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Jon,

My prayers of comfort and love go out to you and your family.  My father was born in 1921 and my mom in 1925.  They lived thru the depression, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, and saw a man walk on the moon.  When my dad was young, they plowed with horses and shucked corn by hand.  He saw trains go from steam to diesel.  What a blessing to be a part of the generation that spawned the history I know today!  Cherish his memories and stories.  I know my 2 kids who were born at the turn of the century will never understand his life or what he has seen.  Jeff

Jon, I read your post yesterday and have been thinking of how to respond. In 93 I sat by my Dad's bedside at a hospice on Long Island as he passed. He too gave us kids our first trains and I still have his 259e which I cherish. Like your Dad, he was a great man, child of the Depression, WWII veteran, and a great Dad. Even though I no longer live on Long Island, he taught me to love New York and the Long Island that I grew up on. You are in my thoughts and prayers and may the Almighty be with you and you family.

All the best,

Miketg

Jon,

 

  Deanna and I send our prayers to you and family.  My Dad, a boy from 1925, passed in 1978.  He and I ran trains from as far back as I can remember.  Even before I was given my own first train at age seven, we had track mounted on plywood and my older brother and I shared a Kusan freight train.  When my dad passed, we had a large layout in his 2 car garage.. but no cars, not enough room!  I only had my first son, and he was one year old when my dad passed.  So, when I inherited all our trains, I was certain my two sons and daughter knew of their history.  That is what's great in our fascination with trains.  It is the memories, the history, the love between dads and their children that lives on forever within our hearts.  May the Good Lord bless you all.

 

Jesse

 Prayers for comfort for your Dad and family Jon.Sounds like he has lived a long,and love enjoyed life with you.

 

 My late father introduced me to the hobby,as well as drag racing. I recall many days he spent teaching me his love and knowledge of trains, both model and real for we both have had career's on the real railroads.

 

 May God Bless your Dad and family with what your dealing with .

 

 

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My heart goes out to you in this difficult time and our prayers be with you. It is said that it is unfortunate that children cannot be young forever and that  life must end one day for us all. As a person of faith, I believe that all good people will be reunited in heaven with our Lord one day.

Family brings great things and fond memories to us but greater things lie ahead. Take comfort in knowing that death is not the end but the beginning.

I'm not even going to try to think I have a clue what this is like for you. My parents both turn 80 next year and while they're in pretty decent shape for their age (each has a pacemaker but both their minds are as solid as a steel bridge), I know it's only a matter of time before I am in your place.
"It's all a part of life" they say. Yeah, but we don't gotta like it and it doesn't make it suck any less.
For what it's worth, I'm sending out all the best wishes I have to you, your Father and your family.
 
 
Originally Posted by KOOLjock1:

Thank you, one and all.  This would be easier if he slipped away quickly... instead of this day to day, slow, slide.  There must be a reason... but it's a mystery!

I don't wanna turn this into a religious debate, but I don't think there's a reason for it at all. You can't tell me there's a plan somewhere for some people to suffer horribly at the end. I feel if there was, it'd only happen to the worst of humanity (which we all know isn't how life really works). A good friend lost their very young child in a manner that's too horrific to describe here and later that same day, someone launched into how it was a 'plan,' I assume because he couldn't think of anything better to say. She decked him. I didn't blame her at all.

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