More of Duke
Duke and my daddy clowning around in the late 80's
Duke and Nonnie at a reception in 1989.
Duke, Nonnie, and Baby Corey in late 1998.
Duke and Daddy hanging out last Thanksgiving.
Duke and part of his clan on Thanksgiving 1998. Top row L to R: Hazel Jones (Nonnie), Daughter Annie, Granddaughter Cindy, Great-Great Grandson Corey. Bottom Row: Duke and Daughter Misty.
You are listening to "Grandpa, Tell Me About the Good Old Days" by The Judds.
Do not stand at my grave and weep.
I am not here. I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow. I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.I am the gental autumn rain.When you awaken in the mornings hush,I am the swift uplifting rush,of quiet birds in a circled flight. I am the soft stars that shine at night. Do not stand at my grave and cry. I am not there. I did not die.
UPDATE
It is now coming up on the 1 year anniversery of Duke's death. Oh how a year changes so many things. However, the one thing it cannot change is the fact that is miss him so much. He is the first grandparent that I have lost, and I am having a very hard time dealing with it. I feel so bad that I did not spend as much time with him. I hate that the last time I ever spoke to him (the afternoon of the night he died) I was giving him a "lecture" on how he had better let my grandma shave his face because my daddy was coming to see him soon and he would be very disappointed if he came and he had not been shaved. I know I was just picking at him and he knew it too, but if I would have just known, I would have picked a better topic to talk about. However, I know that Duke is ina better place. I also know that with the kind spirit and loving heart he posses that he has made an awesome angel. :o) I know that there really are angels among us, because i feel his spirit with me each and every day. I may have lost Duke that hot summer day last August, but I also know that I gained my own personal guardian angel that day, and boy does he have a tough job keeping me straight! :o) But, I know if there was ever an angel for the job, he is the one! As a little girl he always had so much faith in me and my abilities. Now, with his "new" profession in mind, I have faith in him and I know he can do it!
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