Oct 07, 2014 11:13 By Nicola Bartlett
Terry Harvey's large family have been left shocked by his sudden death and say he instilled a sense of hard work and good morals in all his children
Terry Harvey, who died aged 56, is pictured with his family
A super-dad who has fathered 16 children and has 33 grandchildren has died suddenly at the age of 56.
Terry Harvey's large family have been left shocked by his sudden death recently and say he instilled a sense of hard work and good morals in his children.
Mr Harvey and his wife Marie had always wanted a big family but they never dreamed that they would end up having 16 children.
He was always proud of supporting his large family despite many people advising him that he might be better off claiming benefits and was known to say: “I didn’t have my kids for the government to support them - that’s my job.”
Mr Harvey, died on September 16 2014, and will be honoured by his workmates at his funeral, Wales Online reported.
They will all stop working as a mark of respect for a man who was so well-loved within the trade in South Wales.
Mr Harvey loved his job and was always cheerful while working he would even get told off for singing too much.
Terry HarveyMarie and Terry Harvey pictured with some of their children and grandchildren
Friends say he had a great sense of humour and delighted in teaching his African Grey parrot Mickey to swear.
He was fond of animals and adored his Great Dane Zana while his grandchildren will remember him as a great playmate singing “Under the Sea” from the Little Mermaid to them the day before he died.
His 16 children are Machala, 36, Leanne, 34, Tracey, 33, Samantha, 32, Christopher, 31, Colin, 29, Jodie, 28, Amy, 26, Kimberly, 25, Loretta, 23, Daniel, 22, Roxanne, 21, Shikera, 18, Shiolah, 17, Shane, 15 and Jessica, 13 .
The Cardiff super-dad was born on June 4 in 1958 in Cwmbran, Wales. He was the fifth of seven children and lived there with his brothers and sisters Christine, Angela, Catherine, David, Gareth and Susan.
He trained as a steel fixer with his Dad, also called Terry, who was known as Tecca.
As a young man he worked with Kevin O’Toole later working with Bob Cole and his family with whom he became very close.
The grandfather to 33, with five on the way, spent most of his life in Llanedeyrn with his wife of 35 years Marie.
The pair met at the Cherry Tree Working Men’s Club in Cwmbran got married in the registry office in Pontypool just eight weeks later and had their reception in the club where they met.
Terry helped build the Severn Bridge and the new cancer unit at the Heath Hospital He really enjoyed working on Cardiff Bay Barrage and the police station in Cardiff Bay along with many of the other big developments in Cardiff and the wider area.
His biggest job recently was working on the incinerator waste facility in Splott.
Despite working long hours Terry always helped look after the children getting up in the middle of the night to help when they were young
Friday 10 October 2014
Super-dad who fathered 16 children and has 33 grandchildren dies suddenly aged 56
Oct 07, 2014 11:13 By Nicola Bartlett
Terry Harvey's large family have been left shocked by his sudden death and say he instilled a sense of hard work and good morals in all his children
Terry Harvey, who died aged 56, is pictured with his family
A super-dad who has fathered 16 children and has 33 grandchildren has died suddenly at the age of 56.
Terry Harvey's large family have been left shocked by his sudden death recently and say he instilled a sense of hard work and good morals in his children.
Mr Harvey and his wife Marie had always wanted a big family but they never dreamed that they would end up having 16 children.
He was always proud of supporting his large family despite many people advising him that he might be better off claiming benefits and was known to say: “I didn’t have my kids for the government to support them - that’s my job.”
Mr Harvey, died on September 16 2014, and will be honoured by his workmates at his funeral, Wales Online reported.
They will all stop working as a mark of respect for a man who was so well-loved within the trade in South Wales.
Mr Harvey loved his job and was always cheerful while working he would even get told off for singing too much.
Terry HarveyMarie and Terry Harvey pictured with some of their children and grandchildren
Friends say he had a great sense of humour and delighted in teaching his African Grey parrot Mickey to swear.
He was fond of animals and adored his Great Dane Zana while his grandchildren will remember him as a great playmate singing “Under the Sea” from the Little Mermaid to them the day before he died.
His 16 children are Machala, 36, Leanne, 34, Tracey, 33, Samantha, 32, Christopher, 31, Colin, 29, Jodie, 28, Amy, 26, Kimberly, 25, Loretta, 23, Daniel, 22, Roxanne, 21, Shikera, 18, Shiolah, 17, Shane, 15 and Jessica, 13 .
The Cardiff super-dad was born on June 4 in 1958 in Cwmbran, Wales. He was the fifth of seven children and lived there with his brothers and sisters Christine, Angela, Catherine, David, Gareth and Susan.
He trained as a steel fixer with his Dad, also called Terry, who was known as Tecca.
As a young man he worked with Kevin O’Toole later working with Bob Cole and his family with whom he became very close.
The grandfather to 33, with five on the way, spent most of his life in Llanedeyrn with his wife of 35 years Marie.
The pair met at the Cherry Tree Working Men’s Club in Cwmbran got married in the registry office in Pontypool just eight weeks later and had their reception in the club where they met.
Terry helped build the Severn Bridge and the new cancer unit at the Heath Hospital He really enjoyed working on Cardiff Bay Barrage and the police station in Cardiff Bay along with many of the other big developments in Cardiff and the wider area.
His biggest job recently was working on the incinerator waste facility in Splott.
Despite working long hours Terry always helped look after the children getting up in the middle of the night to help when they were young
