As of 02/06/2008 at 7:00pm my dad, Walked On. He was my main man I could go to for RR help as he use to work for Houston Belt & Terminal as a kid and teen then he went on to became US Army Soilder and retired as CSM, Command Sgt. Major, then built his business from ground floor up, 40 + years and never missed a beat untill till now.
All he wanted to do was go home. He knew I was not able to go into Houston so I bet he figured he would come to me and the house. He arrived and shortly after he seen me and knew he was home he Walked On, peaceful. Dad I will miss you but I know your there for me.
Love,
William Pugh
PS, I had a bad gut feeling he would pass on my b-day and I had no clue he was to be brought home today.
I know how you feel… I lost my father (88) on October the 7th of last year. We had gone to see him as usual on a Saturday morning, assembled some of the new furniture that he had ordered, we built the new garden shed, we both serviced the car. He was fine and in good health when we left him.
He died just before lunch the following day.
He had been in Burma during Operation Long Shirt and Operation Thursday -he was a Chindit. But he never talked about the time there. I had to research what he had done and examine the photos and then get him to confirm. He was always fond of wood and it is something he has passed onto me. I miss him and even now I still expect to pick the phone on a Saturday morning and hear him say in his rich Eatonian tones “Look Son, No worries -you’ll get here when you arrive”.
I do not regret the manner in which he died. The coroner reported that massive seizure of the cardiac nerve would have killed him in under 1/2 of a second, and it would have been that fast and painless.
William I’m very sorry to hear of your loss, I lost my Dad to cancer a few years ago and its still a tough thing for me to talk about. Greive now but remember you will come out of that tunnel on the other end, always remember the good times. It helps.
We all love our parents no matter who they were, what they acheived and how they lived their lives.
One thing becomes obvious when times like this arise is that suddenly one becomes aware of the many things that folk remember and often tell you that you did not know or had forgotten.
I remember my dad, although for large parts of my life we were apart for various reasons. But I still think of him almost daily. You will have wonderful memories, treasure them.
Hi Im sorry to see your news, What can people say at a time like this Ive been there 3 times in the past 6 months with family and close fiends so I feel for you. I know from chatting to you on the forum your family will be there to give you strenth each day it gets a little better. Hope is of comfort
This news hits very close to home. I lost my dad on Feb 6, 1991, and I still miss him. My thoughts are with you. It eventually gets better, but not completely. There will always be a big hole in your life.
I am very sorry to hear of your deep and painful loss. Sounds like you had a great father.
My dad died of a massive heart attack in Nov. 1963. I still miss him. I often think how good it would be if we could sit on a riverbank again, fishing. He loved to fish. He would tell stories about riding the freights in the Depression, the proper way to hop one, instead of the ‘Hollywood way’, or about growing up on the Gasconade with my great uncle. He taught me the value and necessity of work, probably his greatest gift to me. The other was to ‘do’ instead of ‘wish’. He used to say, “Wish in one hand and crap in the other. See which gets full quickest.” I passed that on to his grandson, a man he would be proud of.
Somewhere in the Book of Job it is written: “Man is born to trouble as the sparks fly upward.” Your dad’s beyond troubles, now. Remember, the numb will eventually be replaced by good memories.
My deepest sympathy for your loss. I lost my father to Alzheimer’s almost 10 years ago. I would love to hear one of his stories for the nth time, just once more.
