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Originally posted by WindsorUK View PostI'm sure some of the guys here( Fleet, etc....) know your story brother, but for those of us who don't know all the good stuff, any chance of giving us( or hell, just me!) a quick autobiography?
When you were born, where, where you grew up, went to school, etc....
Obviously if it's too personal, then that's okay. I'll certainly respect your privacy.
Semper Fi marine.
I was born in Aurora, IL on July 6, 1935. In 1952 we moved to a farm community, Yorkville, IL. My Dad was an auto mechanic. He had his own shop/gas station. I was a three sport letterman in HS. I didn't go to college, I joined the Marines. A month after my discharge, I married my sweetheart. We had one boy and one girl. My wife died 43 years later.
I worked for AT&T - started as a lineman and worked my way up to management. Retired after 30 years. Studied to be a Pastor and took up woodworking as a hobby. Married my present-day wife nine years after my first wife died. That's almost fourteen years ago now. That's a quick answer to who I am.THE YEAR OF THE FLIP!
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Originally posted by chargeroo View PostI should have answered this a couple of weeks ago but I've had family visiting and Pastors and friends, etc. It's easing up now until the weekend when some of my grandkids are coming. Anyway, here you go.
I was born in Aurora, IL on July 6, 1935. In 1952 we moved to a farm community, Yorkville, IL. My Dad was an auto mechanic. He had his own shop/gas station. I was a three sport letterman in HS. I didn't go to college, I joined the Marines. A month after my discharge, I married my sweetheart. We had one boy and one girl. My wife died 43 years later.
I worked for AT&T - started as a lineman and worked my way up to management. Retired after 30 years. Studied to be a Pastor and took up woodworking as a hobby. Married my present-day wife nine years after my first wife died. That's almost fourteen years ago now. That's a quick answer to who I am.
God bless you Roo.
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I should have mentioned this - I made furniture and clocks and anything people wanted to be made of wood. People used to ask what I made and my wife quickly answered "sawdust". She thought it was a cute joke. Now, it turns out that all that sawdust I breathed in back then is likely what caused this lung cancer. So if you are into making sawdust, wear a mask.
Also worth mentioning, I have hospice care now. It's a wonderful service. They take care of all my medical needs, including medicine, at no cost to me. Nurses come twice a week and more if needed. They have a Doctor they can call 24 hours a day. They even offer spiritual and therapeutic help for the family. It's hard on the wife watching her husband slowly going downhill so I'm happy she can get some help from the hospice people. If you ever get in this position, don't be afraid of hospice care!THE YEAR OF THE FLIP!
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Take care roo. right...look out for routers! unbelievable mess. anyone that is a San Diego charger fan is part of one family thats just the way it is. So I don't really know ya..but I do in that sense enough to care...heck...u have a lance alworth handle. oh yeah...at the UT forum i used to be quite_frankly. I was banned here for defending charger fan honor.
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Originally posted by chargeroo View PostI should have mentioned this - I made furniture and clocks and anything people wanted to be made of wood. People used to ask what I made and my wife quickly answered "sawdust". She thought it was a cute joke. Now, it turns out that all that sawdust I breathed in back then is likely what caused this lung cancer. So if you are into making sawdust, wear a mask.
Also worth mentioning, I have hospice care now. It's a wonderful service. They take care of all my medical needs, including medicine, at no cost to me. Nurses come twice a week and more if needed. They have a Doctor they can call 24 hours a day. They even offer spiritual and therapeutic help for the family. It's hard on the wife watching her husband slowly going downhill so I'm happy she can get some help from the hospice people. If you ever get in this position, don't be afraid of hospice care!
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Originally posted by Velo View Post
Hospice care is wonderful. I have thought about volunteering some of my time to sit with hospice patients and get their life stories, and what they can remember about the generations before them, and putting it into words for the their families.THE YEAR OF THE FLIP!
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Originally posted by chargeroo View PostI should have mentioned this - I made furniture and clocks and anything people wanted to be made of wood.
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Originally posted by chargeroo View PostI should have mentioned this - I made furniture and clocks and anything people wanted to be made of wood. People used to ask what I made and my wife quickly answered "sawdust". She thought it was a cute joke. Now, it turns out that all that sawdust I breathed in back then is likely what caused this lung cancer. So if you are into making sawdust, wear a mask.
Also worth mentioning, I have hospice care now. It's a wonderful service. They take care of all my medical needs, including medicine, at no cost to me. Nurses come twice a week and more if needed. They have a Doctor they can call 24 hours a day. They even offer spiritual and therapeutic help for the family. It's hard on the wife watching her husband slowly going downhill so I'm happy she can get some help from the hospice people. If you ever get in this position, don't be afraid of hospice care!
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Originally posted by chargeroo View PostI should have mentioned this - I made furniture and clocks and anything people wanted to be made of wood. People used to ask what I made and my wife quickly answered "sawdust". She thought it was a cute joke. Now, it turns out that all that sawdust I breathed in back then is likely what caused this lung cancer. So if you are into making sawdust, wear a mask.
Also worth mentioning, I have hospice care now. It's a wonderful service. They take care of all my medical needs, including medicine, at no cost to me. Nurses come twice a week and more if needed. They have a Doctor they can call 24 hours a day. They even offer spiritual and therapeutic help for the family. It's hard on the wife watching her husband slowly going downhill so I'm happy she can get some help from the hospice people. If you ever get in this position, don't be afraid of hospice care!
TGLike, how am I a traitor? Your team are traitors.
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