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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2017 21:24:48 GMT
I'm so sorry for your loss!
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LeaP
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Post by LeaP on Apr 21, 2017 21:30:41 GMT
Sorry for your loss. He wore his uniform well.
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Post by Lexica on Apr 21, 2017 22:20:33 GMT
I'm sorry for your loss. It is an odd feeling when they pass when they are very old and in very poor health, isn't it? A mixture of relief and dread. Relief for them that they will not have to experience anything painful anymore, and dread for yourself that a parent is gone.
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Post by jenjie on Apr 21, 2017 22:39:16 GMT
Ahhhh I'm sorry. Your parents had something special didn't they.❤️
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Post by bc2ca on Apr 21, 2017 23:33:41 GMT
I am so sorry for your loss. Thanks for sharing those great photos.
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Post by hop2 on Apr 22, 2017 0:25:17 GMT
I'm So sorry. {{{Hugs}}}
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Post by stampnscrap1128 on Apr 22, 2017 0:27:52 GMT
I'm so sorry for your loss. May your memories bring you comfort and smiles in the days to come.
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Post by MichyM on Apr 22, 2017 0:31:42 GMT
Wow, it's amazing to think of the times he lived through! May his memory always bring you joy.
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Post by AussieMeg on Apr 22, 2017 0:40:27 GMT
I'm sorry to hear about the loss of your dad. I absolutely love the photo of him in his navy uniform - no wonder your mum fell for him!! There's a saying from the WW2 days about American soliders coming over here (and the UK) and "stealing" the local women: Over paid, over sexed and over here! (Although I think it referred more to GIs than navy.) Looking at the photo of your dad I can understand why they swept the women off their feet. Where did your mum and dad meet?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2017 0:41:54 GMT
I'm so sorry.
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Post by monklady123 on Apr 22, 2017 0:42:45 GMT
I'm sorry to hear about the loss of your dad. I absolutely love the photo of him in his navy uniform - no wonder your mum fell for him!! There's a saying from the WW2 days about American soliders coming over here (and the UK) and "stealing" the local women: Over paid, over sexed and over here! (Although I think it referred more to GIs than navy.) Looking at the photo of your dad I can understand why they swept the women off their feet. Where did your mum and dad meet? Right there in Sydney, at a dance sponsored by a local church.
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Post by tanya2 on Apr 22, 2017 0:47:44 GMT
I'm so sorry
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Post by azredhead on Apr 22, 2017 0:50:29 GMT
I am so sorry about your dad, it is hard at any stage!! Love the pictures! What a treasure! So sorry! HUGS!
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Post by monklady123 on Apr 22, 2017 0:54:13 GMT
Thanks everyone. My sister and I are driving to Pittsburgh tomorrow to help my mom for a bit, authorize cremation, etc. We're going to put his ashes at Arlington National Cemetery but that will be later in the summer when my kids can be here. I'm taking my pressure cooker so I can stock up her freezer. My sister says she can't wait to see it in action. Who wants to take bets as to when she'll buy her own after seeing all the wonderful things it can do? lol My dad was stubborn till the end. He always swore he'd never go to a nursing home. But sometimes you don't get to make that choice. Last week the hospice people took him to their in-patient facility as a respite for my mom, but they were planning to send him home yesterday. The problem was that they said he needed 24-hour care but my mom said she could do it for the hours when a nurse wasn't there. My sister and I disagreed with that, and we told the hospice people that we were moving him to a nursing home. (a few days ago he wasn't "actively dying" so couldn't stay at the hospice in-patient). So after making that decision on Wednesday he started to really decline on Thursday and died that evening. Like I said, stubborn. He was determined to win that round, that he was NOT going to a nursing home. I think it worked out well though because my parents don't have a lot of money so they would have had to spend down half of what they have in the bank (they don't own a home) and then Medicaid (Medicare?) would have kicked in. Now my mother has that other half as a cushion. Yes it's sad, but it's also not sad. He was very sick and miserable, and really had lived just a bit too long (his words last time we talked about it). I know a 92-year-old who is still spry, driving, independent, etc. She says that she hopes to die in her sleep after having a wonderful day doing something interesting.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Apr 22, 2017 0:54:47 GMT
I am so very sorry for your family's loss. Even when you're kind of expecting it, it's still really hard.
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Post by AussieMeg on Apr 22, 2017 1:17:15 GMT
Where did your mum and dad meet? Right there in Sydney, at a dance sponsored by a local church. How wonderful! I'm sorry to hijack your thread, but your mum and dad are part of history! I'd love to know more about their story. I've read a lot about war brides, it's fascinating. To think that Australian women fell in love with suave American soldiers and then left their families to travel to another country, having never travelled before..... wow! In the 1940’s love was certainly in the air! Well over a hundred thousand young women around the world fell in love and married servicemen from other countries. Midst the chaos and uncertainty of wartime, women from countries including Australia, Britain, Europe, Canada, New Zealand and Japan made the courageous decision to follow their hearts across the sea. They sailed to join their husbands, who in many cases, they hardly knew. Prepared to leave the country of their birth, their families, friends and all things familiar, they travelled for love to start a new life in a new land. It has been estimated that more than 100,000 American servicemen alone, married brides from fifty countries. Between 12,000 and 15,000 Australian women, and at least 50,000 brides from the United Kingdom married US servicemen." By the end of the war, thousands of Australian girls had married ‘a glamorous Yank’.
That was your dad - glamorous Yank!! Australian women were encouraged to contribute to the war effort in any way they could, and many volunteered to wait on tables at canteens and clubs. Young women were expected, as part of their patriotic duty, to welcome the American troops at dances run by the Red Cross and other groups. That was your mum!! Australian war brides were first attracted to their American husbands by their good looks, good manners, soft accent, quiet demeanour, lovely smile, good personality, or a combination of these attributes. The couples met at dances, in cafes, on public transport, at skating rinks, on the beach and simply in the street. Persistent in their romantic quests, a lot of Americans won the hearts of their Australian girlfriends. The patience of all brides of US servicemen was finally rewarded by the introduction of The War Brides Act on December 28, 1945 (59 Statutes-at-Large 659) which waived all visa requirements and provisions of immigration law for all foreign brides of members of the American armed forces. This saw the beginning of the mass movement of Australian wives, known as ‘Operation War Bride’Travelling For LoveI will think of your mum and dad every time I hear one of my favorite songs by one of my favorite bands - Bridal Train by The Waifs.
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Post by quinlove on Apr 22, 2017 1:19:02 GMT
I'm so sorry. Sending gentle hugs.
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Post by Peamac on Apr 22, 2017 1:21:43 GMT
I'm so sorry! (((Hugs))) and prayers for you all. I love his expression in that Navy photo- he looks like he had a fun, playful personality.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2017 1:24:22 GMT
I'm so sorry for the loss of your father. 75 yrs of marriage...how wonderful. What a gift.
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Post by coffeetalk on Apr 22, 2017 1:27:30 GMT
I am so sorry for your loss. Sending my sincere condolences to you and your family
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Post by baslp on Apr 22, 2017 1:27:48 GMT
I am so sorry for your loss.
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Post by GiantsFan on Apr 22, 2017 1:32:27 GMT
I'm so sorry for you loss. Love the photos. And what a great story of how your parents met (and your IL's too)
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Post by crittsmom on Apr 22, 2017 2:36:36 GMT
I am so sorry for your loss. The Military pictures are so priceless, they all look so debonair. My dad passed a couple of years ago, he was also a WWII vet, although they are older it doesn't make it any easier. Prayers and hugs to you and your family.
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Post by worrywart on Apr 22, 2017 2:46:37 GMT
I am so sorry. Prayers for you and your family.
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Post by berty on Apr 22, 2017 2:48:11 GMT
I'm so sorry for your loss.
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Post by refugeepea on Apr 22, 2017 2:51:10 GMT
I'm sorry for your loss.
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Post by zookeeper on Apr 22, 2017 2:54:44 GMT
What a wonderful love story of your parents! Your dad is no longer in pain and you have a lifetime of memories. Hugs to you and yours!
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Post by scrappintoee on Apr 22, 2017 2:56:25 GMT
Awww.....I'm so sorry!!! That is a great photo of him !!! Many (( hugs ))
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Post by hookedonpeas on Apr 22, 2017 4:32:37 GMT
I'm so sorry. Prayers for comfort and peace.
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Post by flanz on Apr 22, 2017 4:38:01 GMT
I'm sorry for your loss.... he looked like a sweetie. (((HUGS)))
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