After vacillating for the better part of the morning and after scoring some Trans-Siberian Orchestra tickets for the December 18 show, Patsy and I decided to pay our respects to our parents today. Got a late start, had a late, great lunch at Deanie's in Bucktown, stopped by Dad's for the 5th anniversary, then headed to Patsy's parents site in Metairie (I had never been there), and then back to Covington to catch the library before they closed.
Dad - It's been five years
The in-laws - October 25, 2008 - Patsy's parents died a couple of months apart in 1962. I never met them. There was a freshly-dug grave next to them and some mud had gotten on the markers.
World War II Infantryman - The dates struck me - Inauguration Day to Christmas Day
Garden of Memories - Metairie, LA - October 25, 2008
I've been thinking of you (all of you) today. I know your dad is still missed by many.
Although I often have conversations with Dad, he wasn't on my mind yesterday. May he rest in peace.
I remembered. He is missed. I see him in dreams once in a while - like he was never gone.
It's sad about Patsy's parents dying while she and her siblings were so young. They've always had my sympathy for that.