Away for a few days...

On Jun 16, 4:30*pm, Alan Baker > wrote:
> ...for the funeral of my father.
>
> To those who are friends -- sort of: thanks for any good thoughts you
> have.
>
> To those who are not friends -- sort of: thanks for any good thoughts
> you have.
>
> And may none of you lose a loved one so unexpectedly.
>
> Alan

I knew my dad was going to die of treatments related to cancer (he
actually was pronounced cancer free when he passed) and it was still a
shock of sorts. My condolences to you and your family.

On Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:30:27 -0700, Alan Baker wrote:

> ...for the funeral of my father.
>
> To those who are friends -- sort of: thanks for any good thoughts you
> have.
>
> To those who are not friends -- sort of: thanks for any good thoughts
> you have.
>
> And may none of you lose a loved one so unexpectedly.
>
> Alan

My condolences, Alan. It's a tough thing to go through.

It seems to me I heard somewhere that Alan Baker wrote in article
>:

>...for the funeral of my father.

>To those who are friends -- sort of: thanks for any good thoughts you
>have.

>To those who are not friends -- sort of: thanks for any good thoughts
>you have.

>And may none of you lose a loved one so unexpectedly.

It's hard enough when the dying drags out as it did for both my father
and my mother, but when it's sudden there's an extra poignancy as
those left behind realize all the conversations and actions left
undone.
--
Don Kirkman

Alan Baker wrote:

> ...for the funeral of my father.

It doesn't get easier, it just hurts a little less with time. I share your loss.

In article >,
Steve Hix > wrote:

> > "Alan Baker" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > ...for the funeral of my father.
> > >
> > > To those who are friends -- sort of: thanks for any good thoughts you
> > > have.
> > >
> > > To those who are not friends -- sort of: thanks for any good thoughts
> > > you have.
> > >
> > > And may none of you lose a loved one so unexpectedly.
> > >
> > > Alan
>
> Sorry to hear this. I lost my father unexpectedly a few years ago; it's
> hard.

Expectantly, after 5 years in a nursing home is not easy either.

Walter Bushell > wrote:
> Steve Hix > wrote:
> > > "Alan Baker" > wrote:
> > > > ...for the funeral of my father.
>
> > > > To those who are friends -- sort of: thanks for any good thoughts you
> > > > have.
>
> > > > To those who are not friends -- sort of: thanks for any good thoughts
> > > > you have.
>
> > > > And may none of you lose a loved one so unexpectedly.
>
> > > > Alan
>
> > Sorry to hear this. I lost my father unexpectedly a few years ago; it's
> > hard.
>
> Expectantly, after 5 years in a nursing home is not easy either.

I don't really know if there's any way that is 'easy' - its only a
matter of degrees.

Sorry to hear, Alan. Hope that the inevitable paperwork isn't too
much of a hassle.


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