Together we Maurice’s children have designed a tribute page dedicated to the loving memory of Maurice Holland Jnr. our beloved Father who was born in Sheffield on November 05, 1966. He is much loved and will always be remembered. We would love for all of you to contribute your thoughts, fond memories and stories through the use of this webpage, you can even light a candle too! 


If you can think of anyone else who would also like to contribute something to the page and is not able to do so of their own accord then please feel free to send it to on to one of the Holland family members to post on their behalf.


We would also like to request that if there are any key moments throughout Maurice’s life that you are aware of please share them with us so we can add them all to his timeline. Also for any photos added to gallery if possible we kindly ask you to please add a location/date in the captions provided. 


Many thanks in advance for all the contributions made and we truly look forward to seeing all your posts 💙

We would love it if you would share your memories with us as these will become our memories too and aid with our healing. Thanking you all in advance for being a dedicated and loving member of Maurice’s family and network of friends.

From the Family,

The 12th of December 2020 was one of the saddest days of our family’s lives. Our devastation, shock and sorrow are shared with many of Maurice’s friends and colleagues and of course, his children, who he adored with every breath he took. Maurice was the youngest of five children. No‐one could imagine that he would be the first to leave us and this has truly turned our world upside down!!

We grieve uncontrollably at times and try to accept the fact that the pain will ease over time but we also accept that his loss to us will never be easy. We will learn to live with the loss, heal and rebuild ourselves around the pain we have suffered but we will never be the same. The immense outpouring of support, love and shared memories bestowed upon us by family and friends will be of comfort during the healing process and we sincerely thank you and appreciate your words of encouragement and inspiration from deep within our hearts. We all celebrate what has to be said was a short‐lived life. Maurice was just 54. His enormous legacy is already making the family even prouder of his life achievements than we could ever imagine. We will cherish and honour him as long as we walk this earth.

He was a phenomenal Son, Brother (Bro), Father, Uncle, Cousin (Cuz), Godfather, Mentor, Work Colleague
and a great friend to so many, so much so that he would often introduce newcomers as “a brother or sister from another mother!” This was, or for many is, the man we all knew as Mo. Maurice was an extremely talented sportsman excelling in track and field, championing the 100 and 200‐metre sprint and long‐jump; winning many accolades at school, Club and County level. He also played football for his school and Borough, later joining a football club to play for the East‐London Football League. His love for football and children continued whilst living in the United Arab Emirates where he coached a youth team every Thursday. His wit, passion for life, love of family (especially his children) and that priceless, catchy; Kuk‐Kuk‐Kuk‐Kuk laugh that distinguished him from everyone else, had an impact on us all whenever we were around him. No change, no sympathy, no fuss, he made sure he was always there for his family and friends, committed, come rain or shine.

Mo, you were loved, adored, cherished, idolized and admired by so many. It is just amazing how many lives
you have touched and that is why we will all miss you so much. The void you have left in our lives is unimaginable. Heaven loaned us one of the coolest, funniest and kindest dudes that ever walked this earth and we’re thankful for the loan although we can never pay off the interest!

Rest in Eternal Peace and ‘Walk Good’
The Holland Family x