May 18, 2009
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Shirley Harrington, my Mom. That's my nephew Michael and
my Dad, Bob. Michael's the guy on the left.1 So...well, that's my Mom.
2 She walked into a bar yesterday...
3 She literally did too. She was struggling to turn in her bed and she hit her head on a bar. That counts.
4 Anyway, the best Mom ever has passed away as of yesterday afternoon.
5 She lived a beautiful life, and was loved by everybody.
6 I'm not quite ready yet to talk in the past tense, 'cuz I know she's listening...
7 For several years now she has been going through health concerns, operations, "procedures" and lay in bed paralyzed from the waist down. You would think that would beat someone, but nobody is as tough as my Mom.
8 She always stayed sweet, intelligent, and funny beyond words despite all of those things.
9 And if I may, my Dad was by her side through all of it, helping her, doing everything he could to support her and care for her. The just don't make 'em like those two anymore.
10 Anyway, we all went over the other day, just to visit and see how she was doing, and she had taken an enormous turn for the worse, and finally passed peacefully in her sleep, no pain and in her very own bed.
11 My family is okay, calm, at peace and reflective right now.
12 I won't be going in to school today, however.
13 No word yet on the services, but I'll let you know.
14 We all have been very lucky to have had her around for all these wonderful years. The memories are many, too many even to list here.
15 So that's the only news today.
16 Sad beyond words, and yet knowing that she is probably with her own Mom and Dad is really a nice thought.
17 And heaven just got a superstar.
18 The last words I said to her when she was alive yesterday were these: "I love you."
19 What else could you hope for?
20 My family is fine, and I am also.
21 You can't hurt steel...
22 Anyway, have a bright day; look at the sky and smile because heaven is going to finally be organized.
23 And the tablecloths are bound to become pretty spiffy.
24 G'night Mom. I meant it when I said I love you.
25 Peace.
Buddy
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