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My father's obituary if you all are interested. He died on friday. (Original Post) ralps Nov 2017 OP
Rest in peace shenmue Nov 2017 #1
Thanks shenmue! ralps Nov 2017 #6
Very impressive, outstanding man. Condolences to you and your family. Irish_Dem Nov 2017 #2
Thanks Irish_Dem ralps Nov 2017 #7
I'm very sorry for your loss. Ilsa Nov 2017 #3
Thanks Ilsa ralps Nov 2017 #8
Looks like your father lived a good life. redwitch Nov 2017 #4
Thanks redwitch ralps Nov 2017 #9
Peace to you and your family. Lint Head Nov 2017 #5
Thanks Lint Head! ralps Nov 2017 #10
Seems like a wonderful person WyLoochka Nov 2017 #11
Thanks WyLoochka ralps Nov 2017 #14
My condolences to you and your family. spooky3 Nov 2017 #12
Thanks spooky3 ralps Nov 2017 #15
Peace to you and yours, ralps. sheshe2 Nov 2017 #13
Thanks sheshe2 ralps Nov 2017 #16
I am so sorry, ralps. Laffy Kat Nov 2017 #17
Thanks Laffy Kat ralps Nov 2017 #18
wow...92! FirstLight Nov 2017 #19
Wow, he was an inspiration for us all to do a little more in terms of community involvement. MLAA Nov 2017 #20
Thanks MLAA! ralps Nov 2017 #26
I'm sorry, Ralps. But you must have genes to be proud of. Squinch Nov 2017 #21
Thanks Squinch! ralps Nov 2017 #27
Wow. what a community person. I'm always amazed at people who applegrove Nov 2017 #22
Thanks applegrove! ralps Nov 2017 #28
Love and peace to your family... Freedomofspeech Nov 2017 #23
Thanks Freedomofspeech! ralps Nov 2017 #29
I am sorry for your loss. irisblue Nov 2017 #24
Thanks irisblue! ralps Nov 2017 #30
Our deepest condolences DonaldsRump Nov 2017 #25
Thanks DonaldsRump! ralps Nov 2017 #32
Condolences. He did a lot in life. You all must be proud and sad at the same time lunasun Nov 2017 #31
Thanks lunasun! ralps Nov 2017 #33
No matter how old we are, I don't think we are... 3catwoman3 Nov 2017 #34
Thanks 3catwoman3! ralps Nov 2017 #36
What a great guy... condolences to you and your family. InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2017 #35
Thanks InAbLuEsTaTe! ralps Nov 2017 #37
Sorry for your loss ralps ATL Ebony Nov 2017 #38
Thanks ATL Ebony! ralps Nov 2017 #42
Oh, I am so very sorry, ralps! Rhiannon12866 Nov 2017 #39
Thanks Rhiannon12866! ralps Nov 2017 #43
Oh, thank you so much! Rhiannon12866 Nov 2017 #46
Your dad was a great human being. Duppers Nov 2017 #40
Thanks Duppers! ralps Nov 2017 #44
Sorry for your loss HelenWheels Nov 2017 #41
Thanks HelenWheels! ralps Nov 2017 #45
Sorry for your lost dembotoz Nov 2017 #47

Irish_Dem

(47,035 posts)
2. Very impressive, outstanding man. Condolences to you and your family.
Mon Nov 20, 2017, 08:55 PM
Nov 2017

Graduated from Yale, wow. And many good charitable works.
A brilliant and good man.

redwitch

(14,944 posts)
4. Looks like your father lived a good life.
Mon Nov 20, 2017, 09:03 PM
Nov 2017

And a busy one! Hildren, grandchildren and great grandchildren too! May he Rest In Peace and your heart be filled with loving memories.

WyLoochka

(1,629 posts)
11. Seems like a wonderful person
Mon Nov 20, 2017, 09:10 PM
Nov 2017

He lived a good life. I'm sure you will miss him deeply.

hugs help. sending you some.

FirstLight

(13,360 posts)
19. wow...92!
Mon Nov 20, 2017, 10:10 PM
Nov 2017

That's quite a lifetime there...
Sorry for your loss. My Dad is getting up there too and I worry cuz I know it is coming

MLAA

(17,288 posts)
20. Wow, he was an inspiration for us all to do a little more in terms of community involvement.
Mon Nov 20, 2017, 10:11 PM
Nov 2017

Thinking of you and your family as you celebrate his life and contributions. Losing a beloved parent is so difficult. I lost my mom a few years ago. Time helps, but I think we will always feel the pain of our loss.

applegrove

(118,642 posts)
22. Wow. what a community person. I'm always amazed at people who
Mon Nov 20, 2017, 11:00 PM
Nov 2017

do as much outside of work as they do inside. Sorry for your loss.

DonaldsRump

(7,715 posts)
25. Our deepest condolences
Mon Nov 20, 2017, 11:15 PM
Nov 2017

I lost my dad a few years ago,and my mother several years before that. It doesn't matter what age you are - the passing away of a parent is something that slams you in the gut. It's the end of an era.

But it's not the end; rather, it is the start of the way that your dad's memory will live on forever, hopefully through you and your family

Peace, love, and take care.

3catwoman3

(23,975 posts)
34. No matter how old we are, I don't think we are...
Mon Nov 20, 2017, 11:48 PM
Nov 2017

...ever quite ready for that final goodbye to our parents - the ones who loved us before they even met us. I sounds like you had a good dad.

Wishing you people to lean on as you adjust to this change.

Rhiannon12866

(205,320 posts)
39. Oh, I am so very sorry, ralps!
Tue Nov 21, 2017, 04:10 AM
Nov 2017

Your Dad sounds like a wonderful person, you have every reason to be very proud of him. My Dad is gone now, too. I miss him each and every day.

Rhiannon12866

(205,320 posts)
46. Oh, thank you so much!
Wed Nov 22, 2017, 03:30 AM
Nov 2017

I absolutely love otters! They are just impossibly adorable!

I hope that you're feeling okay. After everything is over, that's when it starts to sink in. I should have taken more time off from work, but I needed to keep busy and I wonder now if that was the best decision. Sounds like you have more family than I do, though. Most of mine live in other states. But you also know that DU is always here 24/7 if you ever need us.

Duppers

(28,120 posts)
40. Your dad was a great human being.
Tue Nov 21, 2017, 01:49 PM
Nov 2017

So sorry you've lost him. He and your mom raised a great daughter too. Sending my sympathy and hugs.


My mom is 92 and is deep within the grasp of dementia. It feels as if we've already lost her.


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