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Bereavement
In reply to the discussion: Photos of mom and dad: [View all]applegrove
(124,130 posts)39. Oh you were robbed if it was Covid. Think if Trump had been people mask
all along. I'm so sorry for your loss. Talk to those who knew your dad and follow the stories you hear. I've pursued genealogy and discounted some family fables. Others look very plausible. I was lucky my dad told his stories his whole life I know. My mom, not so much. But she told my sister so I'm learning all the time things about Mom and she's been gone almost 8 years. Vibes to you on your shocking loss.
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Sorry for your loss, but that is a wonderfully long time to be married. Be proud!
Enter stage left
Nov 2022
#1
They didn't gossip. They were guileless. They were lucky to make such good friends.
applegrove
Nov 2022
#38
They are a couple again. We buried them in the same hole. In the winter you can see
applegrove
Nov 2022
#6
The view is from the farm my mom grew up on. I think that view of the East River valley
applegrove
Nov 2022
#4
I go on a road trip with my brother on Sundays because that was the day we would bring dad dinner
applegrove
Nov 2022
#12
Thank you for sharing this slice of your life, and for a bit of history I was totally unaware of.
alwaysinasnit
Nov 2022
#13
Thank you. He was a lovely person. Staff would gather there to get in on the teasing
applegrove
Nov 2022
#15
They were very kind people. My mom wanted to be a missionary doctor in Africa. Then
applegrove
Nov 2022
#18
I meant the saying, Your parent is not gone, it is just that your relationship
applegrove
Nov 2022
#33