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As you guys are a second family to me, I knew you would want to know. After a 9 year battle with cancer, my father passed away early this morning. He passed away at home. He was 75. He met with a chaplain a couple of days ago and told him, "the woods is my heaven." The night before he passed my mother told me she struggled to keep him settled down. He saw the moon out and thought it was the sun coming out. He said to her, "I have to call Steve to go deer hunting." Despite his battle with cancer, he hunted the last eight of nine years. He didn't hunt this last season but on the second weekend of the hunt he did drive the 140 mile round trip to the family farm (where he was born) and managed to drive his pickup out in the woods. It happened to be a picture perfect fall day that day and he greatly enjoyed it. The cancer really didn't get the best of him until the last week or two. He had bone cancer and they were able to knock this back with chemo several times over the years. It was this summer that the cancer escaped from his bones and invaded his lymphnode system and became very aggressive. Despite pretty bad odds his doctor threw everything they could at him as far as chemo treatment. I know his doctor came to be very close to him and could not bring himself to give up on him. He even told my mother that he realized he had lost some of his professional perspective when he kept trying when nothing was working. He was a carpenter by trade and worked very hard all his life. He worked all week and worked in the woods all weekend. He never had a day of paid vacation, paid sick time, paid dollar of retirement in his life. He just worked hard and never complained a bit about it. I recall several deer seasons that corresponded with chemo treatment. Sometime he would run out of breath and drop to his knees. He would just wait until he got some breath back, get back up and keep going. This occurred when he was dragging a deer, cutting up windfalls across the trails and on and on. Later.
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Oh God Steve. Sorry to hear of your loss. He sounds like the kind of guy I would have loved to meet. My sincere condolences. May Godspeed.
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Sorry to hear this but you will always have great memories to keep close to your heart...
You better be afraid of a ghost!!
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PRAYERS for you & yours boltman
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Steve, Sorry to hear about the passing of your dad. It sounds like you lost a great friend also.
Everything you now do is something you have chosen to do. Some people don't want to believe that. But if you're over age twenty-one, your life is what you're making of it. To change your life, you need to change your priorities.
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My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at this time. I know your pain. My dad passed 2 years ago from cancer and Christmas with out him just isn't he same. Seventy five is too young to be called home.
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RIP Dad...about says it. Remember the good times, as those are all we have left.
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"Good" Dad's are always your best friend. You had a good one, Steve. A real fighter!!!
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Steve,
My condolences to you and the family. I'm glad you have all the wonderful memories.
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He sounds like a great man, Steve. I'm sorry to hear about your family's loss.
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So sorry for your loss; alot of great memories; and remember he enjoyed life and did it his way.
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My prayers are with you and yours...God Speed...Rod
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Sorry for your loss Steve. Sounds like a life well lived.
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Steve,
Sorry to hear of your loss. Memories are forever and sounds like you made a few with your Dad. Thinking of you and your family during this tough time.
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We need more strong, quiet men like your dad. Sounds very similar to my dads battle with cancer 12 years ago. Pass his legacy on to every kid you meet. So sorry for your pain and loss.
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I remember Lincoln quoted in "Saving Private Ryan" with the following: "any words of mine which should attempt to beguile you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming". I feel the same. I don't think my words could make it better, but know this, a decade has passed since docdb, Sr. passed suddenly, and I can think of him a smile, without the hurt.
Condolences sir,
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Steve,
Sorry for your family's loss. Remember all the good times and keep the memories alive! Prayers for you and family.
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Steve, Sorry for you and your families loss, but i would guess that after 9 years of fighting cancer, and suffering thru it your father now rests in a better place. Don
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So sorry for your loss. Godspeed to you and yours.
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Sorry for your loss Steve. You and your dad will be in my prayers.
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