kalanamak Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 A tip of the hat to my brother, who gave me, as a teen, my first dictionary, The Red and The Black, and Wind, Sand, and Stars. He turned me onto Montaigne, The Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine, Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds, the Greeks, and the fact not all women grew up to shave their legs. A graduate of St John's College, he was my source for anything classical, a bottomless reader, and a funny/serious man. I remember going to see the Exorcist with a crowd of my friends and him. As it was just getting ominous, but before anything scary happened, he gasped very loudly, which made everyone in the theater shriek and then laugh because they'd blown their tension. The crowd roared through the rest of the movie. That was his kind of humor. I lived on his couch for a couple of years after I finished college. I got subway money and lunch money by taking from his humoungous change jar. I got married in his backyard, and he manned the grill. He was my Apple guru. He left me with 3 wonderful teenage nieces and a widow I'm delighted to have in the family. He was 59, and as my sister put it, heartbreakingly brave. His widow says that people told her she and the kids were being brave, but that if he could find joy in his dwindling days, how could less be expected of them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 So sorry for your loss. He sounds like a wonderful man. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Kay - I'm sorry for your loss. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PollyOR Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 :grouphug: He sounds like a wonderful brother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotherMayI Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 :grouphug: He sounds like a great brother- I am so sorry for your loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragons in the flower bed Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 I'm so sorry. He was clearly a wonderful man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in TX Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 My condolences to you and your family; he sounds like a lovely man. Amy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 My condolences. What a loss :grouphug: Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maryhob Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 I am so sorry for your loss. Mary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle in MO Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 So sorry for this terrible loss to you and your family. I'd be devastated if I lost my brother. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in Neverland Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 :grouphug::grouphug::grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Florida Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 He sounds like the kind of brother we should all have. I'm so sorry for your loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 :grouphug: I am so sorry for you loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 :grouphug: What a touching tribute. I'm sorry for your loss. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty ethel rackham Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Oh, I am so sorry for your loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaT Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 :grouphug: I am so sorry. What a wonderful brother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 I'm so sorry for your loss. I'm glad you were so close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamaof2andtwins Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 :grouphug: I am sorry for your loss. Thank you for sharing about him. Blessings, Jennie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ria Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 I'm so sorry. I loved reading what you wrote about him. What a wonderful brother, husband, father, and friend he must have been. :grouphug: Ria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRAAB Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 I'm so very sorry for your loss. What a great man he must have been. Janet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harriet Vane Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 What a lovely man. I'm glad you had such a brother, and so sorry for your loss. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CactusPair Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 I'm terribly sorry for the loss of your beloved brother. Thank you for sharing a little bit about him. What a special person. A tragic loss for you and his family. I am so, so sorry.:grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepy Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Oh sweetie, I'm so sorry. :crying: Thanks for sharing a little of him with us. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheBrink Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 I'm so sorry for your loss. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannah Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Thanks for sharing this beautiful tribute to your brother. I hope that the lovely memories that you have of him will sustain you and your family in this sad time and going forward. {{{hugs}}} Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Country Mouse Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 I'm so, so sorry. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen500 Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 I'm so sorry. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Alfred Academy Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 :grouphug: I am so sorry to hear this. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Oh, I'm so sorry. Your post made me cry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 I'm so sorry for your loss -- it sounds like he was a wonderful, kind, generous, and thoughtful brother, and I wish he could have lived much, much longer, in perfect health. :grouphug::grouphug::grouphug: Cat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krista in LA Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 :grouphug: You are so lucky to have grown up with such a great brother. I'm sorry for your loss. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel in KY Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Oh, I'm so sorry. He sounds like he was a wonderful man and you were the richer for having had him. Rachel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tree House Academy Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 May those sweet memories last you a lifetime. God bless and my condolences to your family. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katemary63 Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 May those sweet memories last you a lifetime. God bless and my condolences to your family. :grouphug: :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglei Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 What a lovely, loving tribute to your brother. It brought tears to my eyes. I'm so sorry for your loss.:grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammyla Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 :grouphug:I'm so sorry for your loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3lilreds in NC Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 I'm so sorry for the loss of your brother. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurafrantz Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 What a lovely post. So sorry for the loss of your brother... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornblower Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 So sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonshineLearner Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Oh wow....I'm sorry...how sad! Carrie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigitte Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Beautiful thoughts. I am sorry for your loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basketmaker Amy Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Sorry for your loss. He seems like a great brother, husband, father, and friend. Take care! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie in NE Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 "God gave us memories, that we might have roses in winter." It sounds like you have some wonderful memories. I'm so sorry for your loss. :grouphug: :grouphug:, Jackie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonesloonybin Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 :grouphug: I am sorry that you have this hurt in your life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubrey Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 :grouphug: That was an incredibly beautiful, painful tribute. I'm so sorry for your loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specialmama Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Any man who believes and voices that not all women grow up to shave their legs is nothing short of a hero. It sounds like he was a true blessing. I'm so sorry for your loss, but thankful that you had such a rock of a brother in your life. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyThreeSons Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 I am so sorry for your loss. He sounds like a great guy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 What a beautiful tribute you wrote for your brother. :grouphug: and savor your wonderful memories of him. So sorry for your loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer in MI Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 :grouphug::grouphug: I'm so sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingChris Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 I am so sorry for your family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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