One of a kind
I never met Winston, but I feel like I grew up with them. Thank you for being part of my life.

Politics
1874 – 1965 · aged 90 · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
“Never, never, never give up.”
Portrait: Yousuf Karsh, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Remember Winston
Latest: Rachel Dean
lit a candle 13d ago
Winston Churchill led Britain through the Second World War as prime minister, rallying the country with speeches in its darkest year. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1953 and was given a state funeral at 90.
“Never, never, never give up.”
Memories, thanks and farewells from the people Winston touched.
I never met Winston, but I feel like I grew up with them. Thank you for being part of my life.
We disagreed on plenty, but I never doubted Winston cared. That's rarer than it should be.
Lighting a candle from France. Winston meant a great deal to a lot of us here.
Thank you for sharing this.
Not many people can say they made millions of strangers feel less alone. Winston could.
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My grandmother loved Winston. When she died we played their work at the funeral. Now they're both gone. Strange how connected it all is.
The world is a little quieter today.
Well put.
Gone too soon, even at any age. There was so much more to come.
Rest in peace. History will be kind.
Couldn't agree more.
To the family: you shared Winston with all of us for so long. Thank you. We're holding you in our thoughts.
Well put.
A life fully lived. Thank you, Winston.
Same here. Exactly this.
Same here. Exactly this.
Thank you, Winston. For the joy, the honesty, and for showing up when it mattered.
Couldn't agree more.
Winston Churchill will be remembered long after the rest of us are forgotten. That's what greatness looks like.
I met Winston once, very briefly, and they were kind to a nervous stranger. That's what I'll remember.
Well put.
There are people you assume will always be there. Losing Winston feels like losing a piece of the furniture of the world.
234 people are remembering Winston here. Light a candle when words are hard. It stays here.
Be the first to give.
Couldn't agree more.
Beautifully said.