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Post Icon Posted: Aug. 11 2012,7:32 am Post # 1 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
As we go through life, there comes a time when you have to say "goodbye" to your parents.  While dealing with this reality is never easy, it does give one the opportunity to reflect upon what they had given to others throughout their life.

Lost our mom yesterday to old age.  She now joins dad who passed six years earlier.  Both we're given the absolute best care available and lived in comfort during their final days.

We all owe much of who/what we are today to our upbringing.

My love of the outdoors, camping and fishing, boating and water skiing, are a direct reflection of what we experienced as Frank & Shirley's kids.

They were children of the Great Depression Era.  Mom was a foster child, never met her real dad, and Father lived with his cousins in Canada for many years during those tough times.

Dad was a Cadillac mechanic.  He had a boring machine and would go shop to shop doing valve jobs.  Later in life he became an electrician during the IE housing boom in the '50s.

Mom took in laundry and did ironing for others while raising us kids.  She also worked at May Co on the week-ends for extra cash.

While we never had many of life's luxuries, we never went "without"; they made sure of that.  If they had enough cash for gas, we were out on the road as a family spending time with nature together.

I'm so thankful to have had them in my life.

shue
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Post Icon Posted: Aug. 11 2012,8:48 am Post # 2 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
Sorry to hear about your loss Gary, condolences go out to you and the family..
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Post Icon Posted: Aug. 11 2012,11:38 am Post # 3 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
Truly Sorry Gary.  :grouphug

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Thanks boys...it is what it is...we all get our chance... :grouphug
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Post Icon Posted: Aug. 11 2012,3:37 pm Post # 5 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
Sounds like you had great times with your folks and took good care of your Mom. Sorry for your loss. But now they are back together.

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Post Icon Posted: Aug. 15 2012,2:03 pm Post # 6 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
So sorry to hear of your loss Gary, the 10th is my daughters Bday so it should be easy for me to remember..
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Your post is touching.  :good

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Post Icon Posted: Aug. 16 2012,8:01 am Post # 7 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
Sorry to hear about your loss Gary. Great story!!  Things will be things. Memories and teachings from your family are priceless.
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Post Icon Posted: Aug. 16 2012,11:22 am Post # 8 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
Deepest sympathies Gary.... Lost mine a few years ago and I miss them every day........


Hang in there, just our turn these days...... :grouphug



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Thanks boys... :bowdown

As per their wishes...the family is going on a camping trip to Yosemite next June and cook breakfast outdoors...then likely set them afloat down the Merced... :grouphug
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Post Icon Posted: Oct. 03 2012,5:59 pm Post # 10 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
It's a bit late in coming your way Shue, but very sorry to read this news!

Hang on to those memories....they'll get you through!! Blessings to you and yours!

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