Always in our thoughts Derek.

Thinking of you today Josie, Jamie and Natalie and sending our love 💕

It is now eight years since you had to leave us. I have changed so much without you. I am not able to be as happy as I was when you were alive. But I am getting used to what happened to us. You are in my thoughts all the time.

It has been nearly five months since DereK left us with little warning and I miss him every single day. Our family are superb at looking after me within their own grief and our friends have helped me so much. I survive each day but no real future. I miss you so much.

So sorry I can't be with you today to celebrate Derek's life but my thoughts are of a wonderful guy and will be with you all. x

There are many who will miss you greatly. But we are sure you will liven up the band of angels with your bass guitar! Our thoughts are with you, Josie and the children Love John and Margaret

Our thoughts are with you all, take care of each other. Jules, Jess, Josephine & Olivia x

Goodbye my friend, it's hard to die, When all the birds are singing in the sky, Now that the Spring is in the air Pretty girls are everywhere, When you see them I'll be there. We had joy, we had fun, We had seasons in the sun, But the hills that we climbed, Were just seasons out of time. We had joy, we had fun, we had seasons in the sun, But the wine and the song Like the seasons all have gone. All our lives we had fun, we had seasons in the sun But the stars we could reach Were just starfish on the beach. Goodbye my friend.x

Natalie's memorial to Derek just says it all and summed him up perfectly. I cried through nearly every word I read - if I had touched my family so profoundly as Derek had I too would die a happy man.

Very sad news, made all the more poignant by the tributes to such a nice man. I'm sure that Derek's character will be reflected in the words and actions of all those whose lives he touched. RIP from Jane and Andy

So very sorry to hear this sad news. My love and thoughts are with you Josie and family. Denise Lord and family x

Thank you for setting up this memorial to Derek Wood. We hope that you find it a positive experience developing the site and that it becomes a place of comfort and inspiration for you to visit whenever you want or need to.

I am I and you are you, whatever we were to each other that we still are. Speak to me in the easy way which you always used. Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight? Life means all that it ever meant, it is the same as it ever was.