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To: Alan Smithee who wrote (9255)	8/16/2011 7:19:00 PM
From: Augustus Gloop	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23934

Thanks Smithers and you can count on the fact that Mom will be the focal point. She's a great lady - I love her to death. It was pretty clear in late April / early May that she needed help and since I'm divorced I was the logical choice. We could have had dad placed in a nursing home but he'd already been the for several months (to the tune of 10k per) and I wasn't going to allow my dad to whither away at a place surrounded by strangers. So I brought him home with the promise that I'd be here to see it through. When Moms day comes she can expect the exact same - it wasn't a duty - it was a privilege! Junior did GREAT! The last facial response my dad had was at midnight on July 29th. He was totally out (eyes closed - non responsive) of it but when jr. said "It's ok to go Grandpa - I love you and where you're going the Walleye are always biting" my dad got a little smile on his face. Dad was cremated and sits in a prominent spot at moms house with an Air Force flag next to him. The AF had all of 4 days to gather the info but when we got to the funeral home they had a beautiful American flag folded right next to dad's urn. I ordered 4 small urns so that my bro's & sis can all have a little piece of dad with them forever. Personally, I have some sad days but the experience was mostly positive. My Pastor from middle school (where I did 3 years of parochial school) did the service. He was every bit as dynamic as when I was a kid. He could have left out some of the "stories" of my youth (my son was there!) but the laughter lightened the finality of the moment. Anyhow - that's why I've been awol for a few months. Taking care of mom & pops the same way they did with me and my siblings when we were young.