who also has a page on here for him, and not
forgetting all other family and friends.
Not a day goes by when he isnt in our thoughts, he is missed terribly but is now at peace and he
has joined his mam, dad, gran and other friends and family up there.
The songs on this page were some of my dads favourites.
Faith Hill-There you'll be- The words in the song totally relate to him.
Luther Vandross-So amazing- This was a song he loved, it was his wedding song aswell as funeral
song.
Lou Rolls-youll never find another love like mine-this song was a one he loved he would dance and
sing to it he loved it.
A million times we've needed you.
A million times we've cried.
If our love could have saved you,
You never would have died.
Things we feel most deeply
and the hardest things to say,
My darling dad, we love you
In a very special way.
If we could have one lifetime wish,
One dream that could come true
We'd pray to God with all our hearts
For just one more day with you.
God saw you getting tired dad
A cure was not to be
So he put his arms around you
and whispered come live with me
With tearful eyes we watched you suffer
and saw you fade away
You know we loved you dearly
but couldnt make you stay
Your golden heart stopped beating
Your eyes were put to rest
God broke our hearts to prove to us
That he only takes the best
Hope you are watching over us all, take care of all of us Dad
Keep on dancing and keep me a space up there on that dancefloor for when we meet again
xxxxxxxxx love you forever xxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxx Rest in Peace Dad xxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxx Sleep Tight My Angel xxxxxxxx
If anyone has any photos of my dad, please add them to this page, thanks
I would like to thank everyone who lights a candle or leaves a tribute or condolence on this page
for my dad.
heavens TWO finest eva angels xxxxx
Hi my two Uncles who i absolutely adored with all my broken heart, so sorry its bn ages since i bn on here but it dont mean that i dnt eva stop thinking of yas. God Uncle Tony i used to write on here just to feel close to you but now i got to write to the 2 of yas, i cant believe how much your life can change in a matter of 3 years. I have never seen anything like it in my life i never wud of dreamed of seeing wot i seen you both go through, it sort of makes you stop and take your life more seriously and think bloody hell ive only got one, life is far too short to waste time so nown i am gonna live my life. Iwill neva eva get ova loosing the pair of yous. You both gave me a different type of love but you Uncle Tony made me the person i am today you gave me every thing and my Shaun you were my bestest bestest friend in the whole world and i will never have any one that i can trust as much as i could trust u 2. you will neva understand how much i miss you both, losing you Uncle Tony was hard enough and i had my Uncle Shauns shoulder to cry on but then he left me and i had to deal with it on my own, i feel like am gonna crack up without my lil soul mate, i wish you could send him back, god plz tell my Shaun that hes broken his promise that he said he wud neva leave me and he did i am sat here breaking my heart because i dnt no where the hell yous have gone i want yous back so so much, love and miss yous endlessly plz make me strong. love yas your lil princess xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
shauns anniversary
hi tony, hope your well and looking after that brother of yours shaun always loved never forgotten.xxxxxxxxxx
someone real special in my life
never forget you tony you meant so much to me you always in my mind and my heart what a loss love you wont forget that time of my life all the tears in the world wont bring you back so sad love you jackie joblingxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
somene special in my life
still think about you when i hear your song more so told you id never forget you tony miss you my pal what a waste il never forget you il always rember you in my heart and my head so missed by all nite tony love jackie gladmanxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
love u 2 more thn words cn say. one word HEARTBROKEN XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
hello boys x
hello tony and shaun hope yous are ok just a quickie to let yous know that ur both in my thoughts and heart yous are a huge miss and i hope uv settled in shaun we really miss your sense of humor and ur giggle well i bet yis are all having a better time than us lot and i hope shauns being good lol anyway im goin to go now ur both superstars keep on shining bright love and miss you bnoth xxxxxxxxxx
again xxxxxxxxx
Evening boys, how you doing i no you will be partying strong up there, what with my uncle Tony mixing them Northern Soul tunes out and our Shaun doing his moves, so i wont keep you long. I just got in from work and poured my sell a big large wine , yes Connolly style. Mam seems a bit better today maybe you both did what i asked last night. Hey lads Specks is around and about again, we had a drink the other night i got so so upset when i seen her cause Deb Brown and Shaun Connolly well (her George) as she would say were Soul mates. God she reminds me so so much of my Shaun. I no its only been 3 month for my Shaun but the pain is kicking right in i cant stop thinking of walking in that room and seein my bestest friend in the whole world take his last breath god Uncle Tony plzzz plzz take care of each other. I missing you both loads, i cant quite get my head round this death carry on why put nice people like us through it. Will you both plzz give your Princess the strenghth to keep going, i feel i am getting weak i am putting on the bravest face in the world, but inside my heart is breaking. NIght night angels all my love to heavens finest ever 2 angels xxxxxxxxxxxxx take care of each other xxxxxxxxxxx MWAHH xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
LOVE YOU BOTH MILLIONS XXXXXXXX
Evening my 2 special Angels how are ya both doing up there, having a ball no doubt, i bet its more fun up there than it is down here. God i miss you both so so much its getting harder and harder without my Uncle Shaun to keep me going, tell the skinny little ratt he gonna get such a slap when i see him up there. Well boys my Mam is not well at all and the stubborn little bitch wont go to the docs she is just like you 2, i am gonna drag her there my self if i have to. Well my darlings just gonna say night night and will hopefully see you both in my dreams, i never ever dreamt in a million years that i would be doing this, but i suppose its all a part of growing up and dealing with it, i miss yous from the pit of my heart and think of you both in my every thought. Good night God bless to the loves of my life, please please take care of my mam. Cant stop thinking of you both by the way its starting to take over my mind. NIGHT HEAVENS FINEST EVER ANGELS, ALL MY LOVE FOREVER YOUR WORSHIPPING NIECE, NICOLA XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
EVENING MY SHINING STARS XXX
Hi my 2 uncles, well just got in from work, called to my mams. Bit sikk missing calling into my Shauns after my late shifts am like a little lost soul i miss you both so so much, but Uncle Tony our Shaun got me through losing you who is gonna be there to pick me up now, i no i got Robert but he dont no me like you both did, hes amazing but you 2 knew me inside out. God i cant explain how much i miss you both my Uncle shaun swore down he wouldnt leave me after you went but i no he couldnt help it coz all he wanted was to be with you, the day you went his heart was broke. My mam is not well at all will you both please take care of her, she keeps on gettin pains in her chest but she wont go docs.I just want her to get herself sorted i would just love for her to be happy and settled, she misses you both so so much as do i. well night night babes love and miss you both dearly night night godbless HEAVENS FINEST EVER ANGELS all my love forever and ever Nicola xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
nicola loves yas xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi babes just to let you both no how much i adore the pair of you. Well i got a big big suprise party on sat and it was fab i loved it, but i thought of you two the whole time. I wish you were here for these special occasions, but i have so many memories and i will hold them in my heart. i love and miss you both Good night godbless xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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