Bereavement

applegrove

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12. I go on a road trip with my brother on Sundays because that was the day we would bring dad dinner

Mon Nov 21, 2022, 10:24 PM

Nov 2022

(before covid). Yesterday we went to the aviation museum at the old airbase he used to hang out at as a kid. I could remember a few of his stories about different planes. They had a Harvard plane there. My dad told me that at the start of WWII the isolationist in the US got laws passed that no planes were to be flown to Canada (which was at war in 1939). So Roosevelt had some ground paved across the Canadian border and they'd roll the Harvard planes to Canada and get around isolationist laws that way.

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Photos of mom and dad: [View all] applegrove Nov 2022 OP

Sorry for your loss, but that is a wonderfully long time to be married. Be proud! Enter stage left Nov 2022 #1

Yes. They liked the same people and had the greatest friends. Family applegrove Nov 2022 #5

On the flip side, just heard a comedian say the secret to marriage Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2022 #37

They didn't gossip. They were guileless. They were lucky to make such good friends. applegrove Nov 2022 #38

Yes! Wonder if there was a perfect time to be alive?? Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2022 #40

Thank you. applegrove Nov 2022 #41

Losing a parent is very tough brer cat Nov 2022 #2

They are a couple again. We buried them in the same hole. In the winter you can see applegrove Nov 2022 #6

What beautiful people montanacowboy Nov 2022 #3

The view is from the farm my mom grew up on. I think that view of the East River valley applegrove Nov 2022 #4

They look so happy. greatauntoftriplets Nov 2022 #7

Thanks. I miss him. I still sometimes feel he is at the nursing home applegrove Nov 2022 #9

Beautiful pic. Such a pretty and handsome pair. Hey looked so happy. MLAA Nov 2022 #8

Yes. My parents loved the same things. I'm glad they found each other. applegrove Nov 2022 #11

Hugs to you, dear applegrove. I wish you tranquility. alwaysinasnit Nov 2022 #10

I go on a road trip with my brother on Sundays because that was the day we would bring dad dinner applegrove Nov 2022 #12

Thank you for sharing this slice of your life, and for a bit of history I was totally unaware of. alwaysinasnit Nov 2022 #13

Beautiful photos of your parents, apple. sheshe2 Nov 2022 #14

Thank you. He was a lovely person. Staff would gather there to get in on the teasing applegrove Nov 2022 #15

💐💐 blm Nov 2022 #16

oh my Skittles Nov 2022 #17

They were very kind people. My mom wanted to be a missionary doctor in Africa. Then applegrove Nov 2022 #18

What a lovely couple. I am so sorry for your loss of them irisblue Nov 2022 #19

Thank you. applegrove Nov 2022 #22

This help? KS Toronado Nov 2022 #20

That is so nice of you. applegrove Nov 2022 #23

I am so sorry for your loss. lucca18 Nov 2022 #21

Yes. My parents took lots of photos. It is what we are left with and applegrove Nov 2022 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author applegrove Nov 2022 #25

Joyful lives, beautiful to see JudyM Nov 2022 #26

Oh they had some tough times but did not complain. applegrove Nov 2022 #29

A fine thread. ty for sharing. Tetrachloride Nov 2022 #27

Thank you. applegrove Nov 2022 #31

My heart breaks for you. There is nothing that Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2022 #28

Yes. It is a new relationship with my Dad. When my mom died I went back to applegrove Nov 2022 #30

Confused a bit. You said your dad was always nurturing Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2022 #32

I meant the saying, Your parent is not gone, it is just that your relationship applegrove Nov 2022 #33

What lovely memories... Want to write more but getting Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2022 #34

Enjoy Thanksgiving. applegrove Nov 2022 #35

That is exactly what they say we should be doing when Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2022 #36

Oh you were robbed if it was Covid. Think if Trump had been people mask applegrove Nov 2022 #39