I'll be offlist for a few days. My Dad died yesterday morning, collapsed at home. He'd been living with congestive heart disease for 15 years, plus diabetes and lately spinal arthritis. I'm coping okay but a little concerned about our 13 year old daughter who's taken it very hard. Thanks for being here, gang.

I'm terribly sorry to hear about your dad. What a hard time for you and your family and especially your daughter... take care of yourselves. we'll be thinking of you.
Char

Please accept my condolences, our thoughts and prayers will be with you.
Bill

My condolences to you and your family Annie, I was sorry to read this.
Jenney

So sorry to read about the loss of your dad, Auburn Annie. I hope that you and your daughter find strength in the memories to get you through this difficult time.

Jack

Auburn Annie,
I wish you strength to get through...I pray your daughter finds the joy she has known with your dad as her balance in this loss.
God bless and keep you all.
GSS

Very sorry Annie. Will be praying for you and your family, especially your daughter.

So sorry for your loss, Annie. Mt thoughts are with you and your daughter.

Deb

So very sorry to hear of your loss, Annie. I will keep you, your daughter and the rest of your family in my thoughts and prayers.

God Bless...
Deb

Annie:

Please accept my deepest condolences.
I wish you bright blessings to you & your loved ones.

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Thank you, everybody, for your prayers and good thoughts. We're doing okay, and my daughter, while still getting the sniffles, has settled down. We had people out the door and down the street for the caling hours, and an honor guard at the funeral (my dad was a retired police chief.) The weather held - there was actual sun at the grave site. We had a wonderful luncheon afterwards but if I ever see another doughnut again it'll be too soon.
"Neighbors bring food with death and flowers with illness and little things in between" as Harper Lee says in To Kill a Mockingbird, and boy, it's true. Doughnuts and muffins and bagels and coffee and cakes and pies and cold cuts, etc. etc. etc. Almost too much. Anyway, thanks again, guys.