Hello Everyone

[Kaptain]

knowlez

Thanks everyone. This my home away from home.

This is "Home away from Home' for numerous members...We are united...We are Family...We share games, humor, disagreeances, and grief together.....

You have a ton of friends here...Reach out, someone will be there for you....Hang in my my man...Speak out whenever you feel ready to do so...

Take care, be strong, and "Carry On"---that is the way and the reasons your Father raised you...to be strong...love Kapt

[TwoTonTony]

I am very sorry for your loss.....He is and will be with you always....You are in my prayers

[LSUMONSTER]

Knowlez,
I Am Very Sorry To Know About Your Father Passing.
I Am Lucky Enough That Both Of My Parents Are Still
Living So I May Not Know What I Am Alking Here; But I Always Look At Life Like This: After This Present Life, We Are All Going To Another Life; To Me, Death Is Not The End, It Is A Start Of A New Life That We Dont
Know Yet; And We All Will Be There Sooner Or Later. No One Can Avoid It.( I Am Catholic, So It May Influence My Thinking; We All Will See Our Loved Ones Again When We Die )
1 More Thing To Help You Out Thinking Like This, Knowlez: You Father Is Now In A Place That Is Much Much Better Than Us , So You Should Be Happy For Him.
Good Luck.

[BettorsChat]

Hello eveyone I hope everyone is doing fine here. I havent been around much lately of course I was just a guy who provided some funny stories. I guess I could use some cheering up from some of you guys. I lost my Dad to lung cancer at the age of 69 on June 23 I have kept this to myself since I lost him can anyone tell me how to sleep or eat or feel like laughing again. My old man was my best friend and if I could give A year off my life to have one more day with him I would do it in a heart beat. I know i had my chances and now they are gone. I hope everyone has a great day and life and rember your loved ones because they matter more then anything in the whole world. I really didnt get this untill the last few days but I sure do now.

Sorry to hear about your father Knowlez.

God Bless You

[knowlez]

Thank you everyone for your kind thoughts and prayers. I cherish everyone here you guys are as I told my DAD before he passed away Your Simply the best better then all the rest.

[Lsufan]

Knowlez,

Sorry to hear about your lost. I lost my father 8 years ago. He was very special and was loved very much. Time will heal your pain, but never forget the good times you two have shared.

I hope all goes well for you. I will keep you and your family in my prayers. Take care, and may God Bless you.

[Spark]

Thank you everyone for your kind thoughts and prayers. I cherish everyone here you guys are as I told my DAD before he passed away Your Simply the best better then all the rest.

Just keep that thought pal .. We are here if you need us ... and believe it or not, your dad is resting peacefully right now ... It is tough on the loved ones that are still here ... hang in there buddy ... we are praying for you ...

[wayne1218]

Hey Buddy, Keep your head up! I lost my dad to cancer 13 months ago. My Step mom of 30 years died of Cancer a month before my dad. He couldn't fight his anymore after that happened. My Uncle died of Cancer a month later too. It was rough and trust me when i tell you that i feel your pain and i know how you feel. If you need anything let me know. Things will settle in time. You will also appreciate your dad more and more as the months go by.

Good Luck!

[Uncle Mo]

Knowlez ... Very sad for your loss. Everyday just think of the great times you had together and you'll be fine my friend. I wish you and yours the very best during this unfortunate period in your life and remember that you will always have pals here that care for you. Remember that time will heal all and may God be with you and your family... "Uncle Mo"

[traditions]

I am sorry for your lost and it is hard to see this now and I hope I don't offend anyone with this but I truely believe that the good lord has a plan for us all. I recently lost a child at birth and I could not understand why this was happening. I came close to losing my wife at the same time. The only thing that pulled me through is that knowing that God has a plan for everyone. I have to trust in that and knowing that our love ones who have passed on before us are in such a better place than we are. They no longer have to worry about terroist attacks or anything that we stress over each and every day. They no longer have financial worries. They are in a place where there is no longer tears. I know that these words come at a time where it is hard to get any comfort from them but do know that you have people praying for you and your family. (Again I know not all share my beliefs but I hope I did not offend anyone.)

[BrezzeEaze]

Knowlez,
I know it is not much, but you have to realize that you Pop will always be you in some shape or form. He is looking down on you from the sky's above no doubt. It was very tough for me when my mother passed 6-years ago, but her memory and spirit are with every day. You will get thur this tough patch. Take a couple weeks to mourn, but also remember you are always loved by him and your family.
Take Care,
Brezzeeaze

[mbcook2970]

Sorry to hear about your loss. Losing family is difficult, and all we have are memories.........so try to remember the good times, and hopefully your heart will heal over time.

[GoldVike]

Knowlez

I know what you feel times ten.

MY Dad was my mentor.
He was my friend.

He was a solid and brave man as he chased Erwin Rommel around the desert in World War II and never did catch him.

After many German convoys destroyed he finally took a grenade in the leg and they said he would never walk again. So why do I mention this......because I was not born yet and he became one of the hardest working farmers in Minnesota and most successful I have ever known. Not rich financially...but rich in many many other ways.

He taught me how to read weather and know a storm was coming two days in advance. He taught me how to make my own flute out a willow tree even though I can't play any musical instruments. He taught me how to track animals and decide which were threats and which were not.

We would eat off the land when necessary and go the stores in "town" when we had good crop years.

He taught me how to live off the land if I was lost in the woods for days where I grew up.

He taught me how to change an engine out of a combine using only a rope and a pulley and totally overhaul the entire machine.

He worked the farm and finances and fought floods and blizzards with a stucco farm home with no running water. Dealt with -40 degree temps in the winter and +105 in the summer. Endured hail storms which wiped out our crops which meant the same as someone today not working for a year in your job but pay the bills anyway. He found a way.

The most brilliant man I have ever known.

Did I MENTION he was NEVER TO WALK AGAIN!!??

He finally had an abdominal anyorism at age 66 and somehow survived with plastic tubing put in by a great surgeon.

Had stomach cancer a year later and had the stomach removed completely....yet he always smiled and continued on helping family and friends until age 82 when he had a heart attack....

Kill him.......nooooooo........however only 10% heart function left......still had my Mom in an apartment and she is a year younger only...when he was out shoveling snow helping the maintenance worker for the building when he had his next......that put him in full assisted nursing care where he tried to work his arms by lifting small weights as his legs were about gone.........one morning a short time later I got the call he did not wake up.

I share this with you as you must understand that your Dad and Best Friend such as I had would be pissed to no end if he knew you were going to sit on your couch and wonder "WHAT IF OR WHAT I SHOULD HAVE DONE" ...When as you saw what the Kaptain said should just pick up the album and laugh and thank him and move on swiftly and smartly and CONTINUE to make him proud.

I use MY BEST IS MY MEMORIES as inspiration FROM GROWING UP ON A FARM........And as a high tech IT Sys Analyst specialist type geek.....one would never know my history.....you do.....my Dad did......

YOU HAVE MY DEEPEST SYMPATHY AND KNOW(LEZ) sometimes more that you do!!

THE BEST TO YOU MY FRIEND!!

EVERYONE WHO STILL HAS THEIR DAD AND MOM SHOULD CALL THEM FOR NO REASON SOME TIMES AND TELL THEM "Hi just me....wanted to talk real fast and just say thanks for being there for me and I love you"!

FWIW Goldvike

[Tigger]

Goldvike - WOW!

To share that history of your father is HUGE. I have the gift of both my parents still being alive, and I'm thankful for that everyday. I know everything they have sacrificed for me and my siblings throughout the years. I've read all the stories here of member's mothers/fathers and how much they did/meant to them. Make sure everyone here is passing that love and that attention along to thier children as well. Tell your children the stories that you've shared here with us, they have a right to know as well, how great thier grandmother/grandfather was. To everyone, take care and stay safe.

~~~ Tigger

[Spark]

knowlez

Thinking of you buddy ... lets hear from you please ... Thanks

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