tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9226023.post1841855891021174542..comments2023-10-23T14:50:56.080-05:00Comments on Soapbox: Rest In Peacenoricumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05904523391639958451noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9226023.post-59403772162944529402010-11-25T22:56:17.964-06:002010-11-25T22:56:17.964-06:00Sounds like a life well lived. Thanks for sharing...Sounds like a life well lived. Thanks for sharing this wee bit with us.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04501259287565067209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9226023.post-38881173484506458902010-11-20T23:11:43.005-06:002010-11-20T23:11:43.005-06:00He had a good long life... he was nearly 96, and s...He had a good long life... he was nearly 96, and still living independently. (He even drove himself to the hospital!) He stormed the beaches in France in WWII, his great-uncle wrote "In Flanders Fields", and, as a kid, I always wanted to reach past his fence to eat the raspberries in his garden. (I resisted.) When I told him this recently, he said that he wished that I had, and asked if I wanted any of the apples from his tree. He was a great character. :)noricumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05904523391639958451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9226023.post-30144341944881981032010-11-20T18:40:54.050-06:002010-11-20T18:40:54.050-06:00Aww. :-( Hugs to you.Aww. :-( Hugs to you.sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14663367469819162566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9226023.post-23387162070078098562010-11-20T18:35:17.334-06:002010-11-20T18:35:17.334-06:00he looks like a fun character! I'm sorry for y...he looks like a fun character! I'm sorry for your loss. I'm glad you knew him too.jesshttp://www.fiberfetishist.com/noreply@blogger.com