Good morning from the Key West airport. Mark and I are still a bit numb that this
is really happening…..flying home to bid a final farewell to his Dad Jane and Joe brought us here this morning
and we enjoyed a wonderful breakfast at Blue Heaven. What a comfort and support they have been
– deja’vu all over again as we were together one year ago here in Marathon when
my Dad died.
Mark had a long chat with his Mom this morning……these next
few days will be so hard for her – losing her best friend after almost 67 years
of marriage. Together they raised 13
children (10 daughters and 3 sons); 38
grandchildren (19 of each) and 26 great grandchildren with 3 more due in 2013 –
boys are ahead at this point. Mom and
Dad still lived in their own home; he made daily trips to the coffee shop
(sometimes 2x a day) and so enjoyed his buddies as they caught up on the
latest. He was a big fan of Fannie May
chocolates and eating in general! And
cards – oh how he loved to play cards (500)!!!
Last night (thru tears) I read many postings on Facebook
from Dad’s grandchildren….so many happy memories, photos and personal tidbits
about their Grandpa. He was a man of
great faith, life-long farmer who was very family-oriented, loved a good story
and had a delightful sense of humor with a very sharp mind
Thank you for your e-mails, texts and phone calls – all so
much appreciated.
As I write this…we are almost home (had a delay in Atlanta due
to a computer malfunction on our plane) so had to get off the plane and finally
on our way on a different plane – we’ll be around 1.5 hours late. We are staying with Anne, Patrick and the
boys tonight – tomorrow, off to Dixon for hugs, tears and memories.
On Saturday we shall honor this great man who would not want
a fuss made over him, but with his large, boisterous, fun-loving family, it
promises to be a grand celebration for sure….
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