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Alice Danahey Lewton, aged 96 years, 9 months, and 19 days, died in her sleep peacefully December 26th. One of the Tom Brokaw's Greatest Generation, she joined the Army the week she graduated form Nursing School in 1943, and was commissioned a 2nd LT.. She was a line nurse in an Evac, which would later evolve into a MASH in Korea. She patched up soldiers, sailors, ANZACs, and Marines from New Guinea up through the Phillipine islands campaigns. In 1946, she came home a 1st LT, and married my Dad, who spent the war riding a horse up and down the beaches around Monterrey, carrying a Thompson, and looking for Jap subs. Like all of her generation, and his, (my Dad died in '85), they got jobs, had kids, and seldom told war stories. My Mom gave up her RN at 75; it was too hard for her to keep up with the C.E. requirements. I will get a DoD headstone, and place it next to my Dad's, so they can look out across the Mississippi River. Not many of these folks left. Treasure them. I did. John | ||
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You sir, have something to be very proud of. My condolences to you. | |||
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| Green grass and high tides  |
Nice Eulogy LTJL, God Bless her for all she did for her country and those that fought to defend it. May she RIP. Condolences and thank you for sharing a tiny bit of her amazing life. "Practice like you want to play in the game" | |||
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Info Guru |
My sincere condolences. We owe so much to people such as your mother - served her country proudly and came home to be a productive citizen. Prayers for you and your family. “Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.” - John Adams | |||
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My condolences. She was an amazing woman by your description. _____________________________________________________________ I wonder every day how some people don't drown in the shower!!! | |||
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Condolences to you John. A fine Lady, she was. God Bless Her. Place your clothes and weapons where you can find them in the dark. “If in winning a race, you lose the respect of your fellow competitors, then you have won nothing” - Paul Elvstrom "The Great Dane" 1928 - 2016 | |||
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| Flying Sergeant |
My condolences. Quite a lady, I'm sorry for your loss. | |||
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Plowing straight ahead come what may |
That is a great tribute to your mom, a great lady and a patriot, you have my condolences at her passing. ******************************************************** "we've gotta roll with the punches, learn to play all of our hunches Making the best of what ever comes our way Forget that blind ambition and learn to trust your intuition Plowing straight ahead come what may And theres a cowboy in the jungle" Jimmy Buffet | |||
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| Eye on the Silver Lining |
My sincerest condolences. __________________________ "Trust, but verify." | |||
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You were blessed to have her for 96 years. Sounds like a life well lived. | |||
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Hoping for better pharmaceuticals |
My condolences on the loss of your mother. Getting shot is no achievement. Hitting your enemy is. NRA Endowment Member . NRA instructor | |||
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Fortified with Sleestak |
My condolences to you sir. I have the heart of a lion.......and a lifetime ban from the Toronto Zoo.- Unknown | |||
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My condolences. It was 2 years ago this December 16th that my mom died at 93. PC | |||
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My sincere condolences. From your story she led quite an exciting life. Let all Men know thee, but no man know thee thoroughly: Men freely ford that see the shallows. Benjamin Franklin | |||
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Drug Dealer |
So sorry for your loss, John. May she rest in peace. When a thing is funny, search it carefully for a hidden truth. - George Bernard Shaw | |||
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| I believe in the principle of Due Process  |
Sorry to hear this. We sometimes forget that many of the Greatest Generations experienced the deprivation, hardship, and uncertainties if growing up in the Depression. That left a mark! My parents were in that group. We were raised by very good people. You can’t beat that! Luckily, I have enough willpower to control the driving ambition that rages within me. When you had the votes, we did things your way. Now, we have the votes and you will be doing things our way. This lesson in political reality from Lyndon B. Johnson "Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." - Justice Janice Rogers Brown | |||
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Ammoholic |
RIP Alice. Payers of comfort for you and the family. Jesse Sic Semper Tyrannis | |||
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| Conservative Behind Enemy Lines  |
It does seem that the old adage is true: "Adversity builds character." | |||
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| Stupid Allergy  |
Very sorry for your loss, you have much to be proud of! "Attack life, it's going to kill you anyway." Steve McQueen... | |||
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| Back, and to the left  |
"A life well lived". Indeed. This is one of those situations where I truly am saddened by your loss, but at the same time was forced to smile ear to ear when reading your brief eulogy. One of those smiles where you have some tears in the eyes but they never quite drop. I am proud to treasure her. Sounds like she really lived. | |||
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