DamnYankee
Loyal to the end
Good that he went peacefully, at home, with family.
Papa Dune almost gone.
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Yes, so much better than at the nursing home. I am so grateful for this.
evince
Truthmatters
And he pasted his bravery onto you.
He and is likely as proud of you as many of us here on this sight are.
Breath deep and keep his love for you in your heart.
My deepest sympthy,
evince
Thankyou so very very much.
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Was he a keen sailor?
He certainly was. His family still owns a dock in Sandefjord. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandefjord
He began his career at sea at age 5, on his fathers vessel. Built in 1924 with no metal fasteners and designed to last for 100 years, it is still in service today.
At 15 he joined the Norwegian Merchant Marines and sailed for 20 years. He was the first of his line to not go whaling. His grandfather was the first whaler to sail to the Antarctic Ocean in pursuit of whales.
He emigrated to the U.S. and captained and owned fishing vessels from New Bedford Mass.
It was said that he could pronounce the word beer in over 100 languages.
My condolences to you and the family! I am so very sorry!
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The Almighty
Sorry to hear that man. Thoughts are with you and your family, I know it can't be easy. Good that he was with family at the end. Take care.
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The Almighty
awesomeness
christiefan915
Catalyst
My sincerest sympathy to you and the family. Eternal memory.
USFREEDOM911
MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN
I'm sorry.
A Parable of Immortality
by Henry Van Dyke
I am standing upon the seashore.
A ship at my side spreads her white sails to the morning breeze
and starts for the blue ocean.
She is an object of beauty and strength,
and I stand and watch until at last she hangs
like a speck of white cloud
just where the sea and sky come down to mingle with each other.
Then someone at my side says,
" There she goes! "
Gone where?
Gone from my sight . . . that is all.
She is just as large in mast and hull and spar
as she was when she left my side
and just as able to bear her load of living freight
to the place of destination.
Her diminished size is in me, not in her.
And just at the moment
when someone at my side says,
" There she goes! "
there are other eyes watching her coming . . .
and other voices ready to take up the glad shout . . .
" Here she comes! "
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Rationalist
Hail Voltaire
I'm very sorry to hear that, Dune. You and your family will most certainly be in my thoughts.
