Keith Floyd

1943 - 2009
LocationFaringdon, Oxfordshire
Age65 years
Date of Birth28/12/1943
Date of Death14/09/2009
Visitors4,029 since 15/09/2009
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Keith Floyd, best known for his energetic presenting style, glass of red wine and bow ties, has passed away earlier today after suffering a heart attack.

Floyd, 65 , revealed the he had been diagnosed with bowel cancer back in July. BBC news has reported that his death was announced earlier today. His last appearance was at the Piotrish Food Guide on 9 September 2009

He was known for taking his cooking out of the kitchen and all over the world, starring in a number of popular TV programs on BBC and Channel 5 including Floyd on France, Floyd Uncorked and Floyd on Italy. He also owned and run several restaurants.

Celebrity chef Marco Pierre White paid tribute to a "beautiful man".

He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "Keith, in my opinion, was an exceptional human being. He had great qualities.

"His ability to inspire people to cook just with his words and the way he did things was extraordinary.

"If you look at TV chefs today they don't have his magic. It's a very, very, very sad day for my industry and secondly for a nation.

"The thing which is very sad is a little piece of Britain today died which will never be replaced. He was a beautiful man."

Gifts

Tributes

I wish heaven had a phone so I could hear your voice again. I thought of you today, but that is nothing new. I thought about you yesterday, and days before that too. I think of you in silence, I often speak your name. All I have are memories and a picture in a frame. Your memory is a keepsake, from which I'll never part. God has you in his arms...I have you in my heart♥

Bex Hammond (A Fan)

April 1, 2011

RIP

Jonny Stirling

February 3, 2011

RIP

Chris Admin (A Fan)

April 1, 2010

DO YOU FEEL THE NEED TO TALK XXX

Do you ever sit in an empty room
do you appreciate an open bloom
do you smell it's sweet perfume

Do you feel the need to 'talk out loud'
but theres no one there to hear
do you hear a voice call out your name
so close up to your ear

Have you ever felt a sudden chill pas by
and the hair on your neck stands up
have you gone to pour a cup of tea
but someone's moved your cup

Do you believe in angels
do they make you smile
have you felt one on each shoulder
as you walk that long wiery mile

Do you know that all these things
are messages to you
do you believe that they exist
i'll tell you.....YES THEY DO

with love theresa xxx

Theresa Waters (GTS Friend)

February 10, 2010

Footprints In The Sand x

One night a man had a dream. He dreamed
he was walking along the beach with the LORD.

Across the sky flashed scenes from his life.
For each scene he noticed two sets of
footprints in the sand: one belonging
to him, and the other to the LORD.

When the last scene of his life flashed before him,
he looked back at the footprints in the sand.

He noticed that many times along the path of
his life there was only one set of footprints.

He also noticed that it happened at the very
lowest and saddest times in his life.

This really bothered him and he
questioned the LORD about it:

"LORD, you said that once I decided to follow
you, you'd walk with me all the way.
But I have noticed that during the most
troublesome times in my life,
there is only one set of footprints.
I don't understand why when
I needed you most you would leave me."

The LORD replied:

"My child, my precious child,
I love you and I would never leave you.
During your times of trial and suffering,
when you see only one set of footprints,
it was then that I carried you."

with lots of love god bless love theresa xxx

Theresa Waters (GTS Friend)

January 24, 2010

"Give Me Peace" By Lea Dyer Snow

Lord, in this hour I need you, more than words could ever tell.
I feel as if I'm stranded on shores between heaven and hell...

I know you haven't left me, yet my heart feels void of hope.
I feel as if I'm hanging on an old and thread worn rope...

I feel as if my hearts been torn from the breast from which it came.
And sunshine will no longer fill my life, only clouds of darkness and rain...

I know this will pass,
and you will be there to give me comfort and strength and hope.
But until then I can't help the feeling that I'm down to that last thread of rope...

If it breaks, you'll be there to catch me, and raise me back to my feet...
But for now my world is in turmoil, and the essence of life is not sweet...

Give me power to overcome my oppression, and let sunshine back on my face.
Let your spirit overwhelm my cold dark heart,
and let me bask in your warmth giving grace...

Give rest to my tempest of yearning, and faith to my sore lacking soul.
Let me again laugh with my family. Rescue me from this pit in Sheol.

With praise I do worship your blessings, with humility, I ask my release.
From this den of despair I ask mercy...show favour on me...give me peace.

love theresa xxx

Theresa Waters (GTS Friend)

December 7, 2009

an inspiration

you will be sadly missed, you were an inspiration to myself and a great many others out there who have used your recipes!
now you cooking for the angels xxxx

Jane Bakiaj

October 15, 2009

A LEGEND FOREVER!

Keith my the wine be flowing always and the food be of that of the gods u were a breath of fresh air and an inspiration to many a chef like myself!RIP floyd!

John Fenton

October 13, 2009

Bless you Keith, many a time you made me laugh..... so entertaining, always with a bevy on the go, reminds me of someone else, he'l be waiting at the bar for you .... RIP Keith xx

Rachel Miles

October 12, 2009

Brillient cook, great drinker.

You knew your food, you knew your wine, you knew how tv should work, fantastic. Sorry ya time was up Keith, always loved ya. xx

Stuart Nolan

October 11, 2009
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