Dec.21, 1929 - Mar. 2, 2016 My daughter called me today and told me she just saw this on Facebook. She is the only one in our family who communicates with his son, my nephew. They are the same age. He just had his first child, a son last month. He married late. At least my uncle got to see his only grandchild before he died. Above is the post, I just cropped the name off the top. All of those paintings on the wall were painted by my grandfather, it was his hobby. He was a Pharmacist. So is my nephew. He was head of the pharmacy at Northwestern Hospital in Chicago but changed jobs to somewhere else. To be con't when I'm up to it....
I am so sorry to read this, @Chrissy Page , and I know that you have said that your uncle was like a father to you, and how you wish that your father had treated you the way that your uncle did. I know that there is just nothing that can bring much comfort at time like this; but I want to let you know that we will be praying for you and your family, and I am sending you virtual hugs as well.
Thank you everyone. I will slowly continue this story of my uncle. He was a wonderful man but married the wrong woman. And she did everything possible to distance him from us. That is what hurts me the most now, those lost years from 1997 that I missed out on with him.
I'm so sorry to hear this, @Chrissy Page . He looks like such a kind man! I'll look forward to hearing more of his story.
I just re-read this Chrissy...wow!! your uncle passed his drivers test just last December?...amazing !! he must have been over the moon...I don't suppose there are many octogenarians who could say the same thing..
Not driving for the first time but probably after a certain age you have to retake the written and the driving and vision. I'd be stressed if I had to do that now.
Thank you Ruby. I'm telling myself now that at least he went peacefully and hopefully he is with his daughter Emily who died young at the age of about 30 from Leukemia or non Hodgkin's lymphoma. That really shook his world and I did talk to him then from Hungary. He did want to die then but managed to go on til today.
My condolences for your loss. He looks like my father-in-law who was an equally good man, loving and compassionate to us. And we didn't see him die either because he was in the US when renal failure got him while we are here in the Philippines. Sometimes we are given such grief to make us strong. One consolation now is to think that your uncle is in heaven, no more pains, no more hardship in life. Again, my heartfelt condolences.