Personal tragedy

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Jericho

Consummate Brushlicker
It\'s never easy to lose somebody you love, but we have to understand that God\'s got a plan for us all and it\'s not always our job to understand it. Remember all the good things your father did in life, and be glad he\'s at home with Jesus.

Always remember that God wouldn\'t take his people out of this world if he wasn\'t bringing them to someplace much better.

May the Lord\'s grace and pace rest with you and your family.

-Dan
 
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marineboy

New member
Mark, my thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family.

Loosing a father is hard. Lost mine 7 years ago after he had a very short but hard bout with cancer. The only comfort is that he is still here inside me and always will be.

Things will get better, Mark.

Me and my son Magnus send our love.
 
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Sonnyslayer

New member
I lost both greatgrandparents this year... i know how it feels.. i Havent seen my father in ten years.. Ill say a prayer for your father
 
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jahecker

New member
My heart goes out to you my friend,

I watched both of my parents pass in misery.

Thank God for taking him quickly.

My parents live on in my heart and mind.

Cherish the memories.

I\'m with you my friend,

Teary eyed John :(
 
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Godlikebuthumble

New member
Angie and myself send our deepest sympathies. Not only to you, but Calypus as well. It\'s gruesome, but the way it\'s meant to be. The pain might never leave, but somehow, sometime, life has to go on...

Mirza & Angie
 
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MarkusTay

New member
Thank You all,

You don\'t know how much all of your kind words have meant to me. The funeral service is today, and I think it\'s going to be really rough... he was EXTREMELY close with my kids. Being retired, he was able to take them out a couple times a week to the lake or for a hot dog or just to the park........

@Finn - I\'m actually the youngest of four, but I was still put in charge of the arrangements. It may have been an honor, but it certainly wasn\'t a blessing. Hardest thing I ever had to do....

@Vince - My father was a pack-rat too... I\'ve been meaning to go over to my parents house with my oldest sister and clean up a bit, but maybe it would be better to just leave it for awhile... the problem is my mother refuses to go back into that house.

@cfwheeler58 - I don\'t know how you were able to handle that... my loss almost seems trivial in comparison. I can\'t even imagine losing a child; I spent all day Saturday vomitting and my father had a full life. I\'m sorry to have caused you to bring up such hurt. :(

To everyone - For my father\'s sake, I\'m glad it was quick and unexpected. The rest of the family wasn\'t able to get any closure, but at least he wasn\'t in pain very long. My mother-in-law took a year to die and she was only fifty five. I got to watch a buxom vivacious woman drain away into a 90lb hairless skeletal creature over months of time, and although the family all got to say their goodbyes, I wouldn\'t wish that on anyone.

Unexpected was better for my Dad, and I have to hold onto that right now.

Thank you all again, I really do consider you all my extended family.
 
ipaintminis

ipaintminis

Active member
Originally posted by MarkusTay
I really do consider you all my extended family.
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I do to. So if you need anything! don\'t hesitate to ask. PM or email or whatever. :) my family is here for you.

I will continue to pray for you and yours.
 
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TreborRIs

New member
As you can tell from my posting count I am much more a lurker that a poster. But, in this case I just had to reply.

When I read this post a shadow passed across my heart. I can\'t imagine loosing a close family member.

All I can say is that you, your family and your father are loved by the God that created this world and each of us. I pray that you and your family will feel His love and peace during this time, and that you will lean on His strength.


Again, I offer my sympathy and my prayers for you and yours.

Robb
 
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Zora

New member
MT & Vince: My wife\'s mother passed away shortly after my wife and I started dating. My wife\'s (and now mine:)) daughter found her after she\'d had a stroke.

She was such a pack-rat, you couldn\'t walk through the apartment until you\'d cleared a path. We spent weeks cleaning that thing out. It was both heartbreaking and soothing at the same time for my wife. You\'ll be amazed at the little treasures to be found that will be cause for tears and for smiles...
 
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Grumb

used to be a Freak
So sorry mark

Mark;
I am sorry to hear about the loss of your father. Please know that our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

Warmest Regards,
Scott
 
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Modderrhu

New member
It\'s taken a while for me to reply to this, Mark, mainly because I find it hard to just offer commiseration than to analyse something to glory.

My dad died in November \'98, after more than 25 years of illness and constant nerve pain. But the funny thing is, he knew he was going to die when he did. In the two weeks prior to his death, he set everything straight. He did things with me that he\'d never managed to do before, we got closer during those two weeks than ever before. All his stuff was set in order, and his model trains were spick-and-span. When my mom and I found him, it was a shock, no matter how inevitable his early death at 55 would be - he was grey and wasted.

The best bit of all, is that no-one has any regrets. He used that time to set everything right. So that\'s my first wish for you, Mark, that you have no regrets. Also, my father was the best I could ever have had, and I pray that I may emulate his wisdom and devotion to his family. I am left with a love and deep respect for that man - he was a true role-model for me. And there is my second wish for you, that you have all the reasons to respect your father.

Dammit... it took me three years to cry for him, but now I\'m moistening... but smiling too. So let me add a third wish; smiles when you remember him in the future. :)
 
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