Kevin Ash: family man - Telegraph It also felt reasonable to him to be standing in a field at 8am one morning, shovelling half a tonne of clay into his car from the sodden ground because I needed it. "Now it feels like we've switched roles: I'm patrolling the web and checking his forum as we used to watch him do, the only thing that's missing perhaps is the small "bubble trouble" game that was quickly hidden when he saw us watching. Everything he did was entirely for his children and his wife, and a little bit for his cat. My parents loved each other very much, and I hope that one day we can learn to live without him. By Kirsten, aged 18 From teaching us about outer space, to the birds in the garden, my dad taught us everything. He has inspired me to write, to love stories and use my imagination. He taught us to strive for the best, but most importantly, to do what we loved. That was what he always told us: do what you want to do, and I will always be there to support you and help you with whatever that may be. I'll miss his stupid dad jokes and the comforting noise of him typing at his computer, but I know he will always be there, just like he always was and always will be, and I love him for that. By Ingrid, age 10 We have many funny memories of my dad, and most of them were very random things; he once tripped on a completely flat surface for no reason at all! How my family and I will forget him for even a second I don't know. He has journeyed all across the world and back for his job, but we all know he took as much time for his family. I thought he must have been sick of all the travelling, but he still came to lovely places such as America and Germany with us, because he loved us, and we will always love him. He had a brilliant job that took up a lot of his time, yet he still always found time spare for us. Tributes to Kevin Ash can be emailed to kevinashtribute@telegraph.co.uk