Family pays loving tribute to Beccles father Mark Mayston

Mark Mayston, 59 and from Beccles, was found on Friday, April 7 by a volunteer search dog team, 10 days after he was reported missing.

Police have said the death is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be prepared for the coroner in due course.

Known as 'Mosey', Mr Mayston was married to Becky Mayston for 24 years after they first met at M&H Plastics three years earlier.

The couple had two girls, Holly, 20, and Libby, 15.

Becky Mayston (left) and Mark Mayston (right) were together for 27 years and married for 24 years (Image: Submitted)

Mrs Mayston, 46, said in a handwritten letter: "I was straight away attracted to his big smile and twinkling eyes. He was exciting and loved his life.

"I remember thinking how lucky I was that he'd chosen me, and how special he made me feel every day. He used to always say to me 'Becky, live a little'.

"Mosey was the kindest, gentlest and most loyal man. He had time for absolutely anyone and his cheeky grin was infectious."

Mrs Mayston said her husband was passionate about nature and his job at the Environment Agency.

'Mosey' was said to have an infectious smile and was widely loved by many (Image: Submitted)

She said he "had a way about him" that made whoever was talking to him feel special.

Mrs Mayston said: "He had an endless reserve of patience and was always willing to help anyone that needed it.

"He was extremely family orientated and is loved to bits by his wife and two girls - he always paid so much attention to them and was so proud of them.

"Music was another thing that was extremely important to him, every song linked to a memory or specific feeling that he had at the time when he first listened to it."

Mrs Mayston said Mark loved travelling and would go anywhere "at the drop of a hat".

She said he earlier had a passion for scooter rallies, owned a Lambretta and was also into Northern Soul. He never went out without his flight jacket and Doc Martens.

Mrs Mayston added: "Mosey was extremely intelligent, having an almost encyclopedic knowledge of things.

"His girls always teased him about being a 'know it all' because he always had an answer for everything. 

"He was someone who touched so many people's lives but would never take credit for any of the good that he did.

"He will always be remembered for being the man with the most genuine smile."

Mark loved his girls to bits and would support them however he could (Image: Submitted)

In her own letter, Holly said: "We always shared the same interests and as soon as one of us picked something up it wouldn't be long before the other wanted to learn about it too.

"For instance, he loved electric guitar when I was younger but stopped playing once I got older but when I started to want to learn his love for it was renewed."

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Libby, who is currently studying for her GCSEs, said: "When I gained an interest in cricket he picked up the excitement that I felt and grew a love for it.

"He drove me to cricket every week and bought me my own gear, along with the knowledge he discovered in order to improve my techniques.

"His dedication towards me playing sport is what helped me to keep going and never give up."

Mr Mayston's family said they wanted to send a "huge thank you" to the community for their "constant support and help" during the search for him.

The family added how "touched" they were by the hundreds of kind messages they had received during this "horrible" period of time while 'Mosey' was missing.