rough day yesterday

[Lloyd Smale]

Dad died. He was 90 and had a good life. Was out hunting in his blind two days before he passed. I guess all of us would like to live that long and be able to enjoy life right to the end so its hard to be real sad about it. THe hospital was great. He was about 4 hours in bed sturggling to breath and they threw the covid rules out and let Ma and all 5 of us kids to be with him till the end. Ma was heart broken. She met him at 16 and both of them never had another girl friend or boy friend. The celebrated there 70th anniversary this year. Not many can say that.

[ironglow]

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   Tough day indeed..  My heartfelt sympathy goes out to you and yours.  It is gratifying to know the hospital was sensitive enough to  allow the family to gather

   

[JoeG52]

Very sorry for your loss.

[Dee]

Lloyd, I lost my dad 15 years ago in October. Lost my mother last year in October one day before the 14th anniversary of dads passing.
We are all representative of our parents lifes work, and they of their parents.
You'll miss him, but he is whole again, with no aches, no pains, but like my parents, with all the answers, to all the questions.
My condolences,

[gene_225]

Praying for you and your family.

[DDZ]

Sorry for your loss Lloyd. Praying for God's peace for you and your family.

[Lloyd Smale]

my mother was crushed. I got her alone and told her to think of it like he went to camp and very soon you both will be together again and will be together forever with no pain or problems. He has been going down hill for the last couple years and it was hard for all of us to watch a once bull strong athletic man turn into a feeble shell of what he once was. I dont know how people who dont believe in God and heaven get through these things. The preist in his town was not only a priest but his friend. A avid hunter who always stopped by camp and stopped weekly to visit. he was there too and the whole family saw in dads face even though he couldnt talk a sense of peace come over him after he prayed the last rights. We dont know if it was a medical thing or something deaper but he for 2 hours would not close his eyes or even blink. They had to put drops in his eyes. After the preist was done his eyes again started blinking and we swore we could see a smile on his face. Ma is so crippled up she hasnt left the house in 3 years and i left the hospital and drove 30 miles to her house and told her by hook or crook id get her into the truck to bring her to him. Told her he would understand if she couldnt. She said shed crawl there if she had too. That was the greatest gift of the night. Watching ma laying in bed with dad holding him in her arms when he passed. It helped me too. It gave me a sense of what is really important and how silly all the pissing matches on here are. For that Dee, you in particular i offer you an appology for my pettiness. Live is just to short for that kind of bs. 

Lloyd, I lost my dad 15 years ago in October. Lost my mother last year in October one day before the 14th anniversary of dads passing.
We are all representative of our parents lifes work, and they of their parents.
You'll miss him, but he is whole again, with no aches, no pains, but like my parents, with all the answers, to all the questions.
My condolences,

[DDZ]

Thinking of eternity, life here is over in a very short time.

[oldandslow]

I'm sorry for your loss, Lloyd. 90 years is an excellent run and it sounds as if he was enjoying life right up to the end so be thankful for that.

[Mule 11]

My Dad passed quite a few years back. Per his wishes I’m gonna scatter his ashes on the hills he used to run as a kid. I’m hunting those hills in a couple weeks and I’m gonna carry him in my pack and let him go. Sorry for your and your family’s loss.

[Buckskin]

Sorry for your loss Lloyd.  My dad passed way too early at 72 a few years back and I know it's hard to say goodbye at any age.

[Ranger99]

I'm very sorry to hear of this
It's very hard to lose your parents.
You can take comfort knowing he's
beyond any of the troubles of this world

It's good that you got enjoy being with
him for so many years
I lost my own father when I was young.
He was relatively young passing at 42

[BUGEYE]

Lloyd, I know it’s rough on your family, but try to celebrate him going home.
With JESUS is a much better place.

Prayers for the family.

[pastorp]

Prayers loyd for you & your family.

[phalanx]

Prayers loyd for you & your family.

Same here.

[wtxbadger]

I am sincerely sorry for your loss, lost my Dad back in 2009 to throat cancer.

[NWBear]

Sorry to hear Lloyd.  He will always be present in your memories.  Know he has gone to a better place and will see you there.

[geosmin]

It's a good man who brings honor to his father, and a testament to both.