For those of us that have blogs it is sometimes hard not to treat them as a journal. But it’s a journal that the whole world can see. That is why it is hard to decide how much personal info to put out there. But every time I do hit the personal side of things, my inbox is flooded with thank-you emails- for making it real. And the reality is, we are all real people, living real lives. And we all need to connect on some level.
So once again I am here, treating this blog as my journal-my own personal therapist. Thinking it is probably best to edit my feelings rather than stick them out there but forging ahead anyway.
On Saturday my Uncle Jack died suddenly of a heart attack. He was one of my dad’s little brothers. I wasn’t close to Jack, but I understood Jack. We shared a few traits, a sarcastic sense of humor, a lack of patience, a little stubborn. He was always funny, with an ever present smirk. I identified with Jack even though he was what I would call a tortured soul. A person that experienced a lot of heart ache and never really recovered. I felt sorry for Jack, even though that is probably the last thing he wanted.
My dad’s mom died of cancer shortly before I was born. Before she died she wanted to see the sun rise over the ocean (my parents lived in North Carolina at the time). She came down to visit and told my pregnant mom that she knew she would have a girl because she had seen her in her dreams. She also told them to take of Jack. She knew.
Today my mom sent me his obituary and I thought I would share it here, with a few names deleted. I hope he finds peace now. He deserves it.
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 Jack , 64, died Sun Oct 7, 2007. A prominent real estate attorney of 34 years in Lexington, he was also a licensed broker/realtor, a member of Macedonia Christian Church, and continued to share a life long love of farming and raising cattle with his brother. He received his undergraduate, as well as his Law degree, from the University of Kentucky and was an Army veteran, receiving numerous awards in marksmanship. |
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I have known a few people in my life who didn’t seem destined to find peace in this world, and had the same thought when they passed–a sincere hope that they had the peace they never found on this earth.
For your uncle–
May the Lord bless you and keep you.
May He cause His face to shine upon you.
May He lift up His countenance and grant you peace.
Oh, sweet Elisa. I’m so sorry you and your family have to go through this loss with all the other stress going on around you. What a beautiful tribute to someone so special…my condolences.