Posted on 02/15/2016 11:18:17 PM PST by Nachum
Justice Scalia's children and grandchildren have paid tribute to him while his doctor has raised questions about the veteran jurist's health.
The 79-year-old, who sat on the Supreme Court bench for 20 years, is believed to have had a history of heart problems, high blood pressure and was too weak to have a shoulder operation.
He was found dead at a ranch in Texas during a retreat with friends and admirers, prompting a flood of tributes from his loved ones.
Many uploaded pictures of him holding his grandchildren in more relaxed settings, away from the courtroom.
His grand-son Antonin 'Nino' Scalia led the heartfelt messages from his family, referring to him as 'Pop-Pop'.
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Are facebook pictures copyrighted? It came from her facebook page.
hmmm.
If he was unhealthy he should have retired and have a say in his replacement. Those symptoms are common at that age.
From Scalia’s granddaughter:
“Have the courage to have your wisdom regarded as stupidity. Be fools for Christ. And have the courage to suffer the contempt of the sophisticated world.” -Pop,pop
I just love that. I loved the picture, too. She is a beautiful granddaughter. He looks like such a pleasant man. I guess I am not allowed to post it.
My 84 yo father is having open-heart this week. No real symptoms other than lack of energy. Lucky his Dr. caught it.
Valve and 3 main arteries just about closed up.
Too bad. Is there an issue with posting pics from Daily Mail?
I did an image search and the same pic is in 5 other publications
That may be it. I’ve been shot down already so I won’t try again. Oh well. At least I got the quote posted. Isn’t that beautiful for a grandfather to say to his granddaughter? Oh that everyone would have such wisdom guiding their way in life.
And have the courage to suffer the contempt of the sophisticated world, when they keep telling you to "hurry up and bury the guy already, you don't wanna put yourself through this!"
I have suffered enough loss to know that the family is caught up in the emotions of it, be it devastation, denial, utter grief, confusion, anger....all sorts of various things that render them seriously unable to make a decision on the autopsy in the time frame necessary. Do not blame them ever for this. But clearer and fair-minded heads should have prevailed and order the autopsy and toxicology report, just for everyone’s peace of mind. Scalia was just THAT important.
The family is planning a funeral and playing through a whole lifetime full of memories and all the rest. This should never have been placed on their shoulders.
But he died on a Tuesday. We ultimately decided with the weather being particularly bad, with more bad weather to come on the weekend, to forget the autopsy. My father was not a Supreme Court Justice. If he was, I would have torn the place apart until they performed one. I might have called in Dr. Baden myself and hung out in the corner, reading a magazine.
I respect your opinion, and I understand it, but there are things that just need to be done, and people who need to step UP. There's been too many of this, "Oh, OK...I guess...That's just the way it is..." kind of crap from the repugnican't side of things for too long. I'm sick of it. we are at the Two Minute Warning on America's game clock.
I agree it should have been done. Easy conclusion. No question in my mind. I just mean to point out that people all grieve differently and even progressively (it all takes time to sink in) and so it is a very hard burden to place on the family. This should have been decided immediately by the authorities in charge. Scalia was extremely important to all of us.
“I hope this quiets the conspiracies”
You’re clearly not familiar with conspiracy loons.
The pic is here, in case anyone is wondering.
Looks like the Daily Mail grabbed a screen shot from Megan Scalia's Facebook page.
If anyone owns the copyright to that pic, it's not the Daily Mail! Clearly, it's Megan Scalia!
As someone who had a Widow Maker Heart attack, circa / On June 11th, 2010, I had a Heart Attack (Widow-Maker / Tomb-Stone Type.) Blockage of the Heart and a Blood Clot was removed. I Flat Lined two (2) time's and it was not looking good at all, as per E.M.T.'s and Emergency Room Personal. They were rightfully preparing Candace (my wife) for the worst. At the hospital (5 day's later) they did an Echo Cardiogram (Ultra Sound) of the Heart, and found that it was working at 30% of normal (a heart is measured @ a 70% scale.)
Yea, my attack was so much fun, I had another in / on A 2nd (second) Stent was put into my heart on May 11th, 2011.
I try to be very observant, but I missed the "sea level to 4600 feet," would be very taxing on the body, of someone not in the best of health. (That would include me.)
R.I.P. papa Nimo
Marfa would be a great place to spend your last day.
Thank you.
When my dad was about Scalia's age, he would go out with his faithful Brownie to accompany my bro. Yeh...no bullets. He was so cool.
You can’t just cut open an old man’s armpit or ribcage without checking if the internals can handle it.
Well said. May we all have such a peaceful passing doing what we enjoyed. May he rest in peace.
Took my lower legs swelling for 2 weeks for them to diagnosis the strange sound in my chest, that turned out to be an Enlarged Heart with a ‘to small to fix’ leaky valve. I’m only 67. The PCP knew about it for the past 7 years at least. The leg swelling got me sent to the Neurologist as I have Peripheral Neuropathy. She sent me to the Cardio and Hematologist as Red/White blood cells in bone marrow are not normal still waiting for test results, they ruled out Leukemia. Pulse rate is always high, and BP is erratic due to pain level. Sudden spike in Hematocrit level spiked, after an modern old fashion blood letting Phlebotomy replacing the pint of blood with a pint of IV solution, I was sick for 2 days. But it stabilized the Hematocrit level.
Changing altitudes can cause a Vertigo/Meniere’s attack. Meniere’s is uneven pressures in the ears. Makes you sick like you are having a Vertigo attack.
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