82 year old woman gets her first tattoo

June Bright got the tattoo in memory of her late husband
Nicholas Sylvester/Sabotage Tattoo Studio
Charlie Jones1 June 2017

An 82 year old woman memorialised the death of her late husband by getting a tattoo of his name on her left wrist.

June Bright, from Spalding in Lincolnshire was “very pleased” with her first inked design, according to her granddaughter Naomi.

“She was so excited to show people and on the phone straight away to friends and family to tell them about it.”

The idea came to the pensioner when she spotted a tattoo of poppies on the wrist of her 79 year old friend.

Nicholas Sylvester/Sabotage Tattoo Studio

She became “very persistent” with the idea and was repeatedly “hassling” her granddaughter to take her to see the procedure through.

June met Derrick, the name now inscribed on her wrist, when she was thirteen years old. They were childhood sweethearts and spent 53 years together before he passed away in 2001.

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June originally wanted Derrick’s initials tattooed on her ring finger. However, on the day itself she decided she wasn’t going to take off her ring for the first time since her wedding, “nor would it actually come off for that matter!”

According to Naomi, June took the pain remarkably well: “It was almost like she was just sat having a cup of tea with a friend.”

Nicholas Sylvester/Sabotage Tattoo Studio

The tattoo artist behind the design, Nicholas Sylvester, said it was “an awesome idea.”

“I think you’re never too old for a tattoo, and never worry about whether other people may think you’re too old for a tattoo.”

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