| Location | Dagenham Essex |
| Age | 21 years |
| Cause of Death | Fire |
| Date of Birth | 07/05/1985 |
| Date of Death | 07/04/2007 |
| Visitors | 2,135 since 19/07/2008 |
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Ricky Long who died on the 7th april 2007 aged 21.
Ricky was a welder by trade but also done tyre fitting.
Rickys last address was 96 Oxlow Lane Dagenham Essex but had also lived at West Crescent Canvey
Island and prior to this at Crescent Road Dagenham all in essex.
Ricky left behind a large family of 1 sister Claire Long 2 brothers Scott and Stephen Sone mother
Linda Dolling father Peter Long and niece's and nephews.
Ricky Long died in a house fire at his home address 96 Oxlow lane Dagenham Essex.
Ricky was a very clever boy in the way of he could achive anything that he put his mind too. These
things included circuit work, mechanical repairs and general odd jobs.
Ricky although he never knew, was a much loved individual who was extremely witty and funny only he
could make you laugh all day long and give you face ache.
He was also at times a pain in the rear end. Especialy with his have you gots and can I borrows. But
he was loved all the same unconditionaly.
Dear Ricky,
You were with us the night of the fire at my home and I did try to convince you to stay the night
but you was too hungry and wanted to go home for something to eat. Maybe if i'd of cooked for you
when you asked you would of stayed and not gone home and turned your grill on. I'll never forget the
morning of the day you died. Police knocked and told me and our brother steve what had happened to
you. Those exact words still sound in my head "we regret to inform you that there was a fire at your
brothers home address 96 oxlow lane in which he never managed to escape" Those words are still the
basis for my nightmares. I asked the officers if they had told mum and thats when I found out that I
was the first to know and had to tell mum and our family.
Mum was the first person I told. She went barmy she was hysterical. All I could her was her pounding
the phone I'm not sure what she was doing but I could feel her pain. Steve went straight round to
her. No one expects to have to bury there children and too have to bury our youngest was the last
thing any of us thought we would have to do. The police were good and even went to get everybody
(mum,Scott, Julie etc.) Once we were all together we just couldn't get our heads round what had
happened. We decided to go to your home and lay flowers. When we arrived to lay the flowers we were
let through a police cordon. That is when we discovered at nearly two in the afternoon that you was
still laying upstairs in your room. Steve started shouting "Get him out before I do! You cant leave
him there where's your respect!" A Fire investigator Ian Atkinson was there and tried to explain
that they couldn't move you till the coroner arrived as there was no where to put you. Steve calmed
down and eventualy broke down into Ian's arms.
Ian was the one who told us when asked, that you did wake up and may of tried to get out but because
the fire had been burning so long you just fainted and fell to sleep. Your friend Jason who lived in
the room below you heard o loud bang (which was probably your windows blowing out) and went to
investigate to discover the fire. He managed to get everyone out the house but you had locked your
door behind you and as hard as Jay kicked couldn't open the door to get you out. I can only imagine
how hard it was for him to know that he couldn't do anything and for that he constantly punished
himself. Although myself and the family were very grateful.
Just then the coroner arrived to collect you and we was asked if we wanted to leave whilst you were
being moved. We all looked at eachother and decided "together we stand, together we will fall" so we
stood all holding eachother and watched as you were carried out. You had full thickness burns and
therefore they could not lay you in the coffin properly so they had a sheet across you. It was awful
but we did it out of respect for you "blood". We all walked around at my house for days in
autopilot. No one knowing what to say or do. Just lost.
We didn't have a last chance to see you at the undertakers. Because of your burns we were just
presented with a box. We didn't even have anything that we could hold, feel touch and smell because
it had all been lost in the fire. Scott, Steve and myself arranged your funeral with a little help
from mum. We decided that because of your love for bright colours we would all wear brite orange for
the funeral day.
Everyone who attended wore either orange or had orange ribbon on. The flowers were also orange
mainly or with orange edging on them. We even choose luminous orange for the lining of your coffin.
The funeral left from my house cause thats where you always was. It was very respecful and if only
you could see the people that packed out my road to watch you leave youd know just how much you were
loved. The funeral went well untill they asked us to leave and I couldn't do it. I'd been everywhere
with you. Now I'd come here and was just going to leave you at the crem. It felt awful I think it
was the first time I actualy broke down.
Lots of our relations came back again like dad, Uncle Rich and Jay. And all was gutted that they had
missed out on such a wonderful person as you.
It has absolutely wrecked me reliving these moments as to put them on here for you. But unlike you
I'll live to see another day. It's been just over a year now and the pain is meant to get easier.
For me it dosen't. I just want you back.
Loving you always
Sis xxx
Ricky was my little brother, the youngest of four of us. And I thank the lord that I was blessed to
have known him for the time that I did. He was my best friend, my soulmate and my confident. He
would always listen to my troubles and offer advice to the best of his capabilities. Ricky was an
extension of my own self and without him I am eternaly lost. He was forever by my side and without
him there is just empty space Ricky was the best friend anybody could have although he kept himself
quite private at times. He could also be the most outgoing party animal you ever saw and if there
was a party and a beer he would be there. Myself and all that was close to Ricky have loads of good
memories of Ricky that will live on in our hearts and tales forever more!!!!!
In the process of adding music.... Metallica nothing else matters.... song will play as you enter
this page!!!! so keep checking this page x
2 years have past.
two years have now past and your still missed like crazy, you"r sister Claire still talks to, and about you all the time.She has aranged a get to gether to selibrate you"r life and remember all the times you made people laugh,she is also collecting for a childrens carity who help support children who"ve been in fires to rebuild there lives and to live with the afther marth of being burned,we all know how much you liked children,and know you"d like the idear of helping them to continue to go on.well i know you"ll be with us on the 11th for your annervesary. Love always Mum Xxxxxx
drinks for ya....
HI rik just a note to say that i couldnt see another year go by where we didnt do anything for you. well your first anniversary i cooked for me scotty and steve but this year i wanted to do something for you that we could all be together for so iv hired the eastbrook pub for ya bro!!! we also got some charity pots comin so we can collect for a charity called the childrens fire and burn trust. so hopefully we will have a good night for ya hun... just wish that maybe we should of done this for your 21st and you would of been there and that maybe you would of relised that you were special to us all... so its on the 11th april and i hope you can make it cause im really hopin youll be there... missing you always like mad.....love ya always big sis xxxxx
hello ric i wish was stil hear evryone is missing you loads lots of love scott xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Each night we shed a silent tear
As we speak to you in prayer.
To let you know we love you
and just how much we care.
Take our million teardrops
wrap them up in love.
Then ask the wind to carry them
to you in Heaven above.
Nearly xmas again...
Hi bro well it's nearly xmas again and this year will be our second xmas withoutyou and it still seems as bad as the first... somethings just dont get any easier ay? well i think i got nearly all of the presents for the kids you know wot there like they want everything and it has helped that iv discovered ebay!!!! man youd love it. We just had some lovely pictures of Demi done and they look real good. There is still so much i would love to say too you and it seems the more time goes on the more i want to say. I feel so empty without you. I dont want to feel like that its deep and dark and painful AND IT HITS YOU WEN YOU LEAST EXPECT IT! I wish you were here everytime i laugh or the kids do something good, and i wish so bad that you were there with me. Maybe you are in your own way... i sure hope you are cause i dont think i could bear to think of you GONE. If you are there sometimes you should give me a lil sign you know that would really warm my heart as it feels so lonely without you. I never relised really how much of a big part you played in my life... i mean i know we see eachother a lot and had never really been apart but you were just there and i think i took that for granted untill what happened and you were gone. What i wouldnt give just to have you for five more minutes to say all the things i should of and never did. Just to let you know how much we were all gonna miss you but me especialy...even now. I thought id get better but i havent i still have real bad days wen your in my head. People say they understand but they dont and as time goes on its harder to talk about it.... people just asume your over it or if not you should bloody well be.
well im starting to rattle on now so ill say goodbye
Love Claire xxxx
P.S DARE YA GIV ME A SIGN AND MAKE ME CRAP MYSELF. LOL!!!
love always paula x x x x x x
Good Bye
I know my time has ended,
Its time for me to leave.
I want you all to know,
You mean so much to me.
Why I had to go,
Was a mystery to me.
All I heard was God,
Saying “ Please come home to me.”
So I left my friends and family,
I didn’t say goodbye.
All I got to see,
Were the tears in their eyes.
But as I saw them crying,
I asked them not to grieve.
Knowing how much we care,
That our love will never cease.
You can look up at the sky,
And look over to the sea.
When you feel that gentle breeze,
You always think of me.
And when your time comes,
To join me up above.
We will be reunited,
And still, we will have our love.
Thankyou All!!
This is just a note to say thankyou to all those who have left messages of love and sympathy for my lil brother Ricky. Although Ricky has gone the messages you have all left have been of great comfort to the famiy he has left behind. Without some of which i dont think that i personally would of carried on.It has now been over a year and nothing has got any easier and i doubt it ever will, but here i have learned that im not alone and that others have had a harder time than i have. Some of the young ones here who left too soon have left a lasting impression on me and i thank the lord that i was blessed with the short time i had with Ricky. I still cry and still have real low points but together as a community i know we will all get by and learn to live even with the pain. I have made some lovely friends on ere who all seem to say the right things and if you all only knew how much that helps. I love switching Ricks page on on a bad day and being greeted by all the loving messages and know that its not just me who misses someone so terribly.....
so thankyou all for all of your support and kind thoughts
claire Rik's big sis xxx
love always paula x x x x x x
When you feel you miss me most,
As years go drifting by,
Each memory will prove to you,
That love can never die,
That while I left you far too soon,
I did not go alone,
For the father sent his angels,
To gently take me home,
Take comfort when you think of me,
Keep my love deep within your heart,
And with the warmth of each memory,
We will never be apart.
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love always paula x x x x
i found a penny today
laying on the ground
but its not just a penny
this little coin i found
pennies come from heaven
that's what my dad told me
he said angels toss them down
oh, how i loved this story
he said when an Angel misses you
They toss a penny down
sometimes just to cheer you up
To make a smile out of a frown
So, don't pass by that penny
When you're feeling blue
It may be a penny from Heaven
That RICKY has tossed to you.
love always paula x x x x x x
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