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| It says '1952' on the back, so he'll have been 29. Just a couple of years after this. |
My Dad died this morning, sometime between 8 and 9am, in his room, in his care home, eighteen hours or so after Mum's last visit...
"I said to him, 'Do you know who I am?' and he looked at me like I was daft,
'Of course I know who you are'
'Well, who am I then?'
'You're you'..."
He didn't believe in 'heroes', but he was mine.
We will miss him very much.
[Blog 'closed' for a bit].
Sorry for your loss.
ReplyDeleteMy dad had us read this at his service and i found it's very comforting:
Death is nothing at all
I have only slipped away into the next room
I am I and you are you
Whatever we were to each other
That we are still
Call me by my old familiar name
Speak to me in the easy way you always used
Put no difference into your tone
Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow
Laugh as we always laughed
At the little jokes we always enjoyed together
Play, smile, think of me, pray for me
Let my name be ever the household word that it always was
Let it be spoken without effort
Without the ghost of a shadow in it
Life means all that it ever meant
It is the same as it ever was
There is absolute unbroken continuity
What is death but a negligible accident?
Why should I be out of mind
Because I am out of sight?
I am waiting for you for an interval
Somewhere very near
Just around the corner
All is well.
Nothing is past; nothing is lost
One brief moment and all will be as it was before
How we shall laugh at the trouble of parting when we meet again!
Canon Henry Scott-Holland, 1847-1918, Canon of St Paul's Cathedral
He'll rest in his hammock.
ReplyDeleteHe'll always be him. You'll always be you.
Life goes on .. with or without those we love.
My thoughts are with you and yours.
Smile when you think of him, our kid.
'God save the King'.
Yes, Carry on x
ReplyDeleteSo sorry Davy. Love to you and yours.
ReplyDeleteAs soon as I saw you'd posted at such an odd time I had an inkling. Sorry for your loss Davy.
ReplyDeleteSorry for your loss. You and your family will be in my thoughts.
ReplyDeleteLuca.
Also sorry for your loss Davy. My thoughts will be with you and your family
ReplyDeleteWalter
thinking of you and yours ~ with love and light x
ReplyDelete'He was my Hero'. The greatest epitaph any of us could ask for.
ReplyDeleteStay close my friend.
I am truly sorry Davy. My thoughts are with you and your family. I will toast your dad with a tot of rum.
ReplyDeleteFor once I wish I lived down south and we could go out for a couple of beers again.
That's sad news, Davy: sincere condolences also from my side ...
ReplyDeleteOh Davy - so sorry to hear this sad news. As you know - I've been there. With both parents. The first year is the worst, getting through the dates, birthdays anniversaries.
ReplyDeleteAfter that, it will get better.
Take care pal - and love to all x
So sorry matey. love to you and yours.
ReplyDeleteSending love XXX
ReplyDeleteMuch love to you all xx
ReplyDeleteSo sorry mate. Been there too, it hurts.
ReplyDeletemuch love sweet boy. holding your hand through the ether
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Your memories are your precious treasures forever. Thinking of you xx
ReplyDeleteSo sorry to read your news. Sending good thoughts your way x
ReplyDeleteSo sorry Davy. I know how you're feeling right now. Thinking of you and the family.
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear this. He must have had great taste in music too. When words fail, music speaks.
ReplyDeleteGood man Davy, as usual you said it with heart and style. All the very best to you and your family. Thoughts are with you.
ReplyDeleteSo sorry Davy. Even we can tell he was a great dad. Sending love from over here.
ReplyDeleteThank you, lovely people, for your kind comments. I know many of you have been in this situation too, so love backatcha.
ReplyDeleteAnon - I've written a fair bit over the years here about Dad's music - and other things....shove the words 'My Dad' in the blog's search engine and a whole bunch of stuff'll come up (Reader's Digest box sets included).
Very sorry to hear of your loss, davy. It's clear from reading your blog that you're a good man and I'm sure your Dad must have been very proud of you.
ReplyDelete... tears roll down his face...
ReplyDeleteLove to all, D. Thinking of you.
x
I don't really do the blogging thing anymore but I thought it was about time I checked out what was happening in Mr H's world. Very sorry to hear your sad news. Like many of your readers I have some idea what you're going through. You never forget but remembering does get less painful over time.
ReplyDeleteHey Mick, good to hear from you - and thank you.
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry MrH, and very sorry I am so late checking in but I will make up for lost time by sending extra good thoughts your way x
ReplyDeleteNot an easy year for you dear sir.
Thank you G x
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