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Showing Original Post only (View all)My brother Joe passed on Saturday night [View all]
A friend found him today on his couch at home, and our younger brother called me.
Think a good thought for him, my friends. He was 71 and it was COPD and emphysema that got him in the end. We remaining siblings are grieving from SoCal to New York state and up to Oregon, where he had lived for over 50 years. We dont know when we will be able to be together again, but I told our younger brother that from the first time I heard Liam Clancy sing The Parting Glass, I knew that song would be Joes elegy. So he pulled it up on You Tube and we cried together.
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Oh, no! It sounds like he had a peaceful transition...that may be the only good thing to cling
Karadeniz
Jul 2020
#9
I added the song to the OP. I have an unopened bottle of Black Bush I've been saving...
Hekate
Jul 2020
#12
Siblings remember things & know thing about you that no one else in the world does
Hekate
Jul 2020
#150
I am sorry for your loss. And, the tune does touch deep places in the heart. nt
Atticus
Jul 2020
#25
So very sorry, Hekate. I know that emptiness that takes over and I hope it will be replaced soon
hlthe2b
Jul 2020
#26
My heart goes out to you and your family. May your brother Rest In Peace. nt
iluvtennis
Jul 2020
#43
So my sister, Brigid, contributes "Isn't it Grand Boys" where you laugh thru your tears...
Hekate
Jul 2020
#47
Holding you, and your sibs, in my heart for consolation. "Good night, and joy be with you all." n/t
TygrBright
Jul 2020
#121
So sorry Hekate. May he rest in peace and may you and your family find comfort in loving memories.
Fla Dem
Jul 2020
#135