91 years...

j allen
j allen Posts: 363
edited October 2010 in The Clubhouse
I just got home from the funeral of my grandfather, who passed away Tuesday night at the age of 91. It seems so surreal. We used to always joke that he would outlive us all, because he was so healthy up until the past year. He survived Pearl Harbor, and Okinawa. He outlived my grandmother, and the woman he married after she passed. It's just hard to wrap my head around the idea that he is gone.
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited October 2010
    Sorry to hear about your loss. Prayers sent for you and your family.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,953
    edited October 2010
    Sorry to hear, hopefully you learned a thing or two from a guy who experienced history. I love talking to the elderly, their knowledge is simply priceless in a world of idealogical bloggers.
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  • orrb_05
    orrb_05 Posts: 215
    edited October 2010
    Sorry for your loss. Just relish the good memories and know that 91 years is a good and long life. I lost my dad to cancer in 2009 when he was 62, and I agree that its hard to take hold of and accept. With him surviving the Battle of Okinawa, he'd want you to keep your chin up and get past this.
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited October 2010
    Sorry for your loss bro, prayers and thoughts sent. Okinawa is a very nice place to visit.
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  • Fongolio
    Fongolio Posts: 3,516
    edited October 2010
    Very sorry to hear about your loss.
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  • snow
    snow Posts: 4,337
    edited October 2010
    Sorry to hear of your loss.



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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited October 2010
    My condolences.
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  • starkiller
    starkiller Posts: 2,723
    edited October 2010
    Sorry to hear about the passing of your grandfather, i know of what you speak when you say its "surreal". I lost my dad last year and my mom the year before and I sometimes find myself reaching for the phone to share something with them :( You would think by now it would have sunk in but, it hasn't.

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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited October 2010
    Condolences man, and Godspeed Grandpa.
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  • orrb_05
    orrb_05 Posts: 215
    edited October 2010
    Sherardp wrote: »
    Sorry for your loss bro, prayers and thoughts sent. Okinawa is a very nice place to visit.

    Agreed - I spent six years there - Semper Fi
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  • greyford1979
    greyford1979 Posts: 749
    edited October 2010
    Sorry to hear. My condolences to you and your family. Remember tho, he will always be in your heart, memories, and watching over you!!!:)
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  • TECHNOKID
    TECHNOKID Posts: 4,298
    edited October 2010
    Sorry to hear about your lost, my toughts and prayers are with you and your family during this trial.
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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,663
    edited October 2010
    Sorry to hear about your loss. Prayers sent for you and your family.
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  • woodhead 2
    woodhead 2 Posts: 367
    edited October 2010
    Sorry about your loss. Sounds like he had a good life.
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  • jflail2
    jflail2 Posts: 2,868
    edited October 2010
    Sorry to hear that :( Sounds like a good man that lived a very full life. Be glad you had him in your life as long as you did.
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  • kefranklin
    kefranklin Posts: 141
    edited October 2010
    It is a shame that generation is almost gone now. They do not make men like they used to. Keep your memories close.
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  • j allen
    j allen Posts: 363
    edited October 2010
    Thanks guys. I think the worst part is going to be when we have a family get together without him there being a smarta** the entire time. He always made spending lots of time with the family bearable. Anyway, thank you all.
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