3/20/2018 WARRINGTON BOMBING: Victims' families reflect on the unthinkable moment when their lives changed foreverRead Now
WARRINGTON BOMBING: Victims' families reflect on the unthinkable moment when their lives changed forever
By TO mark the 25th anniversary of the Warrington bombing, the families of Tim Parry, Johnathan Ball and Bronwen Vickers have shared their emotional journeys as they remember their loved ones. Over the past quarter of a century the victims’ names have become synonymous with the campaign for peace. Colin and Wendy Parry hope their son’s legacy will continue to be a catalyst for change and reconciliation after setting up The Tim Parry Johnathan Ball Foundation for the Peace more than two decades ago. But 25 years after Tim’s death, it is still unthinkable that he didn’t come home that day. In an interview with the Warrington Guardian, Wendy opened up about her 'cheeky' son who crammed a lifetime into 12 short years. She said: "He was a normal 12-year-old who loved life," recalled Wendy ahead of the 25th anniversary of the Warrington bombing. "He was having golf lessons, he played squash with his dad, he played football for a Sunday team and school, he was having guitar lessons and he was a sea scout and he just got his solo sailing certificate. "He wanted to do everything all the time. "He had so many friends because he was so bubbly. "He could be cheeky and rude sometimes but he loved everything. It was like he crammed a lifetime into 12 years." Johnathan’s brother Paul Comerford, 41, also reflected on his family’s heartache 25 years on. Speaking on behalf of the three-year-old’s siblings Anthony and Stephen and the rest of the family, he said: “March 20, 1993, is the day none of us will ever forget. “It affected many, many people, none more so than our family. “The tragic events of that day broke all our hearts, but it shattered Johnathan’s mum’s into tiny pieces that would never be mended. “She died 16 years later almost to the day of a ‘broken heart’. “So we his surviving family including three brothers, nephews, nieces, aunts, uncles and cousins will be remembering him and the people affected on this 25th anniversary. “ The family of Bronwen Vickers who was left fighting for her life following the Warrington bombing reflected on her bravery in the wake of the attack. The loving mum, who spent six weeks in hospital, inspired staff and fellow patients with her courage in learning to walk and drive again with the use of an artificial leg. But just over a year later Bronwen died, aged 34, from the same skin cancer disease that she had once beaten while at university. To read our the full interviews with the three families pick up a copy of this week’s Warrington Guardian on Thursday. March 20, 2018 at 07:00AM via Warrington Guardian | News http://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/16097983.WARRINGTON_BOMBING__Victims__families_reflect_on_the_unthinkable_moment_when_their_lives_changed_forever/?ref=rss Lymm Aerial Installers of Warrington
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