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Request for Good Thoughts

Gonz

Gonz

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My grandfather passed away this morning, after a long deterioration as a result of Alzeimers. I'm not a religious person, so I'm not going to ask for prayers, however the closest thing to religion that I have is simply treating people well, and the Golden Rule.

With that said, please send some good thoughts, karma, or whatever his way. I'm going to sit down with a good cigar and a Brandy Manhattan (his favorite drink) tonight, and reflect on my memories of him. Cherish your loved ones, don't wait until they're gone to wish you had visited them one more time, or sent more pictures of your family.
 
Good luck Gonz and may your grandfather rest in peace.

I watched my grandfather slowly die in the hospital and was in the room when he passed. It was truly the hardest thing I've ever done in my life. Keep him in your thoughts.
 
Wow, that hits home. I'm very sorry for your loss.

I just put my grandfather in a nursing home Tuesday. He is slowly losing his mental faculties, and I couldn't allow him to manage his own meds anymore, among other things.

I tell you what, what time are you sitting down for that cigar tonight? I will join you in spirit with the same. Tell me what you're smoking and if I have it, I'll smoke it too. Solidarity in solitude, BOTL.

JK
 
Hi Andy,

My grandfather died a couple of months ago and I know how you feel.
He lived in your neck of the woods, Bemidji MN.
In my quite times I always think of him and how much he meant to me.

I share your loss
 
My Grandfather passed away two years ago so I understand your loss. My thoughts are with you and your family.
 
Gonz, sorry for your loss. I know how you feel, we lost my grandmother to alzheimers a few years ago, my thoughts and prayers are with you.
 
Gonz said:
With that said, please send some good thoughts, karma, or whatever his way. I'm going to sit down with a good cigar and a Brandy Manhattan (his favorite drink) tonight, and reflect on my memories of him. Cherish your loved ones, don't wait until they're gone to wish you had visited them one more time, or sent more pictures of your family.
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That is very true. When my uncle passed away, all the times I had some lame excuse for not keeping in better contact came to the forfront of my mind. Now it is too late, and he is gone.

I also found out yesterday that a buddy from high school passed away from Muscular Distrophy. When he was a kid, he was told he wouldn't live past 12 yrs old. He died at 34. Talk about a guy who lived life to the fullest with all that he had. I'll miss him.

I'll send up some smoke signals for our departed loved ones tonight. May they rest in peace.

- C

**edited to add:

PS. I just rememberd I watched the movie, "The Notebook" the other night. That is a great movie that shows some deep rooted love in spite of circumstances. My thoughts and prayers are w/ you and your family, Gonz.
 
June 22, 1998 - Almost done with work, and for some reason I decided to give my grandfather a call. My grandmother was in the hospital for an operation, and we had one of the best short conversations we've ever had. My grandparents raised my brother and I, and my grandfather made me promise to visit and talk to my grandmother. We joked around for a few minutes and said goodbye. Just after midnight that night (technically the 23rd), right after getting the news that my grandmother's operation was a success, he died en route to the hospital of a heart attack after calling himself an ambulance.

I am so glad we had that last conversation, I don't know that I'd be able to deal with him dying if we hadn't just talked and had a great time. 3 years after, to the day, I got my last DWI. I didn't even realize it until I came up to the one year anniversary of my arrest, but it's one of the things that makes me think it was a sign.

He's moved on to a better place, be happy and enjoy the memories you have of your grandfather - they will be the ones that stay with you for the rest of your life ;)
 
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PS. I just rememberd I watched the movie, "The Notebook" the other night. That is a great movie that shows some deep rooted love in spite of circumstances.
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That was a great movie. Big Fish is another amazing tale, and probably more fitting.
 
Gonz, sorry to hear about your grandfather. It truly is hard losing the head of the family. It's so easy for us to get busy with our lives and forget how important the older generations of our family really are.

My grandfather passed a few years ago and it hit everyone extremely hard. One of the best memories I have is when he found out I was a cigar smoker and we sat down and had a smoke while watching the ball game. He smoked those awful Travis Club Senators and was just as happy as he could be about it. lol

I'll fire up something (that he would have said was awful and I overpaid for) tonight and think about those great men of the WW2 generation and how they are probably sitting around with some Travis Clubs and a snifter of Brandy telling old stories. :)
 
Sorry for your loss. Enjoy your Brandy Manhattan and remember all of the good times you had together.
 
my thoughts are with you and your family, bro.


i watched my grandfather flatline while he was holding my hand when i was 17. my dad worked 7 and 7, so he was like a second father to me. not a day goes by that he doesn't cross my mind.
 
I've got a great picture of him smoking a cigar with his Brandy Manhattan at my wedding.

I think I'll either have a Psp No.2 or a Monte No. 2 tonight. My grandmother is from Cuba, so I suppose that's fitting.

Thanks for all the kind words, this is a great place.
 
I never knew either of my grandfathers and always felt like I missed out on something special. My thoughts are with you, Gonz.
 
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