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Sorry for your loss Wylo. I will be praying for peace and comfort for your family during this time. Thank you for sharing some memories of him!
 
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Wylo said:
Thank you all so much. Those words mean so much to hear. He was a good man. As good as can be. Old school, tough, grumpy. But he was caring. Never turned away a stranger. Helped people his entire life. All of my friends consider him a dad to them. This is a hard day. I never imagined a world without that man, as silly as that sounds.
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It's not silly at all because I never imagined a world without my brother either. His funeral was today and I learned that his knickname among his AA friends, which was NUMEROUS was #1.....I asked one about it and he looked at me and said "because he was the best".... he turned and looked into the room where everyone was and told me I had no idea how many of those people in the room were indebted to him for the things he'd done for them and how he'd help turn their lives around.
 
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Sympathies, my fellow Volunteers. This is a place where you can express such, Wylo. You, too, CP.
 
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Carl Pickens said:
It's not silly at all because I never imagined a world without my brother either. His funeral was today and I learned that his knickname among his AA friends, which was NUMEROUS was #1.....I asked one about it and he looked at me and said "because he was the best".... he turned and looked into the room where everyone was and told me I had no idea how many of those people in the room were indebted to him for the things he'd done for them and how he'd help turn their lives around.
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Thanks, CP. It sounds like we lost a couple great men and a great lady recently. I hope we can all be flooded with good memories to help cope with the bad.
 
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My condolences, Wylo.

The guys trip you described sounds pretty freaking awesome. I hope to hear you continue the tradition.
 
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Wylo said:
Thank you all so much. Those words mean so much to hear. He was a good man. As good as can be. Old school, tough, grumpy. But he was caring. Never turned away a stranger. Helped people his entire life. All of my friends consider him a dad to them. This is a hard day. I never imagined a world without that man, as silly as that sounds.
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Wylo, I just read this and my hear fell apart for you. Many people aren't as fortunate as you to have had a person such as this in their lives. Please accept the heartfelt love from an old man to help you embrace this tragic loss.
 
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Survived the funeral yesterday. Toughest one I've ever been to. I was able to get up and say a few things about my pappy. That made me feel good. My oldest son also was a speaker and said great things about his grandpa. It was a beautiful service.
 
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I know it was hard for you to speak. Probably harder (on the heart) to hear the words your son spoke. I'm amazed at people's ability to speak in the midst of grief like that.

All of you are still in our prayers.
 
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Wylo said:
Survived the funeral yesterday. Toughest one I've ever been to. I was able to get up and say a few things about my pappy. That made me feel good. My oldest son also was a speaker and said great things about his grandpa. It was a beautiful service.
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How's everything going? You hanging in there?
 
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Carl Pickens said:
How's everything going? You hanging in there?
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Yeah. It was a sad and yet happy last few days. My son just flew out back to Japan yesterday. I got to spend some good time with him. Good stories were told. Butch was dissed. It was fun. :)

How are you holding up?
 
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Wylo said:
Yeah. It was a sad and yet happy last few days. My son just flew out back to Japan yesterday. I got to spend some good time with him. Good stories were told. Butch was dissed. It was fun. :)

How are you holding up?
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I'm good.....sounds like we had similar experiences. I got to see some of his old friends I haven't seen in a long time and brought up some great old stories. I have to admit though .... it still doesn't seem real
 
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Carl Pickens said:
I'm good.....sounds like we had similar experiences. I got to see some of his old friends I haven't seen in a long time and brought up some great old stories. I have to admit though .... it still doesn't seem real
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Yeah, I agree. I have certainly decided that my mind is ignoring the truth. To top it off, my oldest daughter is moving to Chattanooga. That sucks. She's only a few hours away, but it hurts all the same.
 
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Wylo said:
Yeah, I agree. I have certainly decided that my mind is ignoring the truth. To top it off, my oldest daughter is moving to Chattanooga. That sucks. She's only a few hours away, but it hurts all the same.
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I hope she loves it here.
 
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My best friend of 29 years lost his mother today. Heartbreaking. I was able to be there with him and his family in the room as she quietly went home. I'm thankful for that. She was a fine woman and excellent mother.
 
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Wylo said:
My best friend of 29 years lost his mother today. Heartbreaking. I was able to be there with him and his family in the room as she quietly went home. I'm thankful for that. She was a fine woman and excellent mother.
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Sorry man. I know that’s gotta be rough after everything else. I know my best friends parents are still like parents to me.
 
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The older we get the more often this kind of thing happens. I've lost my mom,dad, brother and aunt(mom's twin sister) in the last 14 months.... the last three since August .... I've had enough for a while
 
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Carl Pickens said:
The older we get the more often this kind of thing happens. I've lost my mom,dad, brother and aunt(mom's twin sister) in the last 14 months.... the last three since August .... I've had enough for a while
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Damn, CP... I'm sorry to hear that.. I'm always available if you need to chat.
 
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Wylo said:
Damn, CP... I'm sorry to hear that.. I'm always available if you need to chat.
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Thanks man..... needless to say the last couple of months in particular have been rough. I'm doing ok because of the people I still have in my life, but there are times when I realize I'm withdrawing from them.
Life changes like these will definitely make your mind wander to some strange places..... places it's never gone before.... I think it's all part of the grieving process though.
 
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