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Well as you can see by the headline my grandfather has ended his journey on this earth. He did have liver cancer and Cirrhosis of the liver, which in turn caused him to have kidney failure. I think my grandfather finally decided he was tired of fighting it all and it was time to go.







So a little memorial to my grandfather and why I had total respect for him. I am not going to put whole names on here because of security reason but just some info about him.



Robert (Bob) was born on March 16, 1926 and died on Saturday October 24th. He was buried with Military rites by the VFW Post 5520.



He married my grandmother Patricia 60 yrs ago in 1949 and she is still living.



He had two children William and Karen. He has two grandchildren, Myself and my brother Rick and also has 7 great-grandchildren. Skylar, Seth, Vance, Spencer, Brandon, Johnathon and James (Anthony).



He graduated from Urbana High school and was a plumber for the Plumbers and steamfitters Local 209.



He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II with the pacific fleet in Asia and the Middle East. He was Also a 65 year member with the VFW. He was past commander for some years and also a District Commander. He was an absolute Cubs fan, Loved collecting hats and was a kick ass Gardener.



I have mad respect for him for all he has done. He seemed like a grouchy old bastard that never seemed to show his feelings, but we all knew that he cared for us all very much. He worked his butt off to make sure that when he died my grandmother would never want for anything.

I loved him with all my heart and am glad that he has went to a better place where he is now at peace.

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Sinora
15:19 Oct 29 2009

I'm sorry for your loss, but it's great to read a little about him...thanks for sharing.

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For all of you that read this thank you. I have to write about this as a release.



My grandfather fell and broke his hip on oct. 11th. He has been in the hospital since. They did repair his hip but also found a mass on his liver. They did a biopsy on it and found that it was cancerous. They did an MRI on the liver but couldn't get good enough pictures because he wouldn't hold still. There was a prob with fluid buildup on his stomach and they thought it was that way again. Only it wasn't fluid this time it was air. Yesterday we got a call saying that there was nothing more they could do for him. So this morning my family and I had to give the hospital a do not resuscitate order. I lost it last night and broke down and cried and I feel no better.

My grandfather is the type that doesn't show his emotions towards anybody but I know he cares. I am used to see him being bullheaded and self sufficent. It is killing me seeing him wasted away to nothing and mumbling incoharently. All I can do is wish for a quick and painless departure.