Martin Christopher Collett

1979 - 2007

Location	Exmouth
Age	28 years
Cause of Death	Suicide
Date of Birth	23/03/1979
Date of Death	03/06/2007
Visitors	2,793 since 02/07/2007
Creator	Kate Collett

'Weep not for me and sorrow take; just love my children for my sake'

Martin Collett lived in Exmouth, but was born in Cheltenham. He took his own life on 3rd June 2007 after a particularly bad period in his life. He was 28 years old and leaves his widow and 2 children. He was also greatly loved by his mum, dad, 2 sisters, 2 nephew, 2 nieces, uncles, aunties, friends and in laws on both sides of the family and also his step daughter Jasmine.

It’s a very hard thing, when a person has died, for those who are left behind to put into words what it is they feel.

But here are some things, some words, that have been shared with me about Martin, that I now share with you – some thoughts and memories of the person Martin has been:

Martin was a kind, a genuine, a compassionate and helpful person who would do anything for anyone.

He was a wonderful father, being at the birth of Jordan and Tristan, his two children, who he loved very much.

He’d often buy presents for them, like train sets, (though often he’d enjoy playing with the things he’d bought them just about as much as they did. There was always, in the best sort of way, something of the ‘big kid’ about him – a child at heart).

He was full of life, full of energy, full of excitement, scampering about as the nickname ‘Scamp’ tells you. He couldn’t sit still for 5 minutes, and was always in a hurry, dashing about from A to B. When he had something to tell you… it could be difficult to keep up!

He was quite a character, quite a joker, a comedian, and had a great sense of humour. Annoying as his laugh might be found,… you couldn't help but join in.

He worked for years as a maintenance worker in a care home with his accomplice, Terry. Several stories could be told, including Martin managing somehow to stick electrical wire in his eye, setting alarms off and claiming it was a test, and teaching staff how to clean up after his and Terry’s maintenance endeavours, all of which earned him their nickname ‘Bodgit and Scarper’!

His adventures with DIY also continued at home. One of his projects was to wire the bathroom. He did such a ‘good’ job that when you put the bathroom light on… the TV in the front room would go off!

A great deal more could be said about Martin.

He was a very lovable character, loved by a lot of people, who’s left a big whole in the lives of those who knew him. He will be sadly missed.

Martin was my husband and friend. We had our ups and downs but he meant the world to me and now he has gone there is a big hole in my life that i don't know how to fill. I miss you Scamp so much you were my everything if you'd only realised it.

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Happy Birthday

Hope you had a special day. Tristan lost his first tooth - he was very brave and I told him how proud you would be of him. Both boys thought and talked about you today and we all miss you so much. Just think you'd have been 30 next year! Happy birthday sweet xxxxxxxxxx

Kate Collett (Wife)
March 23, 2008

thinking of you dear Kate love sheila

Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone,
Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone,
Silence the pianos and with muffled drum
Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come.

Let aeroplanes circle moaning overhead
Scribbling on the sky the message He is Dead
Put crepe bows round the white necks of the public doves,
Let the traffic policemen wear black cotton gloves.

He was my North, my South, my East and West,
My working week and my Sunday rest,
My noon, my midnight, my talk, my song;
I thought that love would last forever: I was wrong.

The stars are not wanted now; put out every one,
Pack up the moon and dismantle the sun,
Pour away the ocean and sweep up the woods;
For nothing now can ever come to any good.

NATIONAL SUICIDE AWARENESS DAY 16th April 2008

Sheila Mum to Ian and wife of Trev (Close Friend)
March 23, 2008

Happy Easter xx

When a person you love passes away
Look to the night sky on a clear day.
The star that to you, appears to be bright,
Will be your loved one,
Looking upon you during the night.
The lights of heaven are what shows through
As your loved one watches all that you do.
When you feel lonely for the one that you love,
Look to the Heavens in the night sky above.

♥ With love & grateful thanks, Kate.
Happy Easter love from Deb & Kit xx ♥

Deborah Darwood (Friend)
March 22, 2008

Unseen Friend by Iceman

I picture what I think you are,
Perhaps you picture me.
An intriguing pastime for both of us
For someone we can't see.

So for this friendship we possess,
We owe email a debt.
And maybe in Heaven up above
Our Angels have already met.

Thank you for all your support and the lovely words you put on Kits site, Kate. I appreciate them so much.
Love Deb xx

Deborah Darwood (Friend)
March 3, 2008

A Better Place

He in a better place right now
Than he’s ever been before;
All pain is gone; he’s now at rest;
Nothing troubles him anymore.

It’s we who feel the burden of
Our sadness and our grief.
We have to cry, to mourn our loss,
Before we get relief.

We know we’ll reconnect with him
At the end of each life’s road;
We’ll see his cherished face again
When we release our earthly load.

By Joanna Fuchs

Barbara Richard Littles Mum (Friend)
February 25, 2008

Gone Only To Others by Ann Holloway

Others, who do not know,
Tiptoe around your name
Unaware that your name is silently
Written on my heart, my soul, my life
And inwardly I cry out to hear it spoken.

Others who do not know
Think of you as only in the past
And believe
That you only exist in my past too
Not understanding that you are
Past, Present, Future.

Others, who do not know,
Feel you as gone,
And fail to see the reality of you
Never being ‘truly’ gone from me.
The empty void of your absence
Is filled with your presence,
Your life will forever weave through mine
The divine bond cannot be severed.

Others who do not know,
Mistakenly may think that my love has been
Weakened by separation,
Feelings ceased,
Not so.
Entwined and strengthened
My love for you lives on
And has not died with death.
But you know all this,
If only others knew.

Deborah Darwood (Friend)
February 22, 2008

They said there was no reason,
they said that time would heal.
But neither time nor reason,
will change the way I feel.
For no one knows the heartache,
that lies beyond my smile.
No one knows how many times,
I have broken down and cried.
I want to tell you something
so there won't be any doubt,
your'e so wonderful to think off,
but so hard to live without.

Sheila Mum to Ian and wife of Trev (Close Friend)
February 22, 2008

Remember Me.

To the living I am gone,
To the sorrowful I will not return,
To the angry I was cheated,
To the happy I am at peace,
To the faithful I have never left.

I cannot speak but I can listen,
I cannot be seen but I can be heard,
As you stand upon a shore,
Gazing at a beautiful sea,
Remember Me...

As you look in awe at a mighty forest,
And its grand majesty.
Remember Me...

As you look upon a flower and admire,
Its simplicity.
Remember Me...

Remember me...
In your heart, your thoughts,
Memories of the times we loved,
The times we cried, the times we fought,
And the times we laughed.

For whenever you think of me...
I will always be remembered.

Deborah Darwood (Friend)
February 12, 2008

I don't know why but the last week has been really hard. I can't stop thinking about you and miss you its like a physical pain. I have nightmares about the day I found you and wish it was all just a nightmare but I wake up and realise you're still not lied with me. I hope you are at peace. I love and miss you so much and so do the boys. They struggle more I think as they don't understand and have also been abandoned by others. I know you are watching over them though and thats a comfort. Thanks for today with the tumble drier! You see I can't even do something that simple without your help! Love always. Kate

Kate Collett (Wife)
February 5, 2008

My Wish ♥ღ♥

When you are lonely,
I wish you love.

When you are down,
I wish you joy.

When you are troubled,
I wish you peace.

When things are complicated,
I wish you simple beauty.

When things are chaotic,
I wish you inner silence.

When things are empty,
I wish you hope.

When you need your Angel,
I wish you faith...to know they are with you...always.