Post a picture of people you lost!!!

[KitchenWitch]

:cry:

[Ptah]

1. My brother

1952 - 1986

:cry: :cry:

[KitchenWitch]

2. Sorry for your loss!

:hug:

[Ptah]

5. Thanks, I know it's a copycat, so I ask your name for your

nose.
:hi:

[KitchenWitch]

7. schnozzz!

:hi:

[Ptah]

10. Here he is, holding my son:

[Skittles]

55. that is a precious picture

*sniff*

[Ptah]

108. Yes, the smiles are what we remember.

I'm glad my photo touched you, skittles.

:hi:

[JI7]

71. smile on everyones face in that pic

[Ptah]

109. Thanks for seeing the moment.

That 20 year old photo sure takes me back.

:pals:

[In_The_Wind]

60. I'm sorry for your loss, Ptah.

He had a wonderful smile.

[jus_the_facts]

3. M'dad top right and both m'grandparents seated....

[graywarrior]

4. My bro is missing.

So I guess I lost him. Sorry no pix. But he looks like James Brolin.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

38. How long has he been missing?

That must be horribly frustrating... :hug:

[Ptah]

118. My bro was missing for some time.

I hope your nightmares are unfounded.

:hug: :cry: :hug:

[Burma Jones]

6. My Grandmother

Virginia Boyer - 1912 - 1995




The Other One's still feisty at age 98, she's a real Bush Hater, grew up a sharecropper, picking cotton.....

[GoddessOfGuinness]

39. What a precious picture!

Was it taken in the US?

[Burma Jones]

56. Yes, New Mexico

[GoddessOfGuinness]

61. The goat makes it look like it must be some other country...

I've never seen one like that!

Bummer about the Skins... :(

[erinlough]

8. My sister Nan,

I miss her, she was a real rebel.

[Ptah]

9. And my Grandparents:

O8) O8)

[seemunkee]

11. My mom

[Ptah]

12. I have no doubt I would like her.

Sorry for your loss.

:pbpbpt:

She looks like a loveable clown.

:hug:

[seemunkee]

15. That she was.

Actually she took some clowning classes and had the whole costume. But she was the crankiest clown around, we called her Steak knife the clown. She knew how to have fun though.

[Ptah]

16. I really like the frame that shows her ear-to-ear grin.

Mayu she rest in peace.

O8)

[fizzgig]

27. the one where she's sticking her tongue out

reminds me of my grandmother, my namesake

she died in march of 2001

i don't have a pic of her on my computer, but on my entertainment center i have two

the first one is of her and her mother from 1932 or 33

the other is one of she and i from 1999 or 2000

i miss her so much, but thanks for reminding me how much i loved my time with her

[liberaltrucker]

13. My grandma 1913-1981

No pic yet, haven't scanned one. BTW, KW you have a GREAT AAR affiliate there in the Twin Cities(950 AM). Also, the Old Country Buffet on Robert St in W St Paul is a great place to pig out:toast:

[gmoney]

14. Me with Mom, circa 1970

She's been gone five years... death by cancer treatment. :(

[Ptah]

19. I'm saddened by your loss

Even more so beacuse she was probably
a contemporay of mine.
She's lovely.
:cry: :hug:

[gmoney]

50. Thanks...

She was a lovely woman, and deserved so much better than she got. :) :hug:

[samplegirl]

17. My dear sweet Mother

Who passed away in June. She made her home with
me for 10 years. She was 90.

[zanne]

89. She was beautiful. nt

[maveric]

18. Ma and Dad

Ma 3/3/33 - 3/28/05


Dad A liberal Boston area news journalist 3/28/31 - 5/1/00


I know that my Dad would be furious about the current politics this country is keeping and about the deterioration of the news media.

[Ptah]

20. They look like they knew how to dream.

Here's a rip off of a neighbor's art work.
I hope it will lift you as it did me.




:hug:

[maveric]

22. Thats beautiful! Thank You!

They were good hard-working people who did everything they could for their 3 boys.
Dad was the most interesting person I have ever known. An encyclopedic mind. The man knew everything. At least I thought so when I was a kid. Dad would take my brothers and I to anti-war demonstrations during the 60's. He was a reporter and did the stories on them, but he truly knew that Viet Nam was wrong.
He was fired from the Manchester Union Leader in 1960 for being too liberal and writing praising articles on JFK, who he knew personally.

Ma was the daughter of Sicilian immigrants who worked full-time while doing the full-time high school schedule. While all the other Mom's in our baby-boomer neighborhood stayed home and did the coffee circuit, Ma went to School and eventually became a legal secretary. She then landed a job at a ground floor electronics firm where she became personel manager.
This Lady could COOK too! Man I miss her baked eggplant, Lasagna and Veal cutlets.
Ma passed last March.On my Dad's birthday. She died in her bedroom in the house she and Dad built. Dad died in the same room.

Damn I miss them!

[Ptah]

110. Thanks for sharing your upbringing with me, maveric

:hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

23. Hmmm.....I wonder where this came from, my dear Ptah......

It touches me to see you using this picture......

I thank you for having done so.......It brings a lump to my throat.......


:loveya: :hug: :pals:

[Ptah]

26. I'm glad it pleases you. I was worried.

I'm over 1200 posts, and I have decided on my signature.

Like it?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

31. My dear Ptah, you may use the pics I've sent you any time, in any way!

I trust you with them, OK?

And I love your new sig line!

Very appropriate, I think....

And .....CONGRATULATIONS ON GETTING OVER 1200 POSTS!


:party: :toast: :toast: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :toast: :toast: :party:

[Ptah]

37. The dew drops on those flowers are wonderful.

Your skills are a joy to me.

Please post your card photo.

Remind the lounge what grapes can be.

I will not ask another favor for three or four days.

:hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

40. I will do that, my dear Ptah......

But not tonight....I need to get some work done before I go to bed......

And you can ask favors anytime at all, OK?

You are a sweetheart.......:hug:

[samplegirl]

21. Thanks KitchenWitch

for the post. A good reason to remember all who
have loved and lost.

[In_The_Wind]

24. The love of my life.

Theodore Robert Ciaccia 1/23/33 - 6/16/93 passed away due to heart failure caused by emphysema.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

29. ...

:hug::hug::hug::hug::hug::hug:

[In_The_Wind]

106. Thanks ~ GoddessOfGuinness!

[Ptah]

42. . . .

Your loss saddens me.

:hug: :pals:

[In_The_Wind]

46. Thank you Ptah.

He was my rock. I still feel so alone without him.
Life would be so much easier if I could hear his voice (or feel him arms around me) when I need a friend.

[Ptah]

49. God damn it. This copycat has turned into a tearjerker.

:cry: :cry: :cry:

I speachless

[zanne]

88. My husband just walked in and said...

"Why are you crying"? Loving thoughts going out to all of you.

[Ptah]

111. I hope you were able to share the 'wake'with him. n/t

[RevCheesehead]

47. oh, Joani, I'm so sorry.

:hug: For love lost, way too young.

[In_The_Wind]

51. Our time together enriched my life beyond measure.

We used to go for long rides just to enjoy the beauty in nature. There was this one lil' seafood take-out place down in Key Port, NJ that we would visit all winter long. We'd sit in the car overlooking the water sharing our lunch with the seabirds. We always bought a little extra so we could linger a while longer by the ocean. I still do the same thing today only I haven't visited Key Port in many years. Teddy is with me on my long drives to beautiful places.

Thank you :hug:

[Shine]

75. I am so sorry for your loss, Joan.

:hug:
I'm sure he was a good man. True love NEVER dies...what is remembered, lives. I wish you Peace and Comfort.
O8)

:loveya:
Shine

[In_The_Wind]

105. Thank you Shine.

He was always willing to help a friend.
I remember the nights when Sears didn't close just because there was 8 inches of new snow on the ground - Teddy would drive some of our more timid friends home. He was loved by so many people.

[Popol Vuh]

25. My Dad

1934 - 2005: I loved him very much. He grew up in poverty and tough neighborhoods, but he did all he could to give his kids better than he had. I think he did an excellent job.











From left to right: Cousin, Cousin, ME, Half Brother, Little Brother, Nephew, Half Brother, Older Brother, Cousin

[liberaltrucker]

30. That he did

RIP Senor Chavez:toast:

[Popol Vuh]

32. Thank you liberaltrucker

I appreciate that very much..

[liberaltrucker]

36. Any time mi amigo

My Spanish is a bit iffy, but I understand family. You got a good one, as do I. That's all that matters. Vaio con Dios.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

41. I can see him in your face...

and tell that his spirit is in your heart. :hug:

[GoddessOfGuinness]

28. My older stepson's first child...

Zachy's an angel now...

[liberaltrucker]

33. He sure is an angel

Being hugged by The Great Spirit. My condolences:cry:

[GoddessOfGuinness]

43. He lived a very full life

for a 5 month old...
We're at peace knowing his spirit hasn't left us. :)

[In_The_Wind]

34. I'm sorry GoddessOfGuinness.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

44. His little brother is almost 2

and they're expecting another boy in May.
We figure Zachy's watching over them... :hug:

[In_The_Wind]

48. I'm sure Zachy's loving spirit will always be there.

May the birth be an easy one.
May the boy child be robust and have a wonderful charmed life.

[Popol Vuh]

35. What a sweet little baby

I am very sorry to hear that GoddessOfGuinness. :hug:

Yes he certainly is an angle...

[GoddessOfGuinness]

45. Thank you...

That pic really captures the wonder in his eyes. :hug:

[KitchenWitch]

52. ...

:hug: :cry: :hug:

[JI7]

67. beautiful boy

:cry: :hug:

[BuelahWitch]

53. My Mother

She didn't want to go have pictures taken back in '95 and I made her do it. I'm glad I did because she was gone 5 years later.

[PassingFair]

122. She was very beautiful, Classic.

What a beautiful, understanding and forgiving face!

[Skittles]

54. my brother Glenn

here we are as English schoolkids: I am far right, he is far left (only in the picture)

[GoddessOfGuinness]

65. It's a beautiful picture, Skittles.

You look like you were all very close... :hug:

[Skittles]

101. my parents, grandparents, aunts, unclies all said the same thing

none of us EVER, not once, threw a tantrum - we spent all our time interacting with each other :)

[GalleryGod]

57. My Greatest Hero

[Maine-ah]

58. I can't.

He was always behind the damn camera. That would be my Dad. Next month it will be eleven years.

[auntAgonist]

59. my mum

Lost to colon cancer in 1997, her 69th year. :cry:

[Magrittes Pipe]

62. .

[alcibiades_mystery]

97. DB Cooper?

:shrug:

[Magrittes Pipe]

98. Have you seen him?

:shrug:

[alcibiades_mystery]

99. LOL

Not since he jumped off the plane....

[Flying Dream Blues]

63. My son.

Born on July 27, 1984 and died August 9, 2003 at the age of 19 in a house fire at his college. He was such a blessing and in many profound ways throughout his life, my greatest teacher. I was so blessed to have him, and the journey beyond his death has been a painful yet beautiful gift.

Peace to all who grieve.
:hug:

[GoddessOfGuinness]

64. Peace to you

I'm so very sorry. The loss of one's child is profoundly sorrowful. :hug:

[Flying Dream Blues]

74. Thank you, GoG...

[astonamous]

91. My youngest is 19 and I can't imagine the pain...the loss.

He sounds like a special person, I wish I would have known him. So sorry for your loss.

[bigwillq]

100. That is just awful.

So sorry for your loss. :hug:

[SeattleGirl]

66. My dad

He died when he was 43, almost 30 years ago. And I still miss him. :cry:

This is me with him, when I was about 5 or so.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

68. .............

:hug: :loveya:

[SeattleGirl]

69. Thank you, my friend

It's almost hard to believe it's been that long. :loveya:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

70. Some losses are much harder to bear than others, I think......

Like this one, for you.....

:loveya: :hug:

[SeattleGirl]

72. Yes.

Dad was diagnosed with cancer, and died 6 months later. :cry:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

73. I am so sorry, my dear SeattleGirl........

How horrible for all of you......:grouphug:

[In_The_Wind]

76. You were so young when you lost your father.

I know how hard that must have been for you.

[SeattleGirl]

78. Yes, I was 21

But the youngest was 10 (there are 5 of us altogether), and I think it was even harder on the youngest ones Thanks Joani. :hug:

[Blue_In_AK]

77. Most recent -- my friend and former boss, Bill Bryson

criminal defense lawyer extraordinaire, found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound this past week. RIP, Bill. :cry:

[auntAgonist]

80. how awful !

I'm so sorry for your loss Blue In AK!

May he R.I.P.

:hug:

[Blue_In_AK]

81. Yes, our whole legal community is very much in shock here.

Bill was a great guy, one of the most effective defense lawyers in the state, longstanding board member for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, good liberal Democrat, friend of Hunter S. Thompson (and witness to his "send-off" in August) ... definitely one of the good guys and one of a kind.

[grannylib]

79. Wish I had a digital picture of my beautiful daughter, killed 8 years

11 days ago...
I really should collect some pix and scan them.

[Rising Phoenix]

82. my dad...its a little blurry...

[Rising Phoenix]

86. my mom, dad and me...the day I was born...

[skygazer]

83. My mom

1924 - 1975

She died of cancer when I was 14. I still miss her so much. :cry:

[SeattleGirl]

84. She's beautiful, skygazer

I'm so sorry you lost her at such a young age. :hug:

[skygazer]

85. Thanks SeattleGirl

I'm sorry about your dad, too :hug: - it's tough to lose a parent when you're young. All my life, friends have had their moms to go to for advice with boys or with their kids and I never had that. I feel like I missed learning so much that a girl learns from her mom. Kinda sucks.

People tell me I look like her. That really makes me happy because I think she was beautiful, too.

[Call Me Wesley]

87. What a beautiful woman she was.

Any Southern American/European influences?

I am sorry you lost her so early. :hug:

[skygazer]

96. She was Italian

Both her parents came to the US after the first World War.

Thanks.

[astonamous]

90. So many....

My Dad: 1928 - 1997 Died after a long battle with MS



That's me on his lap.

My Grandfather: 1910 - 1975 Died from self inflicted gunshot



Also, my big brother who is sitting on Grampa's lap - Died at age 9, congenital birth defect. A month later my other big brother died from pneumonia - same birth defect.

My Grandmother: 1896 - 1982 - she was all about love, not a hateful word every came out of her mouth. NEVER!



That's me on the left and my little sister on the right.

[auntAgonist]

92. that is a lot of loss

:(

:grouphug:

May the good memories keep them all alive in your heart.



ps. welcome to DU

[astonamous]

102. Thank you...I needed the hug. Reading all the posts makes me

teary, but knowing that I am not alone is a blanket for my heart. I hope for others as well.

[auntAgonist]

103. me too.. cried openly reading all of these losses...

but remembered the good things about my mum and how she'd make me laugh. I SO want to laugh again!!

:grouphug:

at least I'm smiling now .. maybe tomorrow.


aA

[MissHoneychurch]

93. My dad

he would have turned 60 in 2 months :cry:

1946 - 2001

[Call Me Wesley]

95. He looks very gentle

and intellectual. And I'm sure he lived through '68, didn't he?

I'm sorry for your loss. It always seems that the good ones go early.

[MissHoneychurch]

104. You are right

he was boh.

And I am sure he enjoyed the 60s, even in the former GDR :)

He went way too early.

Thanks :hug:

[Maestro]

94. My papaw, mamaw and other grandpa

My grandfather who just passed in August of last year.
This is the last pic of he and I together.

My grandmother, his wife, with whom my grandfather always wanted to be after her death in 1998. Here she is in her younger days.

And finally, but not least, my grandfather who was taken by cancer in 1983 at a far too young age.

[Ptah]

107. Hey, everyone!

sometimes the moon blocks the sun.

It seems like it will never shine again.




We know better.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

112. My dear Ptah......

How right you are! And these wonderful pictures really prove it.....

Thank you for helping put all our grieving into perspective......

:loveya: :hug:

[Ptah]

113. This thread has touched me deeply.

So much to learn about our cyber-friends.



:pals:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

115. It has touched me as well......

:pals: :loveya:

[Ptah]

116. Shameless plug:

Those eclipse photos were taken by my brother (mentioned up-thread)
Feb, 1978.

:cry: :loveya:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

117. I do remember your telling me someone other than yourself had

taken them.....but I could not remember who!

And these are so beautiful, my dear Ptah......

Thank you for helping my intermittent memory!

Here's a hug for the loss of your beloved brother: :hug: :loveya:

[Ptah]

119. This thread is too long for a dial-up guy.

I'm starting a new one
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x4598709

See ya' soon, luv.

[sniffa]

114. i reaLLy wish i had one

of the one i miss the most. :cry: :cry:

he was such a great kid. :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

[Guava Jelly]

120. My mother..whom i love and miss

http://www.shivelyfamily.com/pictures.html

I hope her spirit is having a blast

[LaurenG]

121. My father

Died last January. He was born and raised in Iowa, he and his family raised merino sheep and grew corn and soybeans. He was born in a one room house with no Dr. present. They had no electricity and would work the fields at night when the weather was good with a plow an old horse named Charlie and a kerosene lantern. He fought in WWII and was a lifer in the army. Murtha reminds me of him, even the way he holds his hands when he speaks. :cry:


My mother and father