Dad
Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2016 7:01 pm
Just scrolled back a few pages and saw Grouchy had posted about Dad passing. Thank you Grouchy
Dad was 95 and a WW2 vet. He went peacefully in the early morning of July 8. Hard thing to watch. He had a stroke about 3 weeks earlier with a very small chance of recovery. He could understand what was said but had a hard time communicating, mostly thumbs up or down. When told of his situation I laid out the 2 options the Dr's gave and no reaction to either. Finally aid well ehll Dad what do you want , me to tske you back to Holly Lake where the outcome wont be good....thumb went up.
We moved him on Saturday and Sis and alternated staying with him. My vacation started July 2 so I was there when he passed.
Dad led a colorful life. He landed at Utah Beach during the war and fought for about 6 weeks before he was wounded. Was on a hill being shelled and woke up on a hospital ship on the English Channel. Had a head wound where thy wouldnt operate and he lived with that shrapnel in his head till he died. After cremation they found it and saved it for me. He had all the shrapnel they pulled out of his arm saved in a mini test tube which i have proudly displayed, along with his purple heart.
He built a house in Kansas where I think Hopper was hatched....I believe it was Sears catalog house. Changed jobs and moved to Wichita where I believe middle brother was born. Worked for Mobil when they told him to move to Dallas or you won't have a job.Moved to Irving in 59 or 60 where i was born.
He lived in Libya when Qhadaffi came into power.(sp) Mom decided next time he went overseas we were all going with him. We lived in Lagos Nigeria for 1 year. Instead of coming back to the states for vacation, we traveled Europe. I am a lucky man to see what I have seen. Got to see where he landed ay Utah beach, the Berlin wall, checkpoint charlie, Vatican,and many points in between.
He was active in the Boy Scouts for years. We did the Grand Canyon rim to rim hike.%0 mile hike through Arkansas, plus many hikes in Colorado where they ended catching the Durango train back to where the cars were.
He loved Holly Lake and chose to die there, He was an avid golfer and some of my greatest memories are of me and him playing together in tournaments. He loved to win and it didn't bother him if we lost.
He never got mad only frustrated.
I am leaving some out but it feels good to write all this.
GFB, Hopper was banned plenty of times
Dad was 95 and a WW2 vet. He went peacefully in the early morning of July 8. Hard thing to watch. He had a stroke about 3 weeks earlier with a very small chance of recovery. He could understand what was said but had a hard time communicating, mostly thumbs up or down. When told of his situation I laid out the 2 options the Dr's gave and no reaction to either. Finally aid well ehll Dad what do you want , me to tske you back to Holly Lake where the outcome wont be good....thumb went up.
We moved him on Saturday and Sis and alternated staying with him. My vacation started July 2 so I was there when he passed.
Dad led a colorful life. He landed at Utah Beach during the war and fought for about 6 weeks before he was wounded. Was on a hill being shelled and woke up on a hospital ship on the English Channel. Had a head wound where thy wouldnt operate and he lived with that shrapnel in his head till he died. After cremation they found it and saved it for me. He had all the shrapnel they pulled out of his arm saved in a mini test tube which i have proudly displayed, along with his purple heart.
He built a house in Kansas where I think Hopper was hatched....I believe it was Sears catalog house. Changed jobs and moved to Wichita where I believe middle brother was born. Worked for Mobil when they told him to move to Dallas or you won't have a job.Moved to Irving in 59 or 60 where i was born.
He lived in Libya when Qhadaffi came into power.(sp) Mom decided next time he went overseas we were all going with him. We lived in Lagos Nigeria for 1 year. Instead of coming back to the states for vacation, we traveled Europe. I am a lucky man to see what I have seen. Got to see where he landed ay Utah beach, the Berlin wall, checkpoint charlie, Vatican,and many points in between.
He was active in the Boy Scouts for years. We did the Grand Canyon rim to rim hike.%0 mile hike through Arkansas, plus many hikes in Colorado where they ended catching the Durango train back to where the cars were.
He loved Holly Lake and chose to die there, He was an avid golfer and some of my greatest memories are of me and him playing together in tournaments. He loved to win and it didn't bother him if we lost.
He never got mad only frustrated.
I am leaving some out but it feels good to write all this.
GFB, Hopper was banned plenty of times