Karen Southwood

Conor Southwood

Charly Glass

Conor was born on 28th August 2000 in Milton Keynes hospital, 10 days late- far too comfortable!
He was a very cuddly, happy, content baby- an absolute angel- very inquisitive and pushing boundaries from that very early age!! ‘No’ didn’t enter into Conor’s vocabulary!
Growing up he was very close to his Auntie Donna , Nan, Mark and his three cousins Ryan Amber and Rory who he was like a little brother to. He idolised them all but he was Ryan’s little shadow. Family holidays were key-  always together.
He was a little livewire- he loved being outside on his hobby horse, scooter and then at 3 years he learned to ride a bike without stabilisers and the love of bikes started.
He started riding motorbikes from the age of 4 and with the help of some amazing friends, Dave and Jamie Millers , he started riding trials and never really stopped. His balance was incredible, he certainly didn’t get that from me!
He won several championships but that wasn’t what really drove Conor ,it was all about having fun with his friends.
The friends he gained from trials remain to this day and one in particular, Scott Howlett, he loved to ride and crash with, whose friendship was special to Conor. They have had several mountain bike excursions  to Wales and weekend rides around home.
Conor started school at Linslade lower in Leighton Buzzard where he had several friends but one in particular- Will. Their friendship has continued throughout the years.
School wasn’t the best place for Conor although he stuck at it! He couldn’t sit still or look like he was focused, which, as we all know, wasn’t his fault, but actually when asked by the teacher he knew the answer!
When we moved to Luton with Steve he went to Brewers Middle School in Dunstable where he first met his friend Jim and their friendship continued at Queensbury Academy.
He also met Taylor there ,who subsequently became Charly’s best friend at Upper school. Tay encouraged Charly to meet Conor, as she wasn’t initially going to,and others who knew them both were surprised at the change in him from school days.
(He was a bit chubby at school!)
He then went onto Queensbury Academy Dunstable where he had a huge group of friends, too many to mention but you know who you are and what you meant to him.If anyone was in trouble Conor was always the first to offer help -Our house was never empty we were a bolthole for people in need, but we helped as best we could, always thinking that if Conor had been in trouble we hoped someone would’ve stepped up for him.
It was there he met Ollie, Sian and continued his friendship with Jim.
Conor loved a challenge. The most memorable for me are these but I’m sure there were many more.The first he ever attempted was when he was around 7 years old -to see if he could extinguish the flames of a poster he set light to on his wooden bedroom wall, with a can of deodorant! He was proud of the milk challenge that he was the only one to down a four pinter of full fat milk in one go without throwing up! He had a share bag of maltesers that he tried so many times to throw a malteser in the air and catch in his mouth. Once he got one in he carried on with the rest of the bag!
He had some lovely sayings and made things his own. When he was little it was always a ‘cuggle’ and it’s got a ‘flat backerly.’ The film Monsters Inc became Monsters stink!
He heard the saying ‘I’m hank marvin’ and renamed it ‘Frank Marvin’! Mick reminded me the other day of the clown horn that he used to just randomly do, loving it if it made you jump! What a boy!
Conor really came into his own when he left school.
He applied for and was successful in gaining an apprenticeship with Neil Shadbolt Tree Surgeons.
I fondly recall him saying Mum they asked me if I was afraid of heights ( which he was) but I just lied and said no!! I think they knew this when he started though.He gained all his qualifications and was a fully qualified tree surgeon.
He had a lot of fun working with the guys and we shared a really fab evening celebrating Conor with Tom Pretty, Elias, Tom Bailey, Luke and Mick recently.
We would like to thank Neil and Carol for giving him the opportunity to shine.He changed jobs and went to work with T Clubb and Sons. He worked as a groundworker and settled really well, became a popular member of their team always laughing and joking.
It was here that his friendship with Scott became a great one. Our thanks to Martin and Deb for this opportunity.
Conor then had ideas to become a lorry driver like Steve.
He passed his lorry test in September and was successful in securing a position with Star Platforms. Ian, one of his managers, interviewed him and knew as soon as he walked through the door with his big cheeky grin that he wanted to employ him. He had to get through several hoops to employ Conor because of his age but they were able to do so.
The evening before he passed I was chatting to him about the job and how he was coping being alone in the cab. I could tell by the way that he was talking he loved working there and Ian has said it felt like he had been there for so much longer than the few months he was. Everyone , the other drivers, engineers, office staff all got on with Conor and he is greatly missed.
This job enabled Conor to plan his future and we are forever grateful to Ian and Star platforms for helping him realise his dream.
Conor was an animal lover, growing up with dogs all his life. He loved them all and our lovely Fleur was very special to him. When we got the two puppies in 2021 another young lady took his heart and he hers- the beautiful Boo. He loved Sully as well but the relationship he had with Boo was something else.
Conor was an amazing cook. He loved to cook creations from scratch ,often making it up as he went along ,but always had some degree of chillies in! When I went back to work he always did dinner on the days I worked and at weekends ,when he didn’t want a roast!
Throughout his life Conor has been surrounded by people who loved and cared for him and he gave this back tenfold. Conor sadly lost a friend Ben ,when they were 14. He took it upon himself to become a first aider to help others in need. He has supported charities in honour of people who had sadly passed. Cardiac risk in the Young- by arranging a motorbike trial and an amateur boxing match against his best friend Jim, all funds raised going to CRY in memory of Ben.
He also completed the London to Brighton off road bike race with Ollie, in memory of his Grandad ,who he never got the opportunity to meet , but I hope are together now, and raised a great deal of money for the British Heart Foundation.
Conor was a great friend. The boys and girls have great memories of him and the things they did together and as parents Steve and I didn’t really know about all of them (thankfully) but we know they were fun and he will never be forgotten.
Conor had a big heart and when he was 18 met the love of his life Charly. It became apparent very early on the depth of their love for each other and they had both found their soul mate. He brought out the best in her and she him, it was beautiful to see.Sadly the plans they were so happy making have not come to fruition but I was so grateful to see him the happiest he has ever been and we now have the beautiful Charly with us.
Conor - our funny, loving ,kind , caring beautiful soul you have left a huge void in our lives. Conor lived his short life to the full. He would want you all to go out and live your lives as he did, buying the car, going on holiday, doing whatever he wanted. So please in his memory and when you can, do it ,as when I can, I will.

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