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| half-genius, half-wit |
Today, around 1.30 or so, we'll be saying goodbye to an old and very dear friend of almost forty years. Mike and I were both serving at RAF Brampton back in 1984 when we were selected to shoot for the RAF rifle squad. His wife and mine hit if off instantly, and we've all been close friends since. Almost three years ago, he was diagnosed with dementia, and was taken to a local care-home for long stay treatment. Gradually disintegrating in front of our eyes, this fiercely intelligent and astute man was further diagnosed with the appalling Lewy-body type dementia, and his last six months or so were awful - so awful it's hard for me to describe - I'll let you look it up. Basically he was reduced to a drooling wreck of a human being, and leave it at that. We were all very thankful when his suffering came to an end a couple of weeks ago, and today we are going to celebrate his life. We'll be joined by his son and daughter-in-law, who have just become US citizens, and three grandchildren who already are. Your thoughts for us all would be appreciated today. Tac and Mrs Tac | ||
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| Gone but Together Again. Dad & Uncle  |
Thoughts and prayers said and sent your way. Dementia is a horrible thing ☹️ | |||
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Wait, what? |
Those of us that have watched a loved one slip into dementia can sympathize. Deepest condolences Tac. “Remember to get vaccinated or a vaccinated person might get sick from a virus they got vaccinated against because you’re not vaccinated.” - author unknown | |||
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Not really from Vienna |
My condolences Tac on the loss of your friend, even though the sadness was tempered by the end of his suffering. | |||
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| Member |
Condolences to you. The last time I visited my mother, she didn't know who I was. She passed a year ago. | |||
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| Keeping the economy moving since 1964 |
You all are in my thoughts. It's an insidious, awful disease! May your friend rest in peace, his battle over. ----------------------- You can't fall off the floor. | |||
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is circumspective |
Please accept my sincerest condolences, Tac. I watched my brother-in-law pass through dementia about six years ago. It was horrible to be a part of it & what it did to my sister was devastating. "We're all travelers in this world. From the sweet grass to the packing house. Birth 'til death. We travel between the eternities." | |||
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Baroque Bloke |
Re: “We were all very thankful when his suffering came to an end a couple of weeks ago, and today we are going to celebrate his life.” Sincere condolences Tac. Serious about crackers | |||
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| Member |
My condolences. End of Earth: 2 Miles Upper Peninsula: 4 Miles | |||
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| Husband, Father, Aggie, all around good guy!  |
He sounds like a good man worth celebrating! Tell his family that someone in Texas is thinking about them! HK Ag | |||
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| Political Cynic |
Tac My condolences on the loss of your friend. That’s a tough way to go. | |||
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Now Serving 7.62 |
Hate to hear that. My mom went out that way. Glad you had such a good friend. | |||
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| Too old to run, too mean to quit! |
Tac and Mrs. Tac. So sorry for your loss. I have some idea of what it is like to go thru that. Many, many condolences to you and all who are hurting right now. Elk There has never been an occasion where a people gave up their weapons in the interest of peace that didn't end in their massacre. (Louis L'Amour) "To compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves and abhors, is sinful and tyrannical. " -Thomas Jefferson "America is great because she is good. If America ceases to be good, America will cease to be great." Alexis de Tocqueville FBHO!!! The Idaho Elk Hunter | |||
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Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet. |
Keeping all of you in my thoughts and prayers. Thom "Tulta munille!" NRA Benefactor Life Member NRA Certified Instructor NRA Range Safety Officer SAF Life Member | |||
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| bigger government = smaller citizen  |
You have my deepest sympathies. We lost a family member to dementia, and it was as though we had to watch her die twice. Mentally and then physically. It’s horrible. “The urge to save humanity is almost always only a false-face for the urge to rule it.”—H.L. Mencken | |||
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chickenshit |
You have my condolences. Prayers offered. Godspeed Mike. ____________________________ Yes, Para does appreciate humor. | |||
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| Scientific Beer Geek |
Prayers have been offered for him, his family, and friends. Mike __________________________ "Beer is living proof that God loves us and wants to see us happy." - Benjamin Franklin | |||
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| half-genius, half-wit |
Thank you all. And thanks again. | |||
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We Are...MARSHALL |
Condolences to you and his family and friends. Dementia is a cruel adversary. Build a man a fire and keep him warm for a night, set a man on fire and keep him warm the rest of his life. | |||
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Don't Panic |
Sorry to hear about your friend's condition and his passing. Condolences on the loss of a good man. | |||
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