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Tuesday, November 10, 2020

Sad Day

 It was my Dad’s funeral today in the UK.  With COVID travel restrictions, we had to watch over a video webcast from our couch in Regina.  Dad was 88 and lived a very full life.  He went into hospital at the end of September with multiple health issues and came down with COVID while hospitalized.

Dad joined the navy in 1946 at the age of 13, and served til the early 70s.  Not sure where or when this is from but it’s a good picture.  Take care of yourselves.


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23 comments:

  1. Jim Duncan WargamerNovember 10, 2020 at 2:36 PM

    Sorry for your loss.

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  2. Jonathan FreitagNovember 10, 2020 at 2:48 PM

    My deepest condolences, Peter.

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  3. tradgardmastareNovember 11, 2020 at 12:59 AM

    Thinking of you and yours at this time.

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  4. alastairNovember 11, 2020 at 2:22 AM

    Deepest condolences...it must be so much harder being so far away

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    1. Peter DouglasNovember 11, 2020 at 6:59 AM

      Thanks. The modern tech helps but it’s not the same.

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  5. Steve-the-WargamerNovember 11, 2020 at 3:21 AM

    Peter - good picture.. he was a good looking bloke.. and a LtC which was the same rank my Dad made before he left... did you ever do any research on the medal ribbons?

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    1. Peter DouglasNovember 11, 2020 at 7:00 AM

      Thanks Steve. He left information on his service and the ships he served on. I will post this later this fall.

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  6. Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comNovember 11, 2020 at 6:31 AM

    Great photo. May his memory live on.

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  7. James MacCraggsNovember 11, 2020 at 11:47 AM

    Sorry for you loss Peter.

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  8. Ed MNovember 11, 2020 at 4:44 PM

    Deepest condolences on a loss that would be hard enough to bear under normal circumstances.

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  9. BlaxklericNovember 12, 2020 at 1:41 AM

    My most sincerest condolences, Peter. That's a great picture of your Dad.

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  10. David MorfittDecember 1, 2020 at 10:02 PM

    My condolences. Losing parents is one of life's nastier rites de passage made so much worse by the pandemic. I hope you have lots of good memories to fall back on. It helps!

    Cheers,

    David.

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  11. caveadsum1471December 3, 2020 at 9:58 AM

    Sorry for your loss,good luck.
    Best Iain

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  12. Geordie an Exiled FoGDecember 5, 2020 at 2:42 PM

    Please accept my sincere condolences

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