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the dreaded phonecall
May. 29th, 2011 04:43 pmAnother death in the family: one of my uncles died yesterday. Not completely unexpected, he had been ill for several years, but still very unwelcome. Apparently he had a heart attack and keeled over, a good way to go I expect.
Both my father and I had thought about him the other day, strangely enough.
He was rather weird, a WWII-geek if you like, with grenades as special interest. He knew lots of stuff and was widely known in his areas of interest, but not at all formally schooled or anything like that. When I was young and visited my grandparents, we used to sit up late and talk about all sorts of things, and he took me to airshows and military events. Didn't see much of him in later years, though, the last time was in July last year. He was 75.
Both my father and I had thought about him the other day, strangely enough.
He was rather weird, a WWII-geek if you like, with grenades as special interest. He knew lots of stuff and was widely known in his areas of interest, but not at all formally schooled or anything like that. When I was young and visited my grandparents, we used to sit up late and talk about all sorts of things, and he took me to airshows and military events. Didn't see much of him in later years, though, the last time was in July last year. He was 75.
