Another of the Greatest Generation is passing. - Page 2

magic452 · 10-17-11, 03:08 AM

Thank you all for your kind words they do help.
Just talking about her helped a great deal, thank you all for listening.

Magic

CCIP · 10-17-11, 04:01 AM

Taking care of a close relative in their final years, days and hours is one of the hardest things to do, but it's also one of the best and most important things you will ever do in life. With a life like this and someone being there with her until the very end, I think your mother will really find her well-earned peace. And I hope that you too will look back and take pride and comfort in being with her to the end.

My condolences and take care of yourself!

TarJak · 10-17-11, 04:21 AM

Take care Magic and remember her as she was at her happiest. OUr throughts are with you.

Osmium Steele · 10-17-11, 07:59 AM

Thank you so much for sharing.

My condolences to you and yours.

Os

Herr-Berbunch · 10-17-11, 08:10 AM

Take care Magic452, my thoughts are with you and your family through these tough times.

She sounds like the mother everyone wanted, but only few got.

magic452 · 11-12-11, 01:13 AM

When I originally posted this it look like mom wouldn't last the night let alone the next day, but she was a tough as steel and did bounce back to almost what she was before. But for the last week she slowly slipped and this morning she did not wake up. She died peacefully and comfortable.

A one in a million mom died on a once in a century day 11/11/11 and Veterans Day as well. Given her work in WWII and the fact she lost a brother in that war it is most fitting she went today.

I just re read all your kind post here and they are as comforting today as they were than.

Thank you all.

Magic

BossMark · 11-12-11, 01:58 AM

My deepest condolences Magic, I am sorry for your loss.

CaptainMattJ. · 11-12-11, 02:33 AM

May she rest in peace. i am sorry for your loss.

Jimbuna · 11-12-11, 07:52 AM

My deepest condolences Magic...remember the good times, I'm sure they are many.

frau kaleun · 11-12-11, 05:10 PM

RIP

So sorry for you loss. Having just gone through similar myself, I can tell you it will get easier over time. Knowing that she lived a long and full life will only help with that process.

Herr-Berbunch · 11-12-11, 05:15 PM

May she rest in peace.

Make sure you look after yourself, and your family.

1480 · 11-13-11, 12:40 AM

God Bless you and your family Magic. She is amongst the angels now.

This brought great comfort and understanding to my eight year old when my father in law passed away three weeks ago suddenly, it really applies to any age, please take a moment:

-The Story of the Dragonfly-

Down below the surface of a quiet pond lived a little colony of water bugs. They were a happy colony, living far away from the sun. For many months they were very busy, scurrying over the soft mud on the bottom of the pond. They did notice that every once in a while one of their colony seemed to lose interest in going about with its friends. Clinging to the stem of a pond lily, it gradually moved out of sight and was seen no more.

"Look!" said one of the water bugs to another. "One of our colony is climbing up the lily stalk. Where do you suppose she is going?" Up, up, up it went slowly. Even as they watched, the water bug disappeared from sight. Its friends waited and waited but it didn't return. "That's funny!" said one water bug to another. "Wasn't she happy here?" asked a second water bug. "Where do you suppose she went?" wondered a third. No one had an answer. They were greatly puzzled.

Finally one of the water bugs, a leader in the colony, gathered its friends together. "I have an idea. The next one of us who climbs up the lily stalk must promise to come back and tell us where he or she went and why." "We promise," they said solemnly.

One spring day, not long after, the very water bug who had suggested the plan found himself climbing up the lily stalk. Up, up, up he went. Before he knew what was happening, he had broken through the surface of the water, and fallen onto the broad, green lily pad above.

When he awoke, he looked about with surprise. He couldn't believe what he saw. A startling change had come to his old body. His movement revealed four silver wings and a long tail. Even as he struggled, he felt an impulse to move his wings. The warmth of the sun soon dried the moisture from the new body. He moved his wings again and suddenly found himself up above the water. He had become a dragonfly.

Swooping and dipping in great curves, he flew through the air. He felt exhilarated in the new atmosphere. By and by, the new dragonfly lighted happily on a lily pad to rest. Then it was that he chanced to look below to the bottom of the pond. Why, he was right above his old friends, the water bugs! There they were, scurrying about, just as he had been doing some time before. Then the dragonfly remembered the promise: "The next one of us who climbs up the lily stalk will come back and tell where he or she went and why."

Without thinking, the dragonfly darted down. Suddenly he hit the surface of the water and bounced away. Now that he was a dragonfly, he could no longer go into the water. "I can't return!" he said in dismay. "At least I tried, but I can't keep my promise. Even if I could go back, not one of the water bugs would know me in my new body. I guess I'll just have to wait until they become dragonflies too. Then they'll understand what happened to me, and where I went." And the dragonfly winged off happily into its wonderful new world of sun and air.

magic452 · 11-13-11, 01:21 AM

1480 Thank you for the nice story, yes she is indeed a Dragonfly.

Thank all of you for the kind words, it's been hard as she lived with me for more than seven years so I was even that much more close to her.
She is in a much better place I know but I still miss her. She was in a wheelchair for the last two years and depended on me for most everything, it really does bring you closer.

I glad I had the opportunity to take care of her as she took care of me oh so many years ago.

Yes Jim there are many many good memories.

Magic

Reece · 11-13-11, 02:31 AM

Very touching read Robert, you obviously had a very close knit family, may she rest in peace.

Penguin · 11-15-11, 05:26 PM

My condolences Magic.
I am glad to hear that she went in peace.
You have my deepest respect for taking care of her in her last days, it takes a very strong person. I am sure you inherited some of her spirit.
All my best wishes for you and your family!

10-17-11, 03:08 AM	#16
magic452 Sea Lord Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Reno Nevada USA Posts: 1,860 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Thank you all for your kind words they do help. Just talking about her helped a great deal, thank you all for listening. Magic __________________ Reported lost 11 Feb. 1942 Signature by depthtok33l

10-17-11, 04:01 AM	#17
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Taking care of a close relative in their final years, days and hours is one of the hardest things to do, but it's also one of the best and most important things you will ever do in life. With a life like this and someone being there with her until the very end, I think your mother will really find her well-earned peace. And I hope that you too will look back and take pride and comfort in being with her to the end. My condolences and take care of yourself! __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

10-17-11, 07:59 AM	#19
Osmium Steele Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Upper midwest USA Posts: 1,101 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Thank you so much for sharing. My condolences to you and yours. Os __________________ In the month of July of the year 1348, between the feasts of St. Benedict and of St. Swithin, a strange thing came upon England... My U297 build thread

10-17-11, 08:10 AM	#20
Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	Take care Magic452, my thoughts are with you and your family through these tough times. She sounds like the mother everyone wanted, but only few got. __________________

11-12-11, 01:13 AM	#21
magic452 Sea Lord Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Reno Nevada USA Posts: 1,860 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	When I originally posted this it look like mom wouldn't last the night let alone the next day, but she was a tough as steel and did bounce back to almost what she was before. But for the last week she slowly slipped and this morning she did not wake up. She died peacefully and comfortable. A one in a million mom died on a once in a century day 11/11/11 and Veterans Day as well. Given her work in WWII and the fact she lost a brother in that war it is most fitting she went today. I just re read all your kind post here and they are as comforting today as they were than. Thank you all. Magic __________________ Reported lost 11 Feb. 1942 Signature by depthtok33l

10-17-11, 04:21 AM	#18
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	Take care Magic and remember her as she was at her happiest. OUr throughts are with you.

11-12-11, 01:58 AM	#22
BossMark Fleet Admiral Join Date: May 2011 Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire Posts: 15,272 Downloads: 278 Uploads: 0	My deepest condolences Magic, I am sorry for your loss. __________________ Never trust the Tories look what Thatcher and Major did in the 80s and 90s and look what the wicked witch May is doing now doing now

11-12-11, 02:33 AM	#23
CaptainMattJ. The Old Man Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Sin City Posts: 1,364 Downloads: 55 Uploads: 0	May she rest in peace. i am sorry for your loss. __________________ A popular Government without popular information nor the means of acquiring it, is but a Prologue to a Farce or a Tragedy or perhaps both. Knowledge will forever govern ignorance, and a people who mean to be their own Governors must arm themselves with the power knowledge gives - James Madison

11-12-11, 07:52 AM	#24
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,645 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	My deepest condolences Magic...remember the good times, I'm sure they are many. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

11-12-11, 05:10 PM	#25
frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	RIP So sorry for you loss. Having just gone through similar myself, I can tell you it will get easier over time. Knowing that she lived a long and full life will only help with that process.

11-12-11, 05:15 PM	#26
Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	May she rest in peace. Make sure you look after yourself, and your family. __________________

11-13-11, 12:40 AM	#27
1480 Lead Slinger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chitcago, Illinoise Posts: 1,442 Downloads: 74 Uploads: 0	God Bless you and your family Magic. She is amongst the angels now. This brought great comfort and understanding to my eight year old when my father in law passed away three weeks ago suddenly, it really applies to any age, please take a moment: -The Story of the Dragonfly- Down below the surface of a quiet pond lived a little colony of water bugs. They were a happy colony, living far away from the sun. For many months they were very busy, scurrying over the soft mud on the bottom of the pond. They did notice that every once in a while one of their colony seemed to lose interest in going about with its friends. Clinging to the stem of a pond lily, it gradually moved out of sight and was seen no more. "Look!" said one of the water bugs to another. "One of our colony is climbing up the lily stalk. Where do you suppose she is going?" Up, up, up it went slowly. Even as they watched, the water bug disappeared from sight. Its friends waited and waited but it didn't return. "That's funny!" said one water bug to another. "Wasn't she happy here?" asked a second water bug. "Where do you suppose she went?" wondered a third. No one had an answer. They were greatly puzzled. Finally one of the water bugs, a leader in the colony, gathered its friends together. "I have an idea. The next one of us who climbs up the lily stalk must promise to come back and tell us where he or she went and why." "We promise," they said solemnly. One spring day, not long after, the very water bug who had suggested the plan found himself climbing up the lily stalk. Up, up, up he went. Before he knew what was happening, he had broken through the surface of the water, and fallen onto the broad, green lily pad above. When he awoke, he looked about with surprise. He couldn't believe what he saw. A startling change had come to his old body. His movement revealed four silver wings and a long tail. Even as he struggled, he felt an impulse to move his wings. The warmth of the sun soon dried the moisture from the new body. He moved his wings again and suddenly found himself up above the water. He had become a dragonfly. Swooping and dipping in great curves, he flew through the air. He felt exhilarated in the new atmosphere. By and by, the new dragonfly lighted happily on a lily pad to rest. Then it was that he chanced to look below to the bottom of the pond. Why, he was right above his old friends, the water bugs! There they were, scurrying about, just as he had been doing some time before. Then the dragonfly remembered the promise: "The next one of us who climbs up the lily stalk will come back and tell where he or she went and why." Without thinking, the dragonfly darted down. Suddenly he hit the surface of the water and bounced away. Now that he was a dragonfly, he could no longer go into the water. "I can't return!" he said in dismay. "At least I tried, but I can't keep my promise. Even if I could go back, not one of the water bugs would know me in my new body. I guess I'll just have to wait until they become dragonflies too. Then they'll understand what happened to me, and where I went." And the dragonfly winged off happily into its wonderful new world of sun and air. __________________

11-13-11, 01:21 AM	#28
magic452 Sea Lord Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Reno Nevada USA Posts: 1,860 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	1480 Thank you for the nice story, yes she is indeed a Dragonfly. Thank all of you for the kind words, it's been hard as she lived with me for more than seven years so I was even that much more close to her. She is in a much better place I know but I still miss her. She was in a wheelchair for the last two years and depended on me for most everything, it really does bring you closer. I glad I had the opportunity to take care of her as she took care of me oh so many years ago. Yes Jim there are many many good memories. Magic __________________ Reported lost 11 Feb. 1942 Signature by depthtok33l Last edited by magic452; 11-13-11 at 01:35 AM.

11-13-11, 02:31 AM	#29
Reece CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Down Under Posts: 34,732 Downloads: 171 Uploads: 0	Very touching read Robert, you obviously had a very close knit family, may she rest in peace. __________________ *Sub captains go down with their ship!*

11-15-11, 05:26 PM	#30
Penguin Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Rheinische Republik Posts: 3,322 Downloads: 92 Uploads: 0	My condolences Magic. I am glad to hear that she went in peace. You have my deepest respect for taking care of her in her last days, it takes a very strong person. I am sure you inherited some of her spirit. All my best wishes for you and your family!