| Location | Willenhall |
| Age | 69 years |
| Date of Birth | 4/1935 |
| Date of Death | 10/2004 |
| Visitors | 2,896 since 25/03/2007 |
| Creator |
My mom now has a site (Margaret Fletcher) Please visit Thank you xxxxxxxxxx.
Mervyn Samuel Fletcher was born on 28th April 1935. Mervyn was murdered in a street robbery on the
20th October 2004 aged 69 years.
Mervyn owned and ran a small lock factory H.E.Fletcher in New Invention,Willenhall, the village he
lived his whole life in.
He ran the business with his brother Harold.Mervyn was the youngest child of Samuel Fletcher and
Ruth Clewley.As well as his brother Harold, Mervyn had twin sisters Joy and Jean.
Mervyn married My mom Margaret in 1957,Margaret died in 1991 aged 55 years,following a brave battle
with cancer.
They had two daughters Theresa and myself Sonia.Also four beautiful grandchildren.
Mervyn now has two new grandchildren Twins Maisie and Finnlay born on the 30th of December
2007.Maisie and Finnlay my children will never meet their wonderful grandad because of that MONSTER
!!!!
Mervyn was stolen from us in a most violent and cowardly way.He was beaten to death outside his own
home and left to die in his garden all for the sake of his wallet.If only that was the only thing
that was stolen that night............
Mervyn was the kindest most gentle man you could ever wish to meet.
He was a true gentleman and was loved by all who knew him.
Update 30/03/07 At 2.45pm today, 40yr old Mustafa Abdullah(Real name George Nwabuko) of Walsall, was
found guilty of the robbery and murder of Mervyn.
He has been sentenced to life imprisionment of which he must serve 25 years before any consideration
can be given to parole.Its unlikely he will ever be released......
13th May 2007.......
I now feel able to explain the circumstances surrounding my my Dad's death.My dad spent
Wednesday the 20th of October 2004, visiting me with his sister Joy (who sadly passed away 10 months
after Mervyn).
I spoke to my dad at 7pm when he got home from his visit.
The following morning i got a phone call to say my dad had been found dead in his garden and it
appeared he had been there all night.
The 1st pathologist said it looked as if my dad had fallen and had died as a result of his
injuries.
The police said they were treating his death as unexplained??
On the following Tuesday i attempted to notify my dads banks of his death i was told by the first
one that my dads account was empty!!!!! and had been used that day.
The other bank had the sense to spot it was not normal for my dad to withdraw such large amounts and
had stopped useage in total about £3000 had been taken from my dads accounts.
I contacted the local police, they told us to cancel my dads funeral and a 2nd pathologist carried
out more tests which came back unconclusive??
My dad's Funeral could be held,so it took place on the 9th November 2004.
It was in that week i was told by a Detective That my dad had NOT been Murdered !!! and i was a
"Drama Queen with an overactive imagination".
I won't name the Detective you know who you are....... In that week a new police team took
over thank goodness.
An arrest had already been made concerning the usage of my dads bankcards.The offender made a court
appearance charged with the card usage it was the first time i saw my dads killer......
In June 2005, the police took the step of exhuming my dads body for another pathogist to carry out
more tests.
This pathogist found that my dad had 28 separate injuries including skull fractures,broken ribs and
a shattered shoulder blade. My dad had been beaten to death with a Dumb bell Bar........
Thankfully enough evidence was found to charge the offender with the robbery and murder of my dad
and has you already know, he was convicted and sentenced in March 2007
Thanks to the hard work of the new police team, the 3rd pathlogist and The Barrister justice was
at last done..We will be forever grateful to them...........
I am so pleased you found Justice for your dad. I know what you went through & how hard you had to fight. I hope I can get justice for my son & I wish you peace & happiness in future Sonia.
Mervyn watch over your daughter & all that love & miss you.
Light a candle for those we mourn.
Into a new life they will be born.
Do not look for them at the gravesite.
They are somewhere else radiating their beautiful light.
They have gone to a new world where there is no darkness, no pain.
Their light and essence will always remain.
Light a candle for those who have left this mortal place.
They are free to travel through time and space.
When we think of them, they are near.
When we sit in a beautiful garden. Their voices we hear.
When we listen to a divine symphony,
We close our eyes, their faces we see.
Light a candle for they have not really gone.
With each flickering flame, in your hearts they will always belong
its a wicket world
thank you for your kind words Simon was also murdered he was 27 years old im pleased they sentenced this scum to life its still not enough the scum who murdered my son also murdered ian lawson on the same night he was 26 years old they sentenced him to go to Rampton indefenetly i hope they both rot in hell i send my love to you god bless
No person is ever truly alone.
Those who live no more,
Whom we loved,
Echo still within our thoughts,
Our words, our hearts.
And what they did
And who they were
Becomes a part of all that we are,
Forever.
what a cruel world we live in
thank you sonia for having the time to write on my nephew site thank you. I have now learnt since loseing Jason it doesnt matter what age you lose one of your family, it is still a loss, to lose them to cancer is horrific, i hate that word! BUT FOR SOME SICKO TO TAKE THEIR LIFE IS HORRENDOUS, it realy is a horrible world that we live in, how are you supposed to carry on? i dont know, i have my son and i do my best for him, but im not happy in anything i do anymore, to think that you can have your life taken away from you so cruely makes you wonder what you want to stay here for!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My love to you sonia xx
If I could catch a rainbow
I would do it just for you.
And share with you it's beauty
On the days you're feeling blue.
If I could build a mountain
You could call your very own.
A place to find serenity
A place to be alone.
If I could take your troubles
I would toss them in the sea.
But all these things I'm finding
are impossible for me,
I cannot build a mountain
Or catch a rainbow fair
But let me be...what I know best,
A friend that's always there.
Your gentle face and patient smile with sadness we recall.
You had a kindly word for each and died beloved by all.
Your voice is mute and stilled as is the heart that loved us well and true.
Ah, how bitter was the trial to part from one so good as you.
Dear one you are not forgotten, nor will you ever be,
So long as life and memory last, we will remember thee.
We miss you now, our hearts are sore,
as time goes by , we miss you more.
Your loving smile, your gentle face,
no one can fill your vacant place
Dear Sonia
What can I say? I know only too well what it feels like to lose my dad but at least I can say his time was up he had a stroke but that was natural causes and there was nothing we could do about it. When I read what happened to your lovely precious dad my stomach lurched and I felt shocked and saddened about what had happened to him and what you and your sister must be going through and I must admit I cried. The person who did this to your dad will surely go to hell but that's all I'll say about him as he is not worth the mention. My heart goes out to you both your dad looks like such a lovely man and I'm sickened about what happened to him. I hope now at least you can grieve for the beautiful person you have lost. If I can remember rightly I think I read about this in the paper? Take care Sonia your dad would be very proud of you and your sister and no matter what you will always be his little girls nobody can ever take that from you. xxxx
Missing you Mom and dad xxxxxx
As i lie awake at night, whilst others are asleep
I take a trip down memory lane with tears upon my cheek.
No-one knows the heartache , i try so hard to hide.
No-one knows how many times ive broken down and cried.
Cried because i love you
Cried because i care
Cried because when i wake up i know you won't be there.
Love and miss you both more than words can ever say xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
So sorry for your loss.XXX
In the rising of the sun and in its going down,
We remember them.
In the blowing of the wind and in the chill of winter,
We remember them.
In the opening of buds and in the rebirth of spring,
We remember them.
In the blueness of the sky and in the warmth of summer,
We remember them.
In the rustling of leaves and in the beauty of autumn,
We remember them.
In the beginning of the year and when it ends,
We remember them.
When we are weary and in need of strength,
We remember them.
When we are lost and sick at heart,
We remember them.
When we have joys we yearn to share,
We remember them.
So long as we live, they too shall live,
for they are now a part of us, as
We remember them.
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