WINTLE, Maxwell

Bye Grandfather, they don’t make them like you anymore. Thank-you for your endless kindness and love. You were the template for graciousness, generosity and care, everything a man should be. A true class act, your love is undying and your legacy will continue on forever.

Thank you for your index of song recommendations with a very complex star rating system and captions on why I should sing each of your favourites. I will miss your jokes and secret packs of lollies hiding in your desk draw waiting to share with us. I will miss your stories and larger than life laugh and smile. A grade A Jokester, your presence is truly unforgettable.

Your joyful spirit radiated though everything you did, you sung and danced through every struggle and blue day. I am so grateful you have given this gift down to me. I hope to make you proud.Most of all you gave me the biggest blessing in my life, my mother, whose selflessness and gentleness has shaped me into the person I want to become. If one day I can become even an ounce of the bold, kind and loving spirit you have been, I will know that I have done well. A true altruistic heart willing to give his last for everyone he cared about. Thank you so much for giving me love, I will continue to see you in my mum’s eyes and in the magpies in the sky <3, I love you.

From Ava Senaratne