Passing of my Dad

EiaEia Registered Users Posts: 3,627 Major grins
edited April 11, 2011 in People
My Dad just passed away a few days ago. This is one of my favorite photographs I took of him. Just posting to honor him. He was a very happy, pleasant man! I miss him terribly!

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~AnnaMaria~ My little life in God's big universe

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  • sara505sara505 Registered Users Posts: 1,684 Major grins
    edited April 9, 2011
    What a great picture. I am sorry for your loss. He looks to have been a wonderful father.
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  • heatherfeatherheatherfeather Registered Users Posts: 2,738 Major grins
    edited April 9, 2011
    I love his eyes and wrinkles... his eyes look so kind, and his wrinkles tell stories. I am so glad you have this photo to remember him by.
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  • DavidTODavidTO Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 19,160 Major grins
    edited April 9, 2011
    Sorry for your loss. What a great image to remember him by. I still think of my dad every day.
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  • SamSam Registered Users Posts: 7,419 Major grins
    edited April 9, 2011
    "He was a very happy, pleasant man! I miss him terribly!"

    Sounds like he enjoyed a great life and you had a wonderful relationship with your dad.

    I am sorry for your loss.

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  • jeffreaux2jeffreaux2 Registered Users Posts: 4,762 Major grins
    edited April 9, 2011
    The hat tells me he was a "character"....and I bet I'm right about that!mwink.gif

    Losing someone who has been that close to you for your entire life is never easy. Even if you dont see or speak to them everyday, their mere presence on Earth provides a sense of security....and normalcy. I am very sorry for your loss.

    I recently dug up an old post from an old friend about a son that he lost. It included a poen that I am sharing below.....




    TOGETHERNESS


    Death is nothing at all,
I have only slipped away
into the next room.

    I am I,
and you are you;
whatever we were to each other, that, we still are.

    Call me by my old familiar name,
speak to me in the easy way
which you always used,

    put no difference in your tone,
wear no forced air
of solemnity or sorrow.

    Laugh as we always laughed
at the little jokes we shared together.

    Let my name ever be
the household word that it always was.

    Let it be spoken without effect, 
without the trace of a shadow on it.

    Life means all
that it ever meant.
It is the same as it ever was.
There is unbroken continuity.

    Why should I be out of mind
because I am out of sight?

    I am waiting for you,
for an interval, somewhere very near,
just around the corner.

    All is well.

    One brief moment and all will be as it was before,
    only better, infinitely happier,
    and forever we will be one together.

    Canon Henry Scott-Holland



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  • brvheartbrvheart Registered Users Posts: 434 Major grins
    edited April 9, 2011
    so sorry for your loss. glad you have such a wonderful image to honor and remember him with.
  • jirojiro Registered Users Posts: 1,865 Major grins
    edited April 9, 2011
    My condolence, Eia. Thank you for sharing.
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  • HackboneHackbone Registered Users Posts: 4,027 Major grins
    edited April 9, 2011
    Very sorry for your loss. Your father has a great face and kind feeling.
    Charles
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  • reyvee61reyvee61 Registered Users Posts: 1,877 Major grins
    edited April 9, 2011
    May his spirit live on forever in your lives....
    This portrait shows his gentle demeanor in my opinion....
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  • marikrismarikris Registered Users Posts: 930 Major grins
    edited April 9, 2011
    That is terribly sad :( Thank you for sharing his photograph with us. It is a wonderful picture.

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  • SnowgirlSnowgirl Registered Users Posts: 2,155 Major grins
    edited April 10, 2011
    So sorry for your loss. You will always remember him with love and that beautiful photograph will be treasure for you forever.
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  • EiaEia Registered Users Posts: 3,627 Major grins
    edited April 10, 2011
    jeffreaux2 wrote: »
    The hat tells me he was a "character"....and I bet I'm right about that!mwink.gif

    Losing someone who has been that close to you for your entire life is never easy. Even if you dont see or speak to them everyday, their mere presence on Earth provides a sense of security....and normalcy. I am very sorry for your loss.

    I recently dug up an old post from an old friend about a son that he lost. It included a poen that I am sharing below.....





    TOGETHERNESS



    Death is nothing at all,
I have only slipped away
into the next room.

    I am I,
and you are you;
whatever we were to each other, that, we still are.

    Call me by my old familiar name,
speak to me in the easy way
which you always used,

    put no difference in your tone,
wear no forced air
of solemnity or sorrow.

    Laugh as we always laughed
at the little jokes we shared together.

    Let my name ever be
the household word that it always was.

    Let it be spoken without effect, 
without the trace of a shadow on it.

    Life means all
that it ever meant.
It is the same as it ever was.
There is unbroken continuity.

    Why should I be out of mind
because I am out of sight?

    I am waiting for you,
for an interval, somewhere very near,
just around the corner.

    All is well.

    One brief moment and all will be as it was before,
    only better, infinitely happier,
    and forever we will be one together.


    Canon Henry Scott-Holland




    Thank you very much for the poem; it is beautiful! Yes he was a character! He always had a joke to tell and compliment to say.iloveyou.gif
    ~AnnaMaria~ My little life in God's big universe
  • EiaEia Registered Users Posts: 3,627 Major grins
    edited April 10, 2011
    Thank you All very much for your beautiful comments. They are very edifying. He encouraged me all the time with my pursuits and went with me on adventures when I was young - even up to his last week on earth. Dad was a faithful and Godly man so I know in the end all will be well.
    ~AnnaMaria~ My little life in God's big universe
  • clickin girlclickin girl Registered Users Posts: 278 Major grins
    edited April 10, 2011
    So very sorry for your loss! What a great picture you have to remember him by though!
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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,934 moderator
    edited April 10, 2011
    It's a great photograph to remember your dad.

    I'm saddened by your dad's passing; may he rest in peace. And please accept my condolences.
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  • ziggy53ziggy53 Super Moderators Posts: 24,078 moderator
    edited April 10, 2011
    Eia, I am so sorry to hear of his passing but I am so glad that you shared with us your memories and image of this wonderful person.
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  • AngeloAngelo Super Moderators Posts: 8,937 moderator
    edited April 10, 2011
    My deepest condolences Eia. That is a wonderful portrait.

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  • YaflyyadieYaflyyadie Registered Users Posts: 558 Major grins
    edited April 10, 2011
    My condolences to you and your family.
    Pain will fade away at some time, but the good times you have spent together will last forever.
    Every moment you think about him, you'll feel his Soul closer.
  • christinamaechristinamae Registered Users Posts: 484 Major grins
    edited April 10, 2011
    Eia, I'm so sorry for your loss! You will be in my thoughts and prayers.
  • IcebearIcebear Registered Users Posts: 4,015 Major grins
    edited April 10, 2011
    I'm so sorry. I wish I had a photo that espressive of my father who I lost a year ago. Make sure, if there are any wee ones, that they see that picture often. It will really help them remember their grandfather (or great-grandfather in my dad'd case.) The photo is a treasure.
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  • Bryce WilsonBryce Wilson Registered Users Posts: 1,586 Major grins
    edited April 10, 2011
    He looks like a man that I would have liked to have known.

    Condolences.
  • EiaEia Registered Users Posts: 3,627 Major grins
    edited April 11, 2011
    Wow - I never expected all the lovely responses from the 'Grinners'. You are the best! Thanh you very much!iloveyou.gif
    ~AnnaMaria~ My little life in God's big universe
  • rwellsrwells Registered Users Posts: 6,084 Major grins
    edited April 11, 2011
    Your dad indeed looks like a character, and those eyes have a great kindness in them...

    My deepest condolences Eia, for you and your family.
    Randy
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