Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/02/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Your loss of your father and the moving goodbye seems to reach LUGers all over the world - my sencere condolances to you and your loved ones. I experienced my grandparents dying within a couple of weeks after being married to each other for more than 55 years, though it was hard it was a relief to know that the left for each other - You touched os all - the screen is getting blurred - kind regards - ruben, Denmark ----- Original Message ----- From: <SonC@aol.com> To: <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2005 8:08 PM Subject: [Leica] Good-bye, Dad > Many of you already know that Sunday two weeks ago, my father passed away > unexpectedly, just a month after my mother's death. > > He had retired after thirty years in the U.S. Air Force; that was thirty > years ago. I don't think that he spent a night away from my mother in > all that > time. His loyalty and devotion to her, my sister, his grandchildren and > to > me was remarkable. > > We were fortunate in that both died with dignity in their home apparently > in > no pain, and we've felt an out-pouring of love and prayer from our > community. > > This was to be last week's picture of the week, but the film was in a lab > in > another city, and I didn't get it until yesterday. > > http://www.sonc.com/goodbye_dad.htm > > > Regards, > Sonny > http://www.sonc.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information