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R.I.P. Poppy

gmill880gmill880 Posts: 5,947
Today at about 2:20 my wifes dad and one of the 2 or 3 most influential men in my life passed away peacefully after a long bout with brain cancer. He was truly like a second dad to me. Everyone is leaning on each other and God's grace ...we know there is no more suffering, no more need for morphine every 20 minutes and this is helping my wife a lot to deal with it, she was daddys little girl even at 45 yrs young. Having been by her dads side constantly for the past 8 weeks ( she had basically moved in and stayed day and night, sleeping in shifts) and seeing the unbelieveable pain and suffering he endured made it a little easier for her and her mom to let him go. You will be missed and we all love you mightily with all our hearts Pop ...see ya again later buddy .
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  • denniskingdennisking Posts: 3,703 ✭✭✭
    our prayers are with you and yours Gene. no more suffering.
  • GoldyGoldy Posts: 1,638 ✭✭
    Sorry to hear about that.
  • LukoLuko Posts: 2,003 ✭✭
    condolences, bro.
  • xmacroxmacro Posts: 3,402
    Requiscat in pace

  • stephen_hannibalstephen_hannibal Posts: 4,317
    Blessing on you and your family....
  • zeebrazeebra Posts: 3,174 ✭✭✭
    Sorry to hear about that. In a better place now and no suffering. Thoughts and prayers with you and your family man. R.I.P.
  • Alex WilliamsAlex Williams Posts: 1,515
    Ill be praying for you man. He is in a better place and y'all will get to see him again one day.
  • gmill880gmill880 Posts: 5,947
    Thanks so much for your prayers and kind words everyone it does mean alot to our family ...you are appreciated.
  • cabinetmakercabinetmaker Posts: 2,560 ✭✭
    Really sorry to hear that, thoughts and prayers to you and your family.
  • phobicsquirrelphobicsquirrel Posts: 7,347 ✭✭✭
    Blessing on you and your family Gene.
  • kingjk729kingjk729 Posts: 2,579 ✭✭✭
    So sorry for your loss Gene .... your family will be in my prayers
  • urbinourbino Posts: 4,517
    Somebody once told me on such an occasion: accept the peace, and let the rest go.

    Best wishes coming your way, Gene.
  • firetruckguyfiretruckguy Posts: 2,522 ✭✭✭
    Best wishes for you and yours.......
  • RedtailhawkozRedtailhawkoz Posts: 2,915
    sorry for your loss bro, Prayers to you and yours
  • j0z3rj0z3r Posts: 9,403 ✭✭
    Hey Gene, I'm sorry to hear about it, I know what a struggle it has been for you and your family. I guess if there is something positive to be taken away from this it's that now you know he's at peace and won't have to suffer any longer. My thoughts are with you and your family. Take care Gene.
  • illinoisgolf99illinoisgolf99 Posts: 1,507
    you will see him again one day, my thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family
  • TatuajeVITatuajeVI Posts: 2,378
    Condolences to you and your family. Sounds like it was a hard fight for him and he's in a better place now. God bless.
  • so sorry for your loss Gene. God Bless
  • HaysHays Posts: 2,337 ✭✭✭
    Gene,
    You guys have been in my prayers, and I'm sorry to hear about your loss. My condolences to you and your family.
    ¨The cure for anything is salt water: sweat, tears, or the sea¨ - Isak Dinesen

    ¨Only two people walk around in this world beardless - boys and women - and I am neither one.¨
  • ljlljl Posts: 819
    Condolences to you and your family. Sorry to hear of your loss.
  • sightunseensightunseen Posts: 2,130 ✭✭
    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 are still
    Call me by my old familiar name
    Speak to me in the easy way you always used
    Put no difference into your tone
    Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow
    Laugh as we always laughed
    At the little jokes we always enjoyed together
    Play, smile, think of me, pray for me
    Let my name be ever the household word that it always was
    Let it be spoken without effort
    Without the ghost of a shadow in it
    Life means all that it ever meant
    It is the same as it ever was
    There is absolute unbroken continuity
    What is death but a negligible accident?
    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.
    Nothing is past; nothing is lost
    One brief moment and all will be as it was before
    How we shall laugh at the trouble of parting when we meet again!

    Henry Scott Holland
  • lilwing88lilwing88 Posts: 2,812 ✭✭✭
    Beautiful, sightunseen. My condolences to you and your wife, gmill880.
    Guns don't kill people, Daddies with pretty daughters do…..
  • Sandman1amSandman1am Posts: 2,567
    Thoughts and prayers to you and yours Gene.
  • gmill880gmill880 Posts: 5,947
    sightunseen:
    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 are still
    Call me by my old familiar name
    Speak to me in the easy way you always used
    Put no difference into your tone
    Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow
    Laugh as we always laughed
    At the little jokes we always enjoyed together
    Play, smile, think of me, pray for me
    Let my name be ever the household word that it always was
    Let it be spoken without effort
    Without the ghost of a shadow in it
    Life means all that it ever meant
    It is the same as it ever was
    There is absolute unbroken continuity
    What is death but a negligible accident?
    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.
    Nothing is past; nothing is lost
    One brief moment and all will be as it was before
    How we shall laugh at the trouble of parting when we meet again!

    Henry Scott Holland

    Wonderful I love that - Thanks bro'
  • gmill880gmill880 Posts: 5,947
    Thanks again guys for the well wishes , myself and the family appreciate it .
  • YankeeManYankeeMan Posts: 2,654 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Think of him at peace and remember the good times and what he meant to you. My wife and I will keep you in our prayers.
  • FourtotheflushFourtotheflush Posts: 2,555
    Condolences Gene, I just went through this very similar situation this summer. I thought it would mean that I could give you some profound advice, but I cannot. The pain is over for your father in law and the mourning cannot be rushed.
  • jsnakejsnake Posts: 5,979 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I am sorry for your loss. No more suffering though. Keep your family in my thoughts and prayers.
  • letsgowithbobletsgowithbob Posts: 677 ✭✭
    I'm really sorry to hear that gmill, It's hard when someone goes, you know they are in a better place, but you still wish they were with you. I hope you guys rely on each other in this hard time, and that all of you do okay.
  • undulacundulac Posts: 1,129
    Prayer for you and your family sent from Ohio.
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