...what world is this?!? Why does it seem upside down?!?
My Aunt Betts passed away today; something I find inconceivable.
She was my mom's older sister, and probably -- along with her younger sister Barb -- one of her best friends. Ever.
I can't imagine what a blow this must be to my mom, coming so quickly on the heels of my dad's death just over six weeks ago.
Like my dad's death, Aunt Betts' passing is all the more a shock because, of Betty and her husband John, no one in their right mind would have picked Johnny to outlive Betty. The poor man suffered a terrible, debilitating, work-related accident years ago, and he's slowly but surely worked his way back to being able to walk with crutches, but he's just been so battered by life; and he's older than my dad was.
This shit is just crazy, man.
Anway, that picture is one of my favorite of Aunt Betts and Uncle Johnny. It was taken, I think, right after WWII, and it captures so much about them.
I said to one of my siblings at my Dad's funeral, "You know, aside from Billy [my eldest brother, who died back in the mid-70's], our family's been remarkably untouched by death. I mean, yeah, grandparents and the like, but really... we should probably start expecting this to happen more often."
I just had no idea it would be this soon.
My Aunt Betts passed away today; something I find inconceivable.
She was my mom's older sister, and probably -- along with her younger sister Barb -- one of her best friends. Ever.
I can't imagine what a blow this must be to my mom, coming so quickly on the heels of my dad's death just over six weeks ago.
Like my dad's death, Aunt Betts' passing is all the more a shock because, of Betty and her husband John, no one in their right mind would have picked Johnny to outlive Betty. The poor man suffered a terrible, debilitating, work-related accident years ago, and he's slowly but surely worked his way back to being able to walk with crutches, but he's just been so battered by life; and he's older than my dad was.This shit is just crazy, man.
Anway, that picture is one of my favorite of Aunt Betts and Uncle Johnny. It was taken, I think, right after WWII, and it captures so much about them.
I said to one of my siblings at my Dad's funeral, "You know, aside from Billy [my eldest brother, who died back in the mid-70's], our family's been remarkably untouched by death. I mean, yeah, grandparents and the like, but really... we should probably start expecting this to happen more often."
I just had no idea it would be this soon.
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