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JohnKleeb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-31-05 10:52 AM
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Well my nana has passed one, one for the ages
Sigh.
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Pirate Smile Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-31-05 10:54 AM
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1. I'm sorry, John.
:grouphug:
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JohnKleeb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-31-05 10:57 AM
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2. I am about to cry
ain't afraid to.
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Pirate Smile Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-31-05 11:06 AM
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3. Well, go ahead. Let it out.
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JohnKleeb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-31-05 11:19 AM
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4. I am tryin
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sandnsea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-31-05 11:20 AM
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5. So sorry
It's wonderful you had someone like her in your life. That generation was quite unique, no doubt about it. :hug: to you and your family.
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JohnKleeb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-31-05 11:29 AM
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7. Thanks, she was a member of an in between generation I think
between the WWI and WWII one.
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angrydemocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-31-05 11:23 AM
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6. I'm So Sorry
My prayers are with you and your family.:hug:
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JohnKleeb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-31-05 11:30 AM
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8. Thank you
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JI7 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-31-05 12:25 PM
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9. it's nice she has someone as young as you who knew her
and you could tell your kids,grandkids, etc about her.

a lot of times kids want to find out about their family history but have a hard time finding information , especially somene who knew them. but it's nice to live on through memories and stories passed down the family.
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JohnKleeb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-31-05 12:27 PM
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10. Ive been planning to incorporate her last name in to one of my kids
should I have kids. See she had all sisters except one brother and he was a priest so he didn't marry of course.
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Wickerman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-31-05 12:59 PM
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11. Sorry to hear it John
She was fortunate to have you as an offspring, she must have been quite a lady.

:hug:
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JohnKleeb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-31-05 01:00 PM
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12. grandmother not mother but thank you
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Wickerman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-31-05 02:40 PM
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13. understood
you are still her offspring
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lala_rawraw Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-31-05 02:46 PM
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14. :(
so sowwy:(
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JohnKleeb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-31-05 05:47 PM
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17. thank you
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WildEyedLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-31-05 02:47 PM
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15. I'm so sorry Kleeb
My thoughts and prayers. :hug:
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JohnKleeb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-31-05 05:47 PM
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18. thanks
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bush_is_wacko Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-31-05 04:19 PM
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16. Bless your Nana and your family... I'm so sorry for your great loss n/t
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JohnKleeb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-31-05 05:47 PM
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19. It is a tough loss and it feels so unreal without her
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whometense Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-31-05 05:53 PM
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20. Kleeb, I'm so sorry.
But here's something to make you feel better. As long as she lives in your memory she's still alive. In a funny way I still feel like my grandparents and my mother are still with me. It's very comforting.
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JohnKleeb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-31-05 06:01 PM
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23. Thanks, yes youre right
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seito Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-31-05 05:57 PM
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21. I am so sorry Kleeb
I wish that this type of pain was not a part of life. You are probably going to feel numb and strange for awhile. When my father passed away, I did not cry right away. It took some time, and then it just hit me.

My thoughts and prayers are with you. :hug:
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JohnKleeb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-31-05 06:00 PM
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22. I am seeing that with my dad, hes not emotion now
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Blue_In_AK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-31-05 06:13 PM
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24. John, I'm sorry to hear this...
Maybe you can take some comfort in knowing that she is at peace and pain-free now. I've lost many dear ones over the course of my life, and it never gets any easier. I'll keep you and your family in my prayers and thoughts.
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JohnKleeb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-31-05 06:22 PM
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25. Thats what we all discussed, and thanks
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TheDonkey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-31-05 06:39 PM
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26. I'm very sorry to hear
Edited on Mon Jan-31-05 06:43 PM by TheDonkey
If you are an example then I'm sure she is proud of a wonderful legacy she has given to this world, through you and your family.
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JohnKleeb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-31-05 06:42 PM
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27. You know what also makes me happy
I have something to remind me of her right next to me. Its a photo album she made for me when I was a little kid. I have things that remind me of my godmother too.
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smbolisnch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-31-05 06:44 PM
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28. I am so sorry to hear that....
:hug:
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JohnKleeb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-31-05 06:47 PM
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29. Thanks
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-31-05 07:31 PM
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30. Dear JohnKleeb,
I'm very sorry for your loss, but am sure your nana will forever hold a special place in your heart to keep you warm. My condolences. :hug:
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JohnKleeb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-31-05 07:32 PM
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31. Thanks
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elshiva Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-31-05 09:26 PM
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32. Sorry, Kleeb Don't be afraid to cry.
Kerry cried when his friend died in Nam. Dean cries whenever anyone asks him about Charlie, his dead brother. It's just too sad...
Blessings and prayers...
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WildEyedLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-31-05 09:27 PM
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33. I didn't know Dean had a dead brother
:(
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elshiva Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-31-05 09:41 PM
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34. Yes, unfortunately died in Laos during the Nam
http://www.crocuta.net/Dean/Charlie_Dean.htm
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JohnKleeb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-31-05 09:43 PM
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35. Ive heard about that
Sad story, I know about Kerry and Droz and Persh too.
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elshiva Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-31-05 09:49 PM
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38. Who is Droz and Persh?
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WildEyedLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-31-05 09:55 PM
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40. Don Droz and Richard Pershing
Droz was a fellow Swift Boat captain Kerry knew in Nam; he died two weeks after Kerry left country. "Persh" was Kerry's best childhood friend, who went to Yale with him - he died in Vietnam.
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JohnKleeb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-31-05 10:09 PM
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41. yes and I know he lost other friends over there
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elshiva Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-31-05 10:16 PM
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44. Thanks, Pershing was the guy Kerry cried over
when he wrote to his parents, "what a terrible waste..."
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JohnKleeb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-31-05 09:44 PM
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36. It aint never hard to cry
Never been one of these guys who has been afraid to. I saw my grandfather cry when he spoke of the last time he saw his mother.
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TayTay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-31-05 10:19 PM
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45. Loss is the one thing that joins all human souls
Live long enough in this world and you will experience loss. As will everyone you meet. This is part of what gives the human condition it's poignancy. This is how we develop our higher more compassionate selves. We see in others the losses we ourselves have suffered. And can offer comfort.
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elshiva Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-31-05 11:07 PM
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46. Blessings and let the healing tears flow
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LittleClarkie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-31-05 09:48 PM
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37. I'm so sorry John
Praying for you and your family.
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TayTay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-31-05 09:51 PM
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39. My condolences Kleeb
Your words make it plain that she was a remarkable lady who will be missed. May you find comfort in your warm memories of her.
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JohnKleeb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-31-05 10:10 PM
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43. she will be
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JohnKleeb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-31-05 10:09 PM
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42. thanks
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Withywindle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-01-05 01:31 AM
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47. I am so, so sorry.
:hug:
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JohnKleeb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-01-05 01:36 AM
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48. thank you
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saracat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-01-05 04:16 AM
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49. I am so sorry John. But I believe she will still be there watching over
you. My grandmother died when I was a child, but my mother swore she still picked out my clothes as she was want to do when alive! The unexpected item that would have been just her choice somehow would land in my mothers hand. Oddly ,it is almost the anniversary of my mothers passing and I often feel her presence as well. You are not alone. Be thankful you know such a wonderful woman and she will continue to guide you. My condolences to both you and your family.
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JohnKleeb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-01-05 04:29 AM
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50. Thanks and good night.
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Vektor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-02-05 01:46 AM
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51. Oh John,
I'm so sorry.
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JohnKleeb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-02-05 01:49 AM
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52. Thank you
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vinessa4freedom Donating Member (874 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-02-05 09:55 PM
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53. So Sorry, Kleeb
my thoughts are with you.:hug:
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