Just got word last night my Father's Aunt passed away. She was 92, so no need for condolences and she lived a great life.
This is on my Father's side of the family.
His Dad was one of 4, Aunt Nancy was the wife of my Grandpa's brother.
That was the last of that generation to pass on. The Depression era of Buelton's are gone.
At least over the years, we got a lot of audio and written information about all their lives and what it was like during that time.
Just sort of sad to see the end of a generation that has seen something none of us have and made it through and got back all they lost.
Glad she was able to live a full life, but still condolences for the loss.
It's just weird that the last of that generation has passed on and all that is left are stories, audio, and some genealogy.
Now my Dad and his cousins are the "old" generation
We just went through a similar situation here about 2 years ago, so my thoughts go out to you here.
92 is a full life and I certainly hope I make it that far.
One great thing you did is to get a lot of info and stories together. Things were pretty quick when we lost the last of our older gen and there are so many things I wish I would have asked and learned from him. I imagine it will be one of the great regrets I carry. A lot can be learned from the generation that had it tough.
Without a doubt, the greatest generation. Tom Brokaw wrote a book by that very title. Awesome read. Sorry for your family's loss. Sounds like she lived a very long and full life. Hope we all do. [thumbsup]
She had a good run...we should all be that lucky
The most fun I had living in the N. Ga. mountains was interviewing old mountain folks in my spare time.
You got the whiners and the aches-and-pains ones...
but every so often you got someone who had something to say,
folks who were grateful and proud for being given the chance to experience what they lived through and witnessed in life
I was after the history and first-hand perspective of the people
and more often than not I found I was also helping them to prepare to let go (which was kind of an unfortunate side aspect)
because they were able to tell the story of their lives and times, triumphs and losses
to someone who knew that what they did with their lives and how they saw things.....mattered
we'll all get our turn
I hope I can handle getting old by being more positive about the experiences I've had. I want my great grandkids to remember that crazy/cool Grandpa Pip. I love old people.
Most of my family ended up being starved to death in a concentration camp.I am happy that your family members were able to have full and productive lives,that makes up for the loss that so may families had to endure.
my condolences to you and i am happy that your family member had a life well lived-Bravo!