A GOAT has passed


 
May you and your family be comforted by the many wonderful memories you all shared with your dad. We're all here for a good time, not a long time. Ninety-eight years is no small feat! Well lived, I'm sure.
 
Hey Larry,
Your dad made it to 98. That's a great run. He had a full life. I lost my dad at 79. Wish he was still around. (Although I might not listen to some of his advice...) One of his sayings that he told us when we were young and just starting out was (In a heavy German accent); "It's the little holes that sink the ship, because the big ones will be fixed!" That bit of advice has served us very well!
I met your dad a couple of years ago when I dropped off a grill that was in a convoluted route to Jon Tofte. While I only met him for a few minutes, I remember him being very friendly and wanting to help unload the parts from my truck. I believe he even cleared out a spot in the garage for the parts. I remember it being a positive experience.

Gerry
 
G Schafer said:
Hey Larry,
Your dad made it to 98. That's a great run. He had a full life. I lost my dad at 79. Wish he was still around. (Although I might not listen to some of his advice...) One of his sayings that he told us when we were young and just starting out was (In a heavy German accent); "It's the little holes that sink the ship, because the big ones will be fixed!" That bit of advice has served us very well!
I met your dad a couple of years ago when I dropped off a grill that was in a convoluted route to Jon Tofte. While I only met him for a few minutes, I remember him being very friendly and wanting to help unload the parts from my truck. I believe he even cleared out a spot in the garage for the parts. I remember it being a positive experience.

Gerry
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Yes I remember that. He got a kick out of meeting you as well. Thank you for reminding me of this. I also think of he and I getting the Wolf and somehow dragging that enormous monster through IDK how many back yards in Glenview because it was in a town house and the seller did not want us to wheel it through the house to the front. What a nightmare.
 
Hey Larry, sounds like you and dad had an overall good life together. Some downs but mostly ups. And getting 98 years with him . . WOW ! !

I lost mine at 84 and felt very lucky to have the time with him that I did.


Sincere condolences to you and your family.
 
LMichaels said:
Yes I remember that. He got a kick out of meeting you as well. Thank you for reminding me of this. I also think of he and I getting the Wolf and somehow dragging that enormous monster through IDK how many back yards in Glenview because it was in a town house and the seller did not want us to wheel it through the house to the front. What a nightmare.
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Now that I think about it, he was surprised because I had the grill disassembled. It took up a very small space compared to the space he cleared out. I also remember that he made a point to show me the Genesis grill he had. It was in nice shape, and he was understandably proud of it!

Gerry
 
Okay, just to lighten things a touch…
I was lucky and made a few favorite dinners for both my parents before they found better chefs!
My father was quite happy with most anything I brought, he was a very serious fan of GOOD butter pecan ice cream.
Mom? Pommes dauphinoise, rack of perfectly medium rare lamb chops!
I would be so happy to make a grand dinner for them both just one more time!
 
Dan Leighton said:
Larry:
Condolences to you and the whole family. Your dad had a good run! Certainly hope that we all get into the 9+ numbers with our wits about us.
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Yes that is the pretty remarkable part is having his wits. A good friend of mine (more like a brother actually) had been taking care of 2 seniors. One his uncle, who recently passed away at 102. But even at 102 he was still sharp. Sadly his mom, at just a few months older than my dad has been in what is now end stage Alzheimer's
Sadly even though financially it's not necessary he's taken it solely on himself to deal with caring for them and now her. His uncle was his only respite from his mom's Alzheimer's driven issues. Now, he's simply "stuck". Stressed beyond belief.
Thankfully at least not until the very end here, dad was pretty stress free and even during these last few months we had nearly round the clock extra care for him.
 
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