Michael passed into higher life on Sunday 14th August 2016, at Lavant Ward St Richards Hospital, Chichester after having Lung Cancer, 2 massive strokes, bleeds on the brain & haemorrhage of the brain with family in attendance.
He will be greatly missed by wife Patricia, Deborah, Beverly, Grandson Dominic, sons in law Ian & Roy & son Mark in Canada. Granddaughter Harriet, husband Richard York. God?s gift of a great granddaughter Imogen May born after his passing 19/08/16.
Michael will be missed by his brother John Avery as well as nieces & nephews & friends.
Michael was born at Croydon 09/02/1937 to William & Lilly Avery. He had an elder sister Maria who is also deceased.
He was educated at Kenley near Purley Surrey, He worked for Sainsbury?s, East Surrey water company, Bowater’s. He joined the Army & served in Malaya, Singapore & Germany. He then moved to Torquay & worked as a silver service waiter. He worked for L.E.C refrigeration at Bognor Regis for over 30 years. Working evenings & weekends at the Inglenook Hotel in the 70s, the parrot there still remembered his name when he visited.
Michael father had a coal round & Michael adored his cart horse Peter, Peter used to give him rides & tear his pockets for apples & sweets. Michael adored his mother Lilly & Sister Marie & her husband Tom Carr.
He was a wonderful husband to Patricia & her children, the late Stephen also Mark, Deborah & Beverly. Very hard working, a very good provider, would do anything, housework, cooking, shopping, caring for Patricia when poorly & using the laundrette.
He took Patricia & Beverly to Austria many times, Yugoslavia, Croatia, Malta, Venice, Madeira, and Rhodes. He loved Switzerland before he met Patricia.
Funeral at Reynolds Chapel. Bognor Regis Friday 26/08/2016 11.30 & Cremation Tuesday 30/08/16 at 8.30 AM .Please sign our on-line book of condolences.
