Well, it will happen to us all, and yesterday it happened to TG's father, who died suddenly. He'd been ill, and we'd actually advanced the wedding date to try and make sure he could be there and share the fun. Sadly, that didn't work out. She got back to Chicago in time to be with him and her family when they decided to end life support, and she's having a good, close time with her brother and mother. I'll fly back over the weekend, and be there for the funeral.
He was the epitome of an average man; a retired postal worker - USPS for his entire career, active in his church and not much else as far as I can find out.
But I'll say one thing writing in this blog has done for me is to strip away the notions that I once had which told me that wasn't a good thing. Because I've come to realize that we are a nation of average men and women, who live and die to no great notice, and that fact is our greatness and power.
We don't need Alcibiades. We had Willie and Joe. And TG's dad.
I'm very sorry to hear of your and TG's loss, AL. You offer a fine eulogy, however.
Hear, hear.
Condolences to you and TG on your loss.
My condolences for your loss. Can be tough, times like these. I've known many a man of no great distinction, that it has been my pride and pleasure to call friend or even be humbled by their goodness. It is the depth of character that defines a man.
my condolences.
Condolences to you and TG. May you live a long time.
I haven't thought about the song in years, but in reading your note, a song started playing in my head for reasons I don't fully understand. I finaly id'd it a few minutes ago.
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There'll be one small light
All over the world tonight.
The search go on for the one,
It was love with no name
And we glowed in the sun.
There was one small dream
Incredible highs and lows,
What little we knew living ordinary lives.
Made a dream for you, living ordinary lives.
(Spoken:) ordinary people living ordinary lives.
Ordinary people living ordinary lives.
We were be one small light
All over the world tonight.
The search go on for the one,
It was love with no name
And we glowed in the sun.
There was one small dream
Incredible highs and lows,
What little we knew living ordinary lives.
Made a dream for you, living ordinary lives.
We were ordinary people living ordinary lives.
We were ordinary people living ordinary lives.
(Spoken:) the clock on the wall keeps moving,
Time stands still,
No matter how the dice may fall,
Someone else always gets to call the number.
Say goodbye cruel world
No pity no pain tonight
Whatever the cost all is lost
If this is love with no name
Then it's all in the stars
Whether it's wrong or right
There's no one to blame no lies
What else could we do
Living ordinary lives
Made a dream for you
Living ordinary lives.
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With sorrow in your loss.
A.L.
I don't really know you; I'm just an occasional visitor to your site. But I certainly sympathize with anyone facing that kind of loss. My own father is not in the best of health. Condolences to you and TG, and I second Andrew's comment.
Condolances to TG and you. I have found this to be one of the wounds that time does not heal adequately. But now, live well so that others may think as much of you when you pass.
"They were not rich and famous, but they were strong and good." - Robert Lawson
My condolences to TG and her family, as well as to yourself.
My thoughts and prayers are with you, TG and her family.
My condolences for you loss.
May God bless rest his soul
My condolences to you and TG.