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Old 02-07-2005   #1 (permalink)
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My Uncle Joe
I would like to take this time to tell you all about a wonderful man. To some he was a father, to some he was a brother, to some a grandfather and to others he was a great friend. To me he was my Uncle Joe. This wonderful man passed away Friday morning after a very lengthy stay in the hospital. He was in a wheelchair for 19 years after a car accident. They told us that he would live for maybe another 10 or 12 years. He lived that and much more. He was a very special man. When he moved in with my grandmother several years back I would go there at night to put him to bed and then go back the next morning to get him up and ready for his day. Some days we would go shopping and stay at Wal-Mart for 4 to 5 hours at a time. He would just roll along getting the things that he needed and I would follow behind him with the shopping cart. Sometimes at the end of the day I would be so tired it would take all I had to get him to bed that night. I wouldn't trade those days for anything. While we were riding sometimes we would have the most wonderful conversations. He would tell me about my father when he was young. He would also tell me of some of the things that I did as a child. Sometimes he would have me laughing so hard I would almost have to pull over to keep from having a wreck. As I said before, he was a wonderful man. We had his wake tonight and he looked so peaceful laying there in his casket draped with the American Flag. See he fought in Vietnam. I have been told that he was a changed man when he came home. I don't remember the man that he was before I just remember the man that he was when he passed. I will go to his funeral on Monday and say good bye to a wonderful person who will be missed by many. I will have to come home knowing that I will never go shopping with my Uncle Joe again. I will never hear his stories again. I will however remember all the time that we spent together. I know that he is in Heaven with my grandparents at that big Wal-Mart in the sky looking down on us and dancing around like he hasn't been able to do in 19 years. I just wanted to take this time to tell him that his time on Earth made and impact on lots of people.

I am sorry if this is depressing for some people but I just had to get some of it off of my chest and share with you all what a wonderful person he was. Thank you for having a place that I could do this.
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Bohemur I am sorry to hear of your loss. He sounded like a really good man. I know how it is to loose someone very close to you. You are right that he is in a better place now and he is no longer suffering.
My prayers will be with you and your family as you go through this difficult time.
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just wanted you to know that was a great story..so sorry for your loss.
glad you got so many memories..my thoughts and prayers are with you..
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Very touching story. I know he will be missed by you. My heart and my prayers go out to you and the rest of the family.
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I am so sorry to hear of your loss. It sounds like you have many wonderful memories. My prayers are with you.


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Bohemur, we that know you love you and are here for you now and always. I know that your Uncle Joe was a good man, and my heart goes out to you and the rest of your family in this time. Thank you for sharing your feelings with us, and for the record, it is a side to you that most rarely ever get to see. Love you with all my heart!
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Bohemur, your touching story says a lot about you too. There are very few people who would care so much for an uncle that they would do all of the good things for him that you did.
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Many people only take time to pay tribute to those they love after they are gone...but you did it when your uncle Joe was still alive. I know that he is looking down and watching over you now, as your guardian angel. My sympathies and condolences.
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That was a great story. Sorry for your loss.

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I'm so very sorry for your loss. He sounds like a wonderful man and you are a wonderful person for all the love and caring you showed to him. I'm happy that you have such good memories to now share with your family.
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Sorry for your loss. Thanks for sharing. Your story has made my day better. I had a similar relationship to my grandfather, although he was in better physical shape. I cherish t