My friend and surrogate father was called 'home' this past saturday and he was a great man and a great mentor to me and he will truelly be missed. I love you Jim!! http://www.fbherald.com/obituaries/article_bddf09c0-db25-11e1-bf09-001a4bcf887a.html
Sorry for your, and his family's loss. Sounds like a great guy. You can never have enough years, but making it to 84 is a pretty good run, especially if he had a full life (and it sounds like he did). I lost a friend over ten years ago who had a similar background. I still miss him. Guys from back then are such badasses. (I mean that in the best possible way)
RIP Airborne! May you have blue skies and fair winds.. Just thought his service should be recognized. RIP. He's in a better place.
Thanks everyone, he has that ranch that I talked about his son kicking off/out of that one night. Jim never got involved in it and I mentioned in that other thread that my friend Frank and I mended our fences. I feel terrible that I found out about him breaking his hip and then being placed in a care facility and did not get a chance to spend just a few more minutes or hours with him but his son Frank told me not to worry as he was basically incoherent for the last month. Since Frank lives in Bellville with his family (the ranch is in Needville) this means the ranch has no caretaken/guardian which concerns me. Frank once told me a few years back how much it means to him personaly that I would go spend time with his dad and look after him and help around the ranch and how I am one of the few people in this world that he can trust. So I am going to talk with him saturday about staying at the ranch and looking after things for him. Once again thanks, Tater
I understand the ache in your heart. I posted something like this about a month ago about my next door neighbor. Similar military service and life experiences........ Follow your heart about the ranch. A good caretaker would continue his legacy......
That is what I want to do for Jim and I mentioned this to Frank yesterday. On another note MapQuest sucks as I could not find the church via the directions given and I even asked two mail couriers, idiots they were!! I tried calling Frank but he had left his cellphone at home so I did not attend the service, I am SAD!!!! I am so emotionally drained right now it is like I am here looking in from the outside yet no one can hear me...
Oh man. Sorry to hear. I am sure they will understand about the poor directions. Give it a few days and check on them after everyone else had left. True friends come around later and can be counted on for being there when really needed. Everyone shows up at a funeral to pay respects but friends come back to show their loyalty and it sounds like that is what you have....
