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Originally Posted by Admiral Von Gerlach (Post 1157324)

Patti, Peggy, Jane, and Katie, I am so glad the memorial went well and was such a special time for you all and for the memory of your dad. Neal and Mark I am very glad you were there to be there and to also represent all of us who care a lot and appreciate so much Capt Alford's dedication to so much. It is hard when someone special passes on but the comfort is that their spirit and the love that they shared remains with those who were part of both, and it has been both an homour and a deep gift for all the sharing here and for us to be able to honour a special man who serves us all .... God Bless you all and I will mark November 30th on my calender for special prayers and rememberance. I will ask a family member who is the keeper of a special emblem of honour to mark that day too, in Navy style, i will write you girls about this, and in the meantime, God Bless all the famliy and friends of the Captain and thank you Neal for giving us this chance to honour the Skpper's service, life and family here.

Salute :salute:

Dear Admiral,

I appreciate the kindess that comes through your words. I regret I was not able to meet you...I hope you are feeling better and getting through surgery well. I remember you said something about that. The service was very special to us, and such a blessing to have many wonderful people there who paid tribute to my Dad. It was a memorable celebration of his life.

Take good care,

Peggy

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Originally Posted by mookiemookie (Post 1157132)

It was a truly beautiful service befitting a true American hero. I was honored to have attended. :salute:

MookieMookie,

Thank you very much for paying tribute to my Dad...we daughters really appreciate your being at his service. And your words were nice to hear.

Peggy

when your hero falls from grace
all fairy tales r uncovered
myths exposed and pain magnified
the greatest pain discovered
u taught me 2 be strong
but im confused 2 c u so weak
u said never 2 give up
and it hurts 2 c u welcome defeat
when ure hero falls so do the stars
and so does the perception of tomorrow
without my hero there is only
me alone 2 deal with my sorrow
your heart ceases 2 work
and your soul is not happy at all
what r u expected 2 do
when ure only hero falls

Rest in peace,

Robert

Neal Stevens, Mookie-Mookie, Adm Von Gerlach

Well I can not say enough about all these men and people who supported us while we were in Houston at Dad's Funeral - I was given the honor of giving Dad his Last Farewell Salute since I was his Military daughter and it meant so much to me. I loved seeing the Sailor in his sailor outfit who spoke and was the first recipient of Dad's schlorship he started for something to do with sailors. I don't remember getting any schlorships and we were his 4 sailors all his life. How funny:woot:
Thank-you again - esp Neal for all you did for Peggy and me - You know what I'm talking about:hmmm:
Love to all
Baby Katie

hi Katie,

thanks for the kind words and the coffee card, that was sweet of you guys.

I found some more pics of Zeb I wanted to share with you. These were taken at the Captain's Banquet during the Texas commissioning ceremonies.

Capt. Zeb Alford, Joan Alford, and friend
http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._7214718_n.jpg

Me, and Zeb, and two other fellows whose names escape me at the moment....
http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._6479939_n.jpg

Zeb during the entertainment portion of the event. He was playing the role of Admiral Nimitz in a musical.
http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._4129514_n.jpg

Rest in peace eternal, Zeb.

Who knows when we meet.

Dads burial day gets closer

It has been almost 4 months since my Dad passed away and now he will be buried in Arlington National Cemetery on Nov 30, 2009. The long time from his death to his burial has been very difficult for me and I am having a very hard time coping with all of this.

I am in San Diego at a Realtors Convention and all around me is the sea, Naval Bases and sailing ships and it all reminds me so much of Dad. I wanted to call him on Veteran's Day like I always have to wish him a Happy Veterans Day and let him know how proud of him I was.

I love him and miss him so much and still can't believe that he is gone.

Patti

I am not a religious person by any means, but, if what I believe is true, then your father is at peace, content and waits in the wings to welcome you in due course. I wont go into details here, not the place, but I 'know' he is well.

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Originally Posted by Red Devil (Post 1203326)

I did not know if anyone was still posting here but it still gives me great comfort to read the posts so thank you very much for replying. The funeral in DC went very well and even though I was not able to go, one sister did and she said it was an awesome event, not really the right words, but I know you know what I mean.

Patti

Hi Patti,

I have some pictures to post here as soon as I get them off my camera...now where did I leave my camera?

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Originally Posted by patti (Post 1203200)

Sorry for asking, but is this normal anywhere? I mean, 4 months are REALLY long time from the time of death to the actual buriel. So again sorry for asking, but what was the reason for this?

I have only attended 3 buriels in my life: a friend died at the age of 10 in an accident, and I was only 11, so I don't remember details, but 2005 and 2007 my grandparents died, and they were buried the first or second sunday after the death.