The memorial for purplehorseshoe’s Other Shoe, John, is 6 pm this Sunday the 15th at the Filter Building at White Rock Lake in Dallas, TX. There are directions at their website.
What a beautiful venue. I wish I could come. Be thinking of you. HUG
Purplehorseshoe, is there a particular group people can honor your Johnny by donating to?
His family is directing donations to:
Adaptive rowing
White rock boathouse, inc.
PO box 140935
Dallas tx 75214
It was one of the few sources of happiness and physical freedom left in his life.
Thank you, everyone, and if anyone is close enough to come comfortably, all are welcome. There will be photos etc. and people will be invited to get up and speak about him. It’ll be interesting to hear the different facets of a complex, secretive guy people knew.
I have a few things I’d like to share and I’m hoping I can stay calm (numb) enough to do it.
I hope the memorial service goes even better than you hope, Purplehorseshoe, and that you can look back on it fondly one day.
My thoughts are with you today.
Thinking of you today. Hang in there…
Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
What they said. Take some deep breaths; breathe in the pain or the sadness or whatever bad feelings arise, and breathe out a positive feeling to replace it like calm or peace. Wishing I could help you get through this day.
I’m there in spirit. Remember all the virtual hands holding yours.
It’s gonna suck. His folk & my folk all come from crazy town. But thank you to everyone who comes around.
I’m there with you in spirit. Hugs, purplehorseshoe.
Wish I was closer to Dallas. I’ll be there with you in spirit as well, purplehorseshoe.
You’re in my thoughts today, Shoe.
W/ any luck everyone left their crazy at home and are only being kind and supportive right now. We’re here if you want to scream at someone.
Have been thinking of you.
Oh, Mrs. Shoe, I am so sorry. I lurked on the thread about your Dearly Beloved’s fight with the WNV and was rooting so hard . I have no words that will give you any measure of comfort. This sucks beyond total donkey balls. I don’t live far from you; I am absolutely available if you need to vent, scream, cry, or remember. With your permission, I’ll send you a PM with my phone number.
I am so sorry for your loss.
Barb
- looks around *
- blinks *
Were any Dopers there? If so, I didn’t meet you. But … DAMN there were so many people there. For bad (“hiiiiiii, you don’t know me but I’m sooooooooo sorry for your loss”) and for good (looking around, trying to draw down or conjure up my sweetest so I could show him: dude, look at all these people who love you!!) and just mostly for being there.
That’s not very coherent. I’m sorry.
It’s completely understood, sweetie. I wish I could have been there. I wish you hadn’t had to.
It’s a sad way of coming to realize just how well loved our…well…loved ones are.
I take it you made it through the day. I can’t imagine how hard it was on you.