Thread: Homage and Bragging Rights!

I’d posted a little bit of information about this some time ago but this is an update!

I hope I don’t bore anyone! But I do hope at least a few will take the time to read this and see the accompanying pictures!

A year ago last January I called my oldest daughter/first born child and told her that her ‘Granny’ was going to be 80 in June and that she wasn’t going to live forever.

I asked her if she would co-sponsor a ‘Surprise Party’ with me as she has a beautiful home with a large fenced backyard that is very child friendly!

She said; “Dad, Let’s Do It”!

My mom turned 80 on Thursday the28^th of June and the surprise party was on Saturday the 30^th and it was a complete surprise!!!! We were hidden in the backyard and when mom stepped out the door and we all yelled “SURPRISE” she froze in the doorway and burst out “S**T! Everyone’s here! OH Damn You”!

Not everyone is in the picture! Some were great grandchildren in need of a nap and others either hadn't made it there yet when the picture was taken or had to leave for work obligations ! There had been a total of 26 in attendance!


She had a great time!

Unfortunately I buried her the 28^th of July!

Fast Forward to today a little over a year after I buried her!

My oldest daughter designed mom’s headstone and it took awhile to get it done and placed so for a Father’s Day and Birthday present I asked that we go together to see it and then have lunch at my favorite pizza house that was in Clarkston WA another 35 miles down the road. The entire road trip was a little over 200 miles.

Here’s a picture of the headstone and my oldest granddaughter and youngest grandson!



I need to inject that my mother loved playing music on either a piano or her portable organ especially what she called 'boogie woogie'!!! Her very favorite song was Glen Miller's rendition of 'In the Mood' and I had it played at the end of her services!

I hope all will enjoy!

Very nice,,,a good son you are,,,,,,

Flowers for your mother, from a land far away,,,

Originally Posted by Hirlau

Very nice,,,a good son you are,,,,,,

Flowers for your mother, from a land far away,,,

Thank you John! I know that it comes from your heart! I do wish were were closer and could spend some time getting to know each other better!

Was the picture of the flowers taken in Viet Nam??

I'm gonna head out west one of these days, to a Get-To-Gether,,,many of my friends here are out west.


,,,,getting to know me could ruin your reputation or get you tossed in jail,,, I think Trouble has a GPS attached to me,,,,

Sorry to hear about your loss, but fantastic that your mother had a wonderful party to enjoy first. Thanks for sharing your experience.

Originally Posted by edhewitt

Sorry to hear about your loss, but fantastic that your mother had a wonderful party to enjoy first. Thanks for sharing your experience.

Thank you! While I miss her very dearly we are all so glad that we had that party as she had the time of her life!!!

Even though I viewed her in the casket my memories are of her at the party and before!!

I guess that I should have mentioned that all 6 pall bearers where her grandsons! My son included! I wish I had a picture of them together as they were a fine looking bunch of young men!

Sorry for your loss.
Sounds like she was very LOVED!

Well, I'll admit to shedding a tear for you and your loss mate reading that. A great thing to have had such a great party to put in the memory bank. I'm sure she would be proud of you Roy old Mate. And what a head stone! I reckon I would just have a boulder thrown at me from the bucket of a front end loader as my headstone gift from family .


Mick

Originally Posted by MickR

Well, I'll admit to shedding a tear for you and your loss mate reading that. A great thing to have had such a great party to put in the memory bank. I'm sure she would be proud of you Roy old Mate. And what a head stone! I reckon I would just have a boulder thrown at me from the bucket of a front end loader as my headstone gift from family .

Mick

Hey My Good Mate!!

My youngest daughter was here with the grandkids today and read what you said and was touched but laughed her ass off at the 'boulder thrown at me from the bucket of a front end loader'!!!!!!!

You take care Mate!

Roy

Hi Roy, and john for that matter,
I was going through some stuff in my filing cabinet the other night, and found this that my cousin read at my grandmothers funeral a few years back.

I knew I had it somewhere, it just took me a while to find it.