[Loch-Ruadh] Just to let people know

[Padraig Ruad O'Maolagain]

May God give you and your family strength and comfort.  You are all in our
prayers.

To paraphrase the old Irish blessing, I'm sure your grandfather was in
Heaven at least half an hour before the devil knew he was gone.  The next
chance I get, I will raise a glass in honor of the life of a good man.

Padraig

Magdalea wrote:


> Many of my Loch Ruadh friends and family have been keeping my grandfather
in
> thier prayers the last couple of years. For those who may remember a
couple
> years ago my grandfather at the young age of 90 was very ill (had triple
> cardiac bypass then a stroke) but managed to bounce back and return to a
> relativly normal life though from the confines of a wheelchair. Well this
> afternoon at about 2:30pm Paul Crocker, at the young age of 92, breathed
his
> last earthly breath. His final days on earth were with his wife, my
> grandmother, at his bedside. She is batteling alzheimers but had a moment
of
> understanding that he was dying and she would not have "her Paul" with her
> anymore. GrandDad's funeral will be Saturday.
>
> I am thankful that I have had my grandparents as long as I have had them.
> Not many people my age can boast they still had 4 grandparents alive.
>
> Magdalea/Pook