My dad was Kevin McManus and my wife Melanie (who worked briefly for Rob) and I wanted to pass along our condolences to you. We all held Rob in high regard and we are saddened for his passing and wish you all the best.

Dear Doreen, David, Michael, Andrew and Peter .

We are all saddened at your loss. Rob was a larger than life character who had a great zest for life .

We always looked forward to his yearly updates of his family that he was so proud of .

Very best wishes , we are all thinking of you.

Paul , Ken , Audrey , David , Lynne and Ruth Savage

(Brunton Park , Gosforth , England )

We are so sorry to hear of Rob’s passing, he was such a character who we remember well. We hope that the love of family and friends will comfort and strengthen you all at this sad time.

Our thoughts are with you all.

Joan & Fiona xx

It is with great sadness that we have read of the passing of our dear friend Rob, we recall with great fondness the many evenings we spent together before you left Newcastle.

To Doreen, David, Michael, Andrew, Peter & your families we send you all our deepest sympathy, we are thinking of you, & send you much love,

Sheila & Malcolm Burgess xxxx

Dave, Rosanna, Alistair and Ethan, our condolences on you loss.

Sending you strength and support in this difficult time. Xo

My Dad had a love for life, his wife and his family. He was always interested in current affairs aswell as a good understanding of history. He loved being an engineer and solving problems. He was always thinking of ways to improve the efficiency of processes, whether it be how to more efficiently manufacture safety clips, to designing and building a new forklift truck, to manufacturing stockyard pens, to designing a device to improve fuel consumption in vehicles and to reduce green house gasses. My Dad always had an opinion. People who met him liked him. He took time to get to know people and always looked for ways to help people. My Dad traveled to many destinations in the world and took the family to Nigeria, Malaysia and eventually to Canada where we finally made our home. My Dad loved his adopted country but always remembered where he came from in the UK. My Dad was always quick to find the funny side of a situation and to have a good laugh. He enjoyed a good prank and pulled some funny ones over the years. He always loved to talk about his travels. He loved his family.

My Dad fought valiantly to stay alive in the last few years; he always rallied back until the next hurdle came along. He surprised the medical community on many occasions with his determination and fortitude to get himself back to health. His last months saw him presented with many hurdles but he was not going to give up, he did not want to leave his best friend of 76 years, our Mum, Doreen. The family is comforted in the knowledge that our Dad passed away peacefully with dignity which is appropriate for the proud man that he was. He had a full life and will be missed. God Bless.

May the ocean be still and guide you safely home Granddad.

Love always.

You will always be on my mind and forever in my heart . Grandpa, you will be missed by all the Shipley clan and we all love you .

So very sorry for your loss. Your Grampa was one of a kind and will be missed. Give your grandma a hug from me.

God bless

Darlene Benson

We’ll miss you Dad!

Go forth and forge the way for the Shipley’s in the next life as you have here on Earth!

Love ya.

My deepest condolences to your family. Arles, you and your family will be in my prayers ❤️

Our condolences to Doreen and the family, our thoughts are with you at this sad time.

Rob will be missed , he was a devoted husband, father and grandfather and a very kind friend. I will miss sitting at his bar the reminiscing about the old country !