| Location | Huddersfield |
| Age | 38 years |
| Date of Birth | 4/1968 |
| Date of Death | 12/2006 |
| Visitors | 7,763 since 21/04/2008 |
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Samantha Jane Jessop - or Sammy as she was known to family and friends - died in December 2006. Sammy and her daughter Becky were murdered by Sammy's partner - they were only 38 and 20 years of age and had everything to live for.
Sammy was exceptionally creative and could turn her hand to any creative activity - whether it was her artwork, designing clothes, hairdressing or painting and decorating, she thrived on being individual and standing out from the crowd.
Sammy was born in Huddersfield (Dalton) but spent most of her childhood and adult life in Almondbury. She was the youngest in the family and has two older sisters - Sarah and Susan and an older brother, Graham. She also has a son Ryan who lives with his dad and her mum now lives out of Huddersfield.
Sammy didn't have the easiest life and was a larger than life character - some people struggled to understand her and not many people knew the real person under the bravado. She was the most kind, caring, considerate and loveable person you could ever wish to meet. Her bark was definitely worse than her bite and she would do absolutely anything for anyone.
Nothing can ever replace Sammy or Becky. It was a complete waste of two lives and a needless crime. The pain of knowing how they died never goes, or what they must have gone through. There is no excuse for taking a life. We loved Sammy and Becky very much. They were like two peas in a pod - more sisters than mother and daughter. If we could turn back time, meaningless fallouts would never happen and things would be different. Sadly you can't turn back time. Not a day goes by that we don't think about them and our terrible loss. They both meant the world to us and we miss them every single day.
Always thinking of you
God this is soo hard. Knowing what has happened, and trying to forget how it did.
I miss you soo much, we all do.
Thinking of you always and always.
Damien
music
hi sam wanted to put a song on for u but your site must be set so i cant ive put it on beckys site
its the changes song i know becky like a lot and im guessing u did too
miss u both xxxxx
It's been a while since I last wrote anything Sammy but you have never been out of my thoughts. December was a dark empty month as all the memories come back of the day we heard you had both been murdered. I can't believe it's been 2 years since you were taken from us. I went to Susan's for Christmas and again the shock of seeing you and Becky smiling out from your photos and the realisation you have gone just stops me in my tracks.
Hope you and Becky are looking after each other
Love you
xx
Sarah
thinking of u both.wish becky and u were still here still dont seem real
hope u 2 had a good party up there for her birthday
The seasons are flying by Sammy and in 3 months time it will be two years since this nightmare began. Days go by and I feel fine and then suddenly realise things are not fine and never will be. Just when you think you are starting to move on, things keep happening which take me back to the awful dark cold days of hearing you and Becky had been murdered. That's when I realise I haven't moved on at all and still can't bring myself to say the words out loud because of the upset it brings.
I wish I had moved back to the North before you were both taken so at least I would have current memories of you both. I wish we could have those times again when you were the annoying carrot top of a 5 year old who chased me round the garden with worms in your hand, whilst I screamed in fear, even though I was 4 years older than you! I still remember your kindness when I was a teenager and upset and you offered to share your sweets with me. I can still hear your loud laugh. Being back in the North has helped as Debbie keeps reminding me of the good times we had when we were all younger. Nothing can bring you both back though and living with that reality is the hardest thing of all.
Hope you and Becky are taking care of each other
sarah
xx
friend
rest in peace sam. we were friends in school, u were always kind and thoughtful. love jo (robert broadbents)mum.xxx
God I miss you. Today I have been consumed by an overwhelming need to touch you and speak to you. i miss you everyday and speak to you but some days, like today, are worst than others.. Love and miss you both all the time. XXX
missing you too
cant belive you are gone mum but richard walsh should rots in prison love you lots missing you every day xxxx
ALWAYS IN OUR THOUGHTS
Today Richard Walsh was sentenced to a minimum of 25 years in prison and given an indeterminate sentence - hopefully he will never be released. His sentence will never bring you back though Sammy. You were our baby sister. We have had to sit in court and listen to people systematically try and drag you down. These people don't know you. You do not deserve to be treated as yet another 'statistic'. You were our bright, funny, creative and gorgeous sister. The only carrot top in the family with bright green eyes and a laugh that could stop you in your steps. The pain of knowing how you died will never leave us or the fact that we were powerless to help. Not being able to say goodbye to you was heart wrenching. Today, in court, I saw Graham cry for the first time and Susan sobbing her heart out. I had to bite back the tears and try and stay strong. But the pain is there and will always be there. It is a complete tragic waste of a life. I hope you can now sleep well Sammy but you will always be in our thoughts - and always will be little Sammy. I know we'll get to meet again one day and then I can show you how much I loved and cared for you. Sleep well x
Hi Sammy. it's hard at the moment goint to the court everyday and hearing things that we don't want to hear. It's clear that most people who knew you really did know that there was so much more to you. You were loud definitely, you were also fun and had a wicked sense of humour. I miss those times when you really showed 'you'. I wish you were here now, life at the moment feels so sureal, listening about you, lies, exagerastions words being taken out of context, then we hear little things that remind us it really is you they are talking about and then it becomes real again. Everyone knows he's guilty and he will get what he deserves but unfortunately nothing he gets will ever compensate. Sarah, Graham and me all love and miss you both and talk about you all the time. Love you loads. XXXX
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