That's my Dad, whom I have referenced here a time or two.
In the past few weeks, complications from end-stage dementia worsened his suffering, and so his peaceful passage this morning is, truly, a blessing.
After he and my mother divorced when I was 16 years old, Dad went on to remarry a woman from his church, June Davis, who had her own children our ages -- we had all gone to school together -- and they traveled the country in their "fifth wheel" in retirement. They also made a couple of trips overseas, one to the Holy Land.
My stepmother passed away peacefully at home in December of 2011, and after that my father and mother enjoyed a reconciliation. They had lunch often and other visits to look at old photos and remember and laugh about the good times on several occasions over the past year-and-a-half. Here's a photo we all took at Mom's 87th birthday celebration this past June.
Requiescat in pace, Pop.
USN Seabees, 1947
In the past few weeks, complications from end-stage dementia worsened his suffering, and so his peaceful passage this morning is, truly, a blessing.
Date and age uncertain, but a little before the first one.
After he and my mother divorced when I was 16 years old, Dad went on to remarry a woman from his church, June Davis, who had her own children our ages -- we had all gone to school together -- and they traveled the country in their "fifth wheel" in retirement. They also made a couple of trips overseas, one to the Holy Land.
My stepmother passed away peacefully at home in December of 2011, and after that my father and mother enjoyed a reconciliation. They had lunch often and other visits to look at old photos and remember and laugh about the good times on several occasions over the past year-and-a-half. Here's a photo we all took at Mom's 87th birthday celebration this past June.
Requiescat in pace, Pop.
