General => The Superdeep Borehole => Topic started by: Crushed on April 30, 2009, 07:52:43 PM
Title: My grandfather died.
Post by: Crushed on April 30, 2009, 07:52:43 PM
He was 94 years old, and died 2 days ago. He had fallen a few weeks ago, and had to have his hip replaced and a pacemaker installed. They kept him at a nursing home for a few weeks while he healed, but he had to go back when he started getting sick. Apparently they had taken him off of some cardiac medication earlier, and it caused all kinds of problems. They had to resuscitate him once, and a day or two later he passed away.
I'm leaving tomorrow morning for Athens to go to the funeral (my brother and I are gonna be pallbearers) and won't get back until Monday.
I feel bad because I never really got to know him outside of visits. He barely talked (my grandmother is loud and never stops talking, so he just sat and listened), but I always got the feeling that he knew and understood a lot. His father died when he was young, so he had to work to support his mother. He worked and went to college during the Depression, at the University of Georgia for his bachelor's, and LSU for his master's, in journalism. He was a journalist, a teacher of journalism, its history, and its law, a combat medic in Italy, a teacher again, a husband to my grandmother (who had lost her first husband over Germany), a stepfather to my oldest uncle, and a father to two children of his own. He basically created the Alumni Society at UGA today. He had the most amazing memory; he knew EVERYONE, their families, where they went to school, where they lived. He always liked to joke, and had funny sayings that he made up from things he heard in Louisiana and Italy, and just from meeting so many people.
Goodbye, "T." I'll miss you. :'(
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Post by: Crushed on April 30, 2009, 07:54:57 PM
Someone change the forum? I got so wrapped up in writing that I didn't realize that it was in the wrong section.
EDIT: Thanks. :)
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Post by: TVC15 on April 30, 2009, 07:56:41 PM
Sorry, Crushed
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Post by: Oblivion on April 30, 2009, 07:57:37 PM
My condolences, dude. :(
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Post by: Brehvolution on April 30, 2009, 07:58:55 PM
Sorry Crushed. Sounds like he had an amazing life.
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Post by: bud on April 30, 2009, 08:05:23 PM
that sucks, dude. :(
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 30, 2009, 08:08:40 PM
Sorry Crushed. That sucks.
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Post by: Himu on April 30, 2009, 08:17:51 PM
Sorry about that Crushed. I wish I was close to my grandfather. :(
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Post by: drew on April 30, 2009, 08:19:51 PM
yeah grandparents dying sucks. the funeral is the worst part. we had a 2 day long funeral
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Post by: BlackMage on April 30, 2009, 08:52:32 PM
all 4 of my grandparents died.
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Post by: tehjaybo on April 30, 2009, 08:55:25 PM
Sorry to hear that. It sounds as though he lived quite a full life, and created many things that will live on in his absence.
Think of the funeral as a celebration of his life and accomplishments, not a mourning of his death.
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Post by: Rman on April 30, 2009, 08:57:27 PM
Sorry, Crushed.
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Post by: Van Cruncheon on April 30, 2009, 08:59:54 PM
my condolences, dude. :(
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Post by: Diunx on April 30, 2009, 09:35:09 PM
I'm sorry for your loss man you must be crushed.
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Post by: Fresh Prince on April 30, 2009, 09:48:51 PM
Sounds like a really good person, my condolences.
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Post by: E-DuB on April 30, 2009, 09:49:42 PM
Sorry Man....
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Post by: Akala on April 30, 2009, 09:52:43 PM
sorry to hear that.
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Post by: tehjaybo on April 30, 2009, 09:53:34 PM
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Post by: Bloodwake on April 30, 2009, 09:55:22 PM
:-\
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Post by: T234 on April 30, 2009, 10:14:56 PM
My condolences. I never really knew either of my grandfathers either.
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Post by: Barry Egan on April 30, 2009, 10:19:59 PM
Sorry Crushed :(
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Post by: Guybrush Threepwood on April 30, 2009, 10:58:32 PM
That sucks :(
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Post by: MCD on April 30, 2009, 11:24:58 PM
condolences etc.
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Post by: Joe Molotov on April 30, 2009, 11:46:03 PM
Sorry, man.
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Post by: muckhole on April 30, 2009, 11:47:51 PM
Sorry Crushed. Sounded like a very interesting person.
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Post by: Eel O'Brian on April 30, 2009, 11:49:55 PM
sorry, man
wow, what a ride he had, though - 1915
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Post by: Cyanista on April 30, 2009, 11:52:26 PM
Sorry to hear that. :(
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Post by: Phoenix Dark on May 01, 2009, 12:17:33 AM
sorry to hear that :'(
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Post by: Tauntaun on May 01, 2009, 12:24:31 AM
sorry to hear that man. :'(
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Post by: Herr Mafflard on May 01, 2009, 02:57:26 PM
sorry man.. :(
but 94! :o - he must of been fit as a fiddle.
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Post by: bork on May 02, 2009, 05:51:43 AM
Sorry for your loss, Crushed. Your Grandfather sounds like he led a wonderful, full life.
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Post by: Purple Filth on May 02, 2009, 06:38:25 AM
Sorry to hear that man but i guess were kinda on the same boat since my father died last month.
Had the funeral last week Saturday
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Post by: Dickie Dee on May 02, 2009, 11:35:50 AM
Condolences to both Crushed and Pirple, these things suck
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Post by: tiesto on May 02, 2009, 01:24:54 PM
That really sucks, I have no remaining grandparents, myself :(
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Post by: Purple Filth on May 02, 2009, 01:37:13 PM
Thanks guys.
He has been sick for some time before that, in and out of hospital with any sign of improvement being slowly ate away as time passed. So i guess it was his time.
I'm coping still with other relatives and friends keeping in contact to see that i'm ok.
On the topic of grandparents i still have them on both sides of the family.
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Post by: Grecco on May 02, 2009, 01:47:05 PM
My Grandmother died from lung cancer last mnth so i kinda sorta been there too. Sorry to hear it man.
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Post by: Crushed on May 02, 2009, 02:06:43 PM
Found a second at my grandparents' house to get online. Got back from the funeral an hour ago, it was very nice.
It's just kinda sad because my sister and her husband brought their seven-month-old baby, who never got to meet his great-grandfather. :(