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Thank You For Being Here...FR!
Focault's Pendulum

Posted on 01/21/2005 1:52:58 PM PST by Focault's Pendulum

I want to thank all of you.

You may or may not know me. That's Okay.

My oldest brother John passed away last night, at approximately 10 PM. He was one month shy of his 60th birthday. He was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer six months ago. His heart finally gave out due to oxygen deprivation.

He was an Army Vet, and served, as my memory recalls, on the Berlin Wall. I still have pictures of me dressed in a tiny military uniform, purchased from the PX, at Fort Dix.

This post is not about me...or even my brother.

It is about the extended family that has been created, and continually re created by people, such as yourselves, who allow not only the required facts of a story, but also allow the occasional personal tragedy into the mix.

This place is truly great. We have proved it time and time again.

JimRob...thank you for your kind words in response to my e mail. For the rest of you....even though I will not post as much...I am still honored to lurk.

I want to thank each and every one of you, from my heart for listening to the grief within me.

All My Love And Respect.....FP


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1 posted on 01/21/2005 1:52:59 PM PST by Focault's Pendulum
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bttt


2 posted on 01/21/2005 1:53:56 PM PST by cyborg
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As long as you remember your memories of the good times with your brother, he'll always be with you.


3 posted on 01/21/2005 1:54:17 PM PST by Darkwolf377
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Sorry for your loss. Don't be a stranger, you're part of what makes FR what it is!


4 posted on 01/21/2005 1:54:29 PM PST by Vermonter
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I am sorry for the loss of your brother, FRiend.


5 posted on 01/21/2005 1:54:38 PM PST by Fierce Allegiance (MY COUSIN GREG IS HOME SAFE FROM IRAQ!)
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Sorry for your loss.

Post the pics, I bet they are great!

6 posted on 01/21/2005 1:54:43 PM PST by Eaker ("I am a Scientist ............... and that was fast for me.")
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*sniff* Bumping this thread...


7 posted on 01/21/2005 1:55:01 PM PST by TheBigB (Life is good. It'd be better if Jaime Pressly was here naked with a pizza. But it's still damn good.)
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I am so sorry, Know This,We Love You and we will always be here for you.


8 posted on 01/21/2005 1:56:27 PM PST by cmsgop (Michael Jackson (No Child Left Behind) in Stores Soon..........)
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To: Focault's Pendulum
My condolences on the loss of your brother.

Don't stay away completely, or too long.
We still need you.

9 posted on 01/21/2005 1:56:35 PM PST by Just another Joe (Warning: FReeping can be addictive and helpful to your mental health)
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God Bless Your brother.

It's each of us that make FR what it is...and, that includes you even in your time of grief.

10 posted on 01/21/2005 1:56:51 PM PST by blam
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My condolences to you, sir; I have no doubt your brother was a most impressive man--he might have had too much modesty, thinking of himself as just an ordinary guy, but one recalls the words of Isaiah: ".....every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill laid low; the crooked straight and the rough places plain....."

I always think of this when "ordinary people"--such as those who saw themselves as "just plain soldiers"--pass away; in the Eyes of God, they are undoubtedly greater than princes and potentates, and rewarded accordingly.


11 posted on 01/21/2005 1:57:44 PM PST by franksolich (always unflappably and unfailingly polite--I can't help being myself)
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My sincerest condolences on the loss of your brother. Just remember, it's people like you who make Free Republic great!


12 posted on 01/21/2005 1:57:47 PM PST by areafiftyone (Democrats = the hamster is dead but the wheel is still spinning)
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I'm sorry to hear about your brother. My condolences.

Hang in there.


13 posted on 01/21/2005 1:58:42 PM PST by glock rocks ( Miss Kitty, the sun hasn't come up on the day that Marshal Dillon can't take care of himself.)
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Welcome Home

14 posted on 01/21/2005 1:59:17 PM PST by The Mayor (God is the only ally we can always count on.)
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Heartfelt prayers.

I pray that good memories will bring comfort in this time of loss.

15 posted on 01/21/2005 2:00:38 PM PST by OldFriend (Isaiah 40:31)
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There just aren't words at this point, but know that you're going to have a lot of people you've never laid eyes on before sending prayers and wishes of comfort to you, myself included. Be well and God bless.


16 posted on 01/21/2005 2:00:52 PM PST by dbwz (The more things change, the more they remain... insane.)
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To: blam
It's each of us that make FR what it is

Thank you my friend.

It's a little less than 24 hours....it's just starting to hit me.

17 posted on 01/21/2005 2:01:58 PM PST by Focault's Pendulum (Aww!! Crap!!! My tagline just illegally emigrated south! And it doesn't have any medical coverage)
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Condolences on your loss.


18 posted on 01/21/2005 2:04:03 PM PST by Tijeras_Slim
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Thank you for the beautiful graphics....I wish you hadn't....I totally lost it.


19 posted on 01/21/2005 2:04:04 PM PST by Focault's Pendulum (Aww!! Crap!!! My tagline just illegally emigrated south! And it doesn't have any medical coverage)
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Prayers for your brother.


20 posted on 01/21/2005 2:05:08 PM PST by frithguild (Withdraw from the 1967 Treaty on the Exploration an Use of Outer Space - Establish Private Property)
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