Paul was funny, Paul was once saying about how Brodie (our
dog) really needed some dog trainers and a water proof coat!!!!
For when he goes out on his muddy field walks!!! It made
us all laugh so much I couldn't wait to go to the shops
to get Broad some but then I realized it was all a silly
joke, we all laughed and laughed for ages. Paul would always
bath him after his muddy walks. Once Brodie rolled in cow
pat and Mum really didn't want to have him in the car so
Paul walked him home from the broads. And we drove the car
surprisingly he got home before us.!!! (we only live down
the road).Paul was our special dad I loved him and I always
will.
LOVE from Jessica xxxxxxxxx
Our beautiful Paul. We miss you so much. We can take
a small measure of comfort knowing that in the last months
of your too-short life you were happier and more contented
than you had ever been. Sleep peacefully Oh Gentle Giant.
All our love forever
Dad, Mum & David
Dear Paul,
You have brought us so much joy and happiness into all
of our lives, you have touched each and every one of us
with so many true and genuine qualities. I will always
treasure your lovely smile, your gentleness, kindness,
sincerity and sense of fun. Our dogs, Brodie and Archie
sharing puppy classes together, our time shared as a family
and all that entailed that.
Your impact into our lives is rock solid, our memories
will be forever deep in our hearts. Most of all Paul and
this the most important factor to me as a mother, is the
sunshine you brought into our daughter Clare's life. I
could see her sparkle from the inside out with love she
had for you. I have never seen her happy as she has been.
To see the joy on both your faces after the first baby
scan will always be special to me. You were to be our
future, tragically taken away from us swiftly. The enormity
of this is just too much to bear. I promise you we shall
be there every step of the way for Clare, Jessica, Olivia
and little bump and know that you will always be alongside
us in all we do.
Bless you Paul, you will be missed, Rest in Peace
Much love mum-in-law to be
Sue
Paul was such a sweet natured and loving child who grew
into a wonderful and caring man. You made a lot of people
happy in your short lifetime Paul, and now I like to think
we have another Angel watching over us.
Auntie Pauline
Paul,
You were a gentle,happy,easy going soul who enjoyed life
and was respected by your friends and colleagues alike.
You lived for your family,Clare Jessica and Olivia and
you will be sadly missed by all those who knew you and
loved you.
You leave behind a legacy of many happy memories for ever
treasured. God bless you dear Paul and may your spirit
rest in peace.
Bob
(Clare's Father)
Paul,
I will miss you as you were like a brother to me, we always
had good and fun times together
Always in my thoughts
Matthew
Paul was a very special man, a rare find these days.
He was devoted to his family and loved his job.
I shall always picture him looking smart in his HMV
uniform whenever I came up to stay with my sister and
the girls. Paul was proud of his work, and did HMV proud
in return.
Other people live their lives for money and what they
can have next, but Paul wasn’t like that. He didn’t
need lots of money or a flashy car to make him happy,
he had my sister Clare and the girls. Simple things made
him smile, like playing with the dog, or games with the
children.
Paul was forever giving and never taking, he always put
others before himself. He was a kind and honest person.
What you saw is what you got.
Paul and Clare were just finding out what true happiness
is all about, when it was so cruelly snatched away. Why?
Why? Why? The hurt this has caused our families is unimaginable.
All I can believe is that he was such a special man and
we were lucky to have him in our lives, he has now gone
to another place to continue his kind ways.
I have many happy memories of Paul, but I think his main
trademark was his love for Dr Pepper! The fridge was full
of them whenever I came to visit.
I never had a chance to say thank you to Paul for making
my sister so happy, because I never expected him to go.
I’m sure he could see it on my face when we laughed
together about silly little things.
I can remember last year on Christmas day, Paul asked
Clare to marry him. We were all at my parents house and
Clare was just beaming. They would never have had a big
wedding, I remember them saying just a fish and chip supper
would do. And that was how Paul was, never wanting a big
fuss, just content to have people he loved around him.
When Clare told me they were expecting a baby I was so
happy for them both. I’m so pleased he was able
to go to the first scan at the hospital and see his baby
on the screen. Clare told me he was so excited, discussing
baby names and making happy plans for the future.
Words cannot describe what a truly wonderful man Paul
was. Those who knew him and loved him will never forget
his cheeky face.
He will hold a special place in our hearts forever.
Helen Baldwin (Clare’s sister and Paul’s
sister in law to be).
Our thoughts and prayers are with Paul's wife and family
in their time of grief. Hearing of Paul's sudden death
has reminded us how precious the gift of life is.
A School Friend
I was a friend of the security guard.
I went to school with him, and I would like to pay my
tributes to him. He was a wonderful man who had his
whole life ahead of him. He will surely be missed. My
thoughts are with his family. John Pang
What a tragic waste of such an innocent
life. I didn't know Mr Cavanagh but i would like to
pay tribute to him and send my heartfelt condolences
to his wife, family and friends. God bless to you all
x
Lucy
I have know Paul for about 7 years. He was one in million
as a mate. He would go out of his way help anyone over
and above what his duty was at a place of work. He always
put other first he never put in self first it was always
other.
I was there when he went though some hard times but
he stared going out with Claire he was the happiest
I had ever seen him. He loved Claire and the girls and
was loving life and oh yeah and his dog.
God bless you mate you will be missed. He was just
a man doing a job he loved and was good at he did need
to go this way where ever you are mate you will be missed.
God bless.
Rob Coleman
When we were kids, you were always the one who so sweet
and gentle. I still remember that match box you carried
around with you that you kept your invisible kittens
in. You were a kind chap. Sorry I didn't keep in touch
as much later on in life. My thoughts and prayers are
with Claire and the girls, Auntie Gill and Uncle Chris
and your brother David. God Bless
Cousin Richard
Paul was such an amazing man. He was so kind, caring,
and always put everyone else before him.
He was devoted to his family, and you could see how
proud he was to be with Clare (my sister-in-law). They
made such a lovely couple, and I had never seen her
so happy as when she was with Paul. They were made for
each other.
They would have been excitedly planning the arrival
of their baby this year. 2007 was supposed to be such
a happy year for them, with wedding plans and of course
the new arrival. I feel truly honoured to have known
Paul, and was looking forward to getting to know him
better. He would have been my brother-in-law.
Patient
Absolute gentleman
Unselfish
Loving
Paul will be greatly missed, but fondly remembered.
Rest In Peace my friend.
Steve
I loved paul. He used to take us to the park with our
bikes. We went on the slide. Paul came to watch me when
I was a teddy bear in my school play. I liked his lovely
blue eyes. He was my best friend. We went bowling and
he tried to help me win. I love him. He’s in heaven
now and he’s eating a big hamburger.
He was a lovely daddy.
Love from Olivia xxxxxxx
Dear Paul,
You have brought us so much joy and happiness into
all of our lives, you have touched each and every
one of us with so many true and genuine qualities.
I will always treasure your lovely smile, your gentleness,
kindness, sincerity and sense of fun. Our dogs,Brodie
and Archie sharing
puppy classes together, our time shared as a family
and all that entailed that.
Your impact into our lives is rock solid, our memories
will be forever deep in our hearts. Most of all Paul
and this the most important factor to me as a mother,
is the sunshine you brought into our daughter Clare's
life. I could see her sparkle from the inside out with
love she had for you. I have never seen her happy as
she has been. To see the joy on both your faces after
the first baby scan will always be special to me. You
were to be our future, tragically taken away from us
swiftly. The enormity of this is just to much to bear.
I promise you we shall be there every step of the way
for Clare, Jessica, Olivia and little bump and know
that you will always be alongside us in all we do.
Bless you Paul, you will be missed, Rest in Peace
Much love mum-in-law to be
Sue
Paul was alot of fun and a very caring person, everyone
could see how happy Clare, Paul and the girls were together.
Having a baby on the way would have made the family
complete. Why should this have happened to such a nice
person?.
I will remember Paul as someone who enjoyed working
at HMV very much, always having a Dr Pepper at hand,
liked his films and music and loved being with his family.
There are a lot of people that will miss Paul, im sure
he is looking down on his family and friends now and
always.
Donna
(a friend of Clare and Paul)
Dear Paul,
You met me very briefly at the very end of your life
and I’m not even certain you knew I was there.
How I came to be at the HMV store that day was a cause
of some very strange events before hand, some may say
fate and friends say I was there when I was called
but yet I couldn’t save you and I am so sorry
for that! My thoughts go out to your family and hope
they know up till the very end you were so brave not
a flicker of fear in your eyes you just looked so sleepy
and I hope you are resting somewhere now away from
this evil world where your love ones will miss you
so very much.
From a cruel situation I hope people will remember
the special times you had with them and although I
never knew you from the words of your colleagues I
know you were a great guy and they gave such a great
support to each other that night you were taken from
them, you would have been proud as they were of you.
I hear you have a baby on the way, well a part of you
will always live on and what a courageous dad he/she
will be told of and your life will be a delightful
story to unfold. Take it easy buddy and hope you are
looking down on the world and see just how many lives
you touched on such an awful day and we can hope that
one day all suffering will end!
Sorry, Student Nurse Zoe x
I only knew Paul for a short while, but in that time
you could see he was a kind and caring man.
The impact he made on Clare, Jessica and Olivia's life
was immense and my heart is broken at their loss.
My dear friend Clare told me that Paul was just to
good to be true, she was so happy and so in love with
Paul.
For Paul to have lost his life when he had so much
to look forward to has affected us all deeply.
Clare has lots of friends and family to help her at
this time, we are their for you to Clare.
Love Julie, Martin and boys XXXXXX
I would like to pay tribute to Paul Cavanaugh.
I had only met Paul 3 or 4 times, as Im just starting
my carear in Security.
Every time I saw Paul he always had a smile on his
face, very proud of his work and it showed as he was
one of the best, therfore a good mentor to me as Im
still learning...he always helped me out if I was working
close by.So thankyou Paul, and thankyou for looking
after my collegue Gavin..this horrible horrible event
just proves how much Paul always put others first.
I cant help but think if only I was working closer
that day I could have done somthing to help Im so sorry
I wasnt there Paul.
Neither Paul or his Family deserve this!!
Someone asked me if Pauls death put me off wanting
to continue in Security, I know Paul would have never
given up and his friend Gavin will not give up when
he returns to work either..They are extreamly brave..It
has made me more determind to do my job well, and in
a small way to get justice for Paul and his family.
You did us proud Paul.Thankyou
You will be greatly missed!!
Emma Everett xxx
I would like to pay tribute to Paul, I understand when
so many people talk about what a wonderful person he was,
i worked with Paul at Chapelfield for over a year &
he truely was very special, when we interviewed him for
the job i knew he was the one, way above all the other
people we interviewed.
Paul was always so committed to his job, the team &
the store, nothing was ever too much trouble, he always
went out of his way & he was such a sweetheart, his
memory will live on forever with us he will always be
part of our team, my thoughts will always be with Clare
& all of Paul's family, & Paul will always have
a special place in our hearts.
Lucy.
To Paul,
You went above and beyond your duties all the time, you
filled them to there full and never let anyone down. All
the LPOs in West London are thinking of you and your family
mate, your memory will live on with us !.
HMV Loss Prevention Officers From Uxbridge, Staines,
Windsor, Hounslow, Richmond & Kingston
So here we are. One Year round!
Even though I did not know Paul that well there is not
a day that goes by when I do not think of him and his
family..his little girl he never got to see. No doubt
everyone who knew him feels the same.
I just think sometimes, even now that it was all just
a terrible nightmare and that I will go to work and Paul
will walk round the corner with that lovely cheezy grin
I always noticed he had... usually smiling at his good
mates Gary and Gavin. Hehe!
I really admire Gary and Gavin for being amazingly brave
and courageous and the other guards who were there that
day to go back to work after experiencing such a terrible
thing. I do always worry about everyone around me like
Gary and Gavin when I am in Chapelfield and anywhere.
I am always looking out for them and all my collegues
even though they do not know it.
Still just wishing that if it had to be anyone this time
last year why not me?? Wishing that I could have been
working closer to the city that day. Wishing I could have
been there to help somehow. There is no justice because
Paul had eveything going for him and he was clearly happy.
That makes me so angry that such a wonderful life was
taken away so suddenly.
They say life must go on, so on the other hand it has
really made me appreciate the good things and good people
in my life.. like my family who are so precious to me
and I think what would I do without them?
And of course all of my collegues are like my second
family, I could not be without any one of them either.So
maybe this time of year for me is to celebrate the life
of Paul rather than reminding myself of that horrible
day.
Just one thing...
Every time I hear a certain song it reminds me of Paul's
fiancee Claire and their beautiful children.. It's called
'Heaven' by DJ Sammy ( the original version) It has commentary
from a small child and the first line is 'It's been a
year Daddy, and I really, really miss you'! I cannot listen
to it without being in floods of tears..it's just so sad.
I will not ever forget Paul Cavanaugh and always spare
thoughts for his family and everyone that was close to
him..
You will always be rememberd Paul for all the happieness
you brought to everyone that knew and loved you.Thankyou.
Emma Everett.
Security at Chapelfield.xxx