Stu1205
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My Dad passed away at around 3:00 AM Wednesday.
He was one heck of a man. He dropped out of High School to
help his family, and then joined the Marines in 1944. He served
until the end of the WWII, mostly on Guam and Iwo Jima.
Sadly we are losing our WWII veterans at a rate of about
1,000 per day.
He had a tough bout with medical issues over the years.
He had a partial larengectomy from throat cancer in the 1980s
which left him sounding scratchy kind of like Darth Vader.
He also had a triple bypass, and abdominal aortic aneurism, and
a mini stroke, all from which he fully recovered. He was one tough strong man.
Above all, he was a kind and gentle man, a loving husband, and a great father to me and my two brothers.
He always felt bad about not getting a high school diploma, so he went back and got his GED in 2001 at the age of 75.
We were so happy and proud of him for that.
About a month ago, he slipped and fell. He didn't break anything, but he had a hairline fracture on his pelvis.
He spent a few days in the hospital and two weeks in a rehab
center getting physical therapy.
Unfortunately, at this point, he could just not recover. He became weaker and weaker and was not eating or drinking.
All he could do was lay in bed. It was heartbreaking to see a once strong and vital man deteriorating like this.
He was discharged from the rehab and went back home.
We had hospice come to his house to care for him. They stayed with him 24/7 until the end. He would have been 89 Dec 14.
We lay him to rest tomorrow morning at 10:30. He is finally at peace.
I already miss him. Godspeed Dad. I love you.
Stu
He was one heck of a man. He dropped out of High School to
help his family, and then joined the Marines in 1944. He served
until the end of the WWII, mostly on Guam and Iwo Jima.
Sadly we are losing our WWII veterans at a rate of about
1,000 per day.
He had a tough bout with medical issues over the years.
He had a partial larengectomy from throat cancer in the 1980s
which left him sounding scratchy kind of like Darth Vader.
He also had a triple bypass, and abdominal aortic aneurism, and
a mini stroke, all from which he fully recovered. He was one tough strong man.
Above all, he was a kind and gentle man, a loving husband, and a great father to me and my two brothers.
He always felt bad about not getting a high school diploma, so he went back and got his GED in 2001 at the age of 75.
We were so happy and proud of him for that.
About a month ago, he slipped and fell. He didn't break anything, but he had a hairline fracture on his pelvis.
He spent a few days in the hospital and two weeks in a rehab
center getting physical therapy.
Unfortunately, at this point, he could just not recover. He became weaker and weaker and was not eating or drinking.
All he could do was lay in bed. It was heartbreaking to see a once strong and vital man deteriorating like this.
He was discharged from the rehab and went back home.
We had hospice come to his house to care for him. They stayed with him 24/7 until the end. He would have been 89 Dec 14.
We lay him to rest tomorrow morning at 10:30. He is finally at peace.
I already miss him. Godspeed Dad. I love you.
Stu
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