I don't really think we need a special weekend to remember our loved ones that have passed away, but it is something we can celebrate together. My mother passed away 40 years ago today. I remember it like it was yesterday. BUT, my middle child, our daughter, Michelle, was born 30 years ago today. Winston Allison
THANKS for stopping by, I do my best to acknowledge when someone leaves a comment,you do not have to be a member here & everyone is welcome. Ps: This site is monitored but not actively posting on a regular basis. Mostly these are stories & some photos saved from a defunct site known as Verdun Connections which was on MSN Groups initially then on a social network called Multiply.
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Winston: I don't think life is ever the same after the death of one's mother. My mother passed away 10 years ago and I still catch myself thinking.." Oh I should tell Mom this'......then of course reality sets in. I am sure your mother was there with you when your daughter was born......Dianne
Winston & Dianne, My Mom died 20 years ago, and I still think of her very often. My Dad died three months ago, but when I go thruogh Verdun, I can't help driving past where he lived and feeling a tear coming on. Loved ones never totally leave us. Ralph.
I think that it is true for most if not all of us. We lost Dad 18 years ago this June and Mum will be gone 9 years this September. My sister and I often say "I wonder what Mum would have thought had she seen this"? ..... I am also very heavily into our family history and I cannot count the times I knew our Dad would have been fascinated with some little detail I have discovered. Again & again I wish I had started this while they were both still with us - the questions I could ask them are in the hundreds! Helen
How true it is. I find myself thinking, I wish my Mom were here to see my kids, her grandkids, and see how well they are doing, she would be so proud. Or if she were still here, I would have her move in with us. Yes, we have so many questions to ask, but don't think about it till they are gone. That is the one thing I do, and my kids probably don't pay attention, or may seem disinterested. I tell them just about everything about my life. I tell them to ask questoions now, beacuse I am the last one left from my generation. Once I am gone, so are the answers. Winston Allison
Winston, how true about questions never asked. I am interested in war stories but never asked my Grandfather about his experience from WWI. I also never asked a family friend about his landing at Normandy in WWII. And about ten years ago, met a man who had flown a helicopter in Vietnam, and didn't ask him any questions. Too late now for all three. The questions that I wish I could ask my Mom & Dad are too many too list, but also it is too late. Ralph.
Your right Winnie....my Mom passed 8 years ago..and still cannot talk about it....bye cookie
Cookie. I know exactly how you feel. Just typing this, and thinking about how you miss your mom, and I miss mine, and our other friends on this site miss their loved ones, I have tears in my eyes, and can hardly see. No matter how long they are gone, we never really get over it. But we are not alone. Hang in there. Winston
Winston: You are the patriarch of our family now and although John doesn't seem all that interested now with the past, I am sure he will later on when his son grows up. Norman's daughter in law Charlene is the one who keeps records of everything and always has questions. Connie
Ralph I often ask myself why I did not ask questions about the past, such as the war, when I had the chance. For reasons unknown to us most veterans would rather not talk about the war. My father, a WWII vet, very rarely talks about the war. He was a member of the boat club below the boarwalk by Woodland ave and he told me many of the members of that boat club were vets. I spent a lot of time on the river with my dad and his buddies but they never talked about the war. Only after one of the members pasted away would I find out that they were veterens. Peter Breidon
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