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Subject: [Leica] Good-bye, Dad
From: geebee at geebeephoto.com (GeeBee)
Date: Sun Feb 20 11:19:14 2005
References: <127.564366ae.2f4a3a1f@aol.com>

Hi Sonny,
I was rocking when I read your post and the text accompanying your
photograph took me over the edge. First time I ever choked up looking at a
photograph. Very moving.

--Graham

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <SonC@aol.com>
To: <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: 20 February 2005 19:08
Subject: [Leica] Good-bye, Dad


> Many of you already know that Sunday two weeks  ago, my father passed away
> unexpectedly, just a month after my mother's  death.
>
> He had retired after thirty years in the U.S. Air Force;  that was thirty
> years ago.  I don't think that he spent a night away from  my mother in
all that
> time.  His loyalty and devotion to her, my sister,  his grandchildren and
to
> me was remarkable.
>
> We were fortunate in that  both died with dignity in their home apparently
in
> no pain, and we've felt an  out-pouring of love and prayer from our
> community.
>
> This was to be last  week's picture of the week, but the film was in a lab
in
> another city, and I  didn't get it until  yesterday.
>
> http://www.sonc.com/goodbye_dad.htm
>
>
> Regards,
> Sonny
> http://www.sonc.com
>
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