Such a lovely man who always made you smile
FOLLOWING the sad death of well-respected Grimsby dentist Ian Burrell after a crash in Bargate, you paid your tributes on our Facebook page.
Phillip Norton: Such awfully sad news. Ian was my dentist since I was a small child, and a part of all my family’s life over the years. In my first job at Pizza Hut in Grimsby, he would come in for meals or takeaway, and never accept any change from me - even if it was a substantial amount. ‘That’s for you’ he’d quietly say. I’ve never forgotten those moments. A kind, gentle man, and my thoughts and condolences go out to all of his family.
Tim Hubbard: Ian wasn’t my dentist but I remember him well from the practice as my girlfriend was a dental nurse there (before she married my dentist, his brother Keith). I know he married her friend, also a dental nurse there, Lynne, not long afterwards too, so condolences to all the family. RIP Linda Drinkell: Was my dentist for a lot of years. Such a lovely man. RIP Mr Burrell. He always made you smile. Great sense of humour. Laura Parkinson: Sending my heartfelt condolences to Ian’s family. Such sad sad news. Rowena Lakin: RIP Mr Burrell. Thinking of your family. Lovely man.
Rozanne Bainbridge: RIP Ian Burrell, such a lovely man. My dentist for many years until he retired. Condolences to all his family.
Gemma Elaine Piggott: I used to work for him years ago, how sad. Thoughts go out to close freinds and family.
Karen Hinson: I loved our conversations we had as he was from Newcastle where I trained as a nurse. The things he said made me laugh so much, he was very honest and down to earth. A typical Geordie. I was saddened when I heard of his passing.
Joe Elizabeth: Such terrible news, a lovely kind man. He was amazing with my son as a dentist. Thinking of his family, lots of love to them all.
Gail Reeves: He was a lovely man, RIP. So sad.
Mark Balls: Condolences to Mr Burrell’s family. He was my dentist for many years until he retired. A was a lovely man who cared for his patients who will be sadly missed. Caroline Beer: This is sad news, such a lovely man with a great chairside manner, even managed to get rid of my fear of dentists. RIP Ian Burrell.
Gill Thomason: Terrified of dentists but Ian gave me the confidence to go to see him lovely man. RIP. Alyssa Jennings: So sad, he was a lovely man. He was my childhood dentist. Sending my condolences to his family at this sad time.
Sonya Dainty: So sad, thinking of his family at this sad time. RIP Ian Burrell.
Shirley Bradley: So sad he was my dentist when I was young. My thoughts go out to his family
Angie Hayward: Aww, so sad to read this, he was my dentist from the age of five till he retired. Saw him the end of last year in A&E and was sat chatting to him as it was theearly hours of the morning and he was checking my daughter was OK. RIP Ian, my thoughts are with your family and friends.
David Gardner: Very sad news, Ian was a lovely man and will be missed. Love and condolences to his family at this hard time.