RIP: To remember those lost to us, whether close or at large

[Myword]

Former Senator [url="https://wtop.com/national/2024/03/former-

He was no help at all to Al Gores's campaign in 2000

[dismalist]

Former Senator ="https://wtop.com/national/2024/03/former-

He was no help at all to Al Gores's campaign in 2000

I remember watching the vice-presidential debate between Joe Lieberman and Dick Cheney. How intelligently they spoke, I thought, certainly compared to Bush and Gore.

[secundem_artem]

Dickey Betts  Legendary guitarist for the Allman Brothers Band.

[poiuy]

I don't often post on these fora. I don't know if anyone here even registers when I post. Maybe I am speaking to the void. But the impulse is here. 
My father left us in January 2022.  My mother, in March 2024. They were both very good, cool, people who gave us everything.
It was a rough ride the last few years with each of their health issues, and being a transnational family, though we were so incredibly fortunate that one sibling lived right there.
It's odd how heavy the absence is, of the person, of the routines, of all the vast space in heart and mind.
I think of the parable of the mustard seed and soldier on. I hope their energy is zinging around the universe in ultimate bliss.

[Hegemony]

I'm so sorry for your loss, Poiuy. I notice you posting, and I'm sending you an internet hug.

[ciao_yall]

I don't often post on these fora. I don't know if anyone here even registers when I post. Maybe I am speaking to the void. But the impulse is here. 
My father left us in January 2022.  My mother, in March 2024. They were both very good, cool, people who gave us everything.
It was a rough ride the last few years with each of their health issues, and being a transnational family, though we were so incredibly fortunate that one sibling lived right there.
It's odd how heavy the absence is, of the person, of the routines, of all the vast space in heart and mind.
I think of the parable of the mustard seed and soldier on. I hope their energy is zinging around the universe in ultimate bliss.

May their memories be a blessing.

[apl68]

I don't often post on these fora. I don't know if anyone here even registers when I post. Maybe I am speaking to the void. But the impulse is here. 
My father left us in January 2022.  My mother, in March 2024. They were both very good, cool, people who gave us everything.
It was a rough ride the last few years with each of their health issues, and being a transnational family, though we were so incredibly fortunate that one sibling lived right there.
It's odd how heavy the absence is, of the person, of the routines, of all the vast space in heart and mind.
I think of the parable of the mustard seed and soldier on. I hope their energy is zinging around the universe in ultimate bliss.

May their memories be a blessing.

It's a great blessing to be able to look back at two good, loving parents.

[little bongo]

I don't often post on these fora. I don't know if anyone here even registers when I post. Maybe I am speaking to the void. But the impulse is here. 
My father left us in January 2022.  My mother, in March 2024. They were both very good, cool, people who gave us everything.
It was a rough ride the last few years with each of their health issues, and being a transnational family, though we were so incredibly fortunate that one sibling lived right there.
It's odd how heavy the absence is, of the person, of the routines, of all the vast space in heart and mind.
I think of the parable of the mustard seed and soldier on. I hope their energy is zinging around the universe in ultimate bliss.

May their memories be a blessing.

It's a great blessing to be able to look back at two good, loving parents.

+1

[aside]

I don't often post on these fora. I don't know if anyone here even registers when I post. Maybe I am speaking to the void. But the impulse is here. 
My father left us in January 2022.  My mother, in March 2024. They were both very good, cool, people who gave us everything.
It was a rough ride the last few years with each of their health issues, and being a transnational family, though we were so incredibly fortunate that one sibling lived right there.
It's odd how heavy the absence is, of the person, of the routines, of all the vast space in heart and mind.
I think of the parable of the mustard seed and soldier on. I hope their energy is zinging around the universe in ultimate bliss.

May their memories be a blessing.

It's a great blessing to be able to look back at two good, loving parents.

+1

Amen.  So sorry for your loss of such wonderful people.

[clean]

Give yourself time to grieve. It is not a standard unit of time, and in my experience, even when you think you are better something will happen that catches you off guard and you are hit by a wave of grief. 
as others have said I hope that the happy memories come quickly when those waves appear. 

[poiuy]

Thank you so much for your kind words, @hegemony, @ciao_yall, @apl6, @little bongo, @aside, @clean.

Yes, as I am sure many of you have felt, or may feel, grief will be a lifelong companion, changing shape and weight and features, and will come and go. Right now it's all around the unfinished conversations and missed opportunities and [my] undutiful actions. Later on I hope the happy memories will show their faces more. I am sure I will be caught off guard many times.

I am planning to take up [challenging new hobby] in their memory and hope I can succeed. Right now however I am neck deep in grading, writing, summer teaching, fall planning, etc.   

Thank you again for the kindness. 

[Larimar]

Mandisa, Christian musician and American Idol alumna, passed away yesterday. Quite a shock.

[Bbmaj7b5]

Dickey Betts of the Allman Brothers passed away, age 80.

Duane Allman once said, "I'm the famous guitarist, but Dickey is the good one." I've always been more enamored of his playing on "Live at the Fillmore" than Allman's, as good as it was.

[Myword]

I love his music and feel bad he is gone. I was fortunate to see him twice in concert with his own small band
outside, for free where I live. Amazing show...he did guitar solos that left the audience stunned, at least
me!   Also saw the Allmans twice in concert.in Illinois. But the second concert they went acoustic oddly, and didn't
like it as much. At least I had a date.

His son tours, playing their music. I recommend Dickey's CDs The Great Southern band. Has a sad song about Atlanta
in Civil War. There is also a DVD available I got. He was a rough, tough dude, heavy drinker.   

[Langue_doc]

I don't often post on these fora. I don't know if anyone here even registers when I post. Maybe I am speaking to the void. But the impulse is here. 
My father left us in January 2022.  My mother, in March 2024. They were both very good, cool, people who gave us everything.
It was a rough ride the last few years with each of their health issues, and being a transnational family, though we were so incredibly fortunate that one sibling lived right there.
It's odd how heavy the absence is, of the person, of the routines, of all the vast space in heart and mind.
I think of the parable of the mustard seed and soldier on. I hope their energy is zinging around the universe in ultimate bliss.

Sorry to hear about your loss--the death of a parent is hard. The death of both parents changes the hierarchy, as all of a sudden, you're no longer the child, but the head of the family.