There was one sad part of my trip to Hawaii this past week, I got the news that my uncle, age 59, died in his sleep in the early morning on Wednesday. He had a heart attack a few years ago and as far as they can tell his heart just stopped in the night.
He was a wonderful man, a great uncle, fantastic husband, father of 4 and grandfather of 7. He lived a full life and made the most of the time he had here. He loved motorcycles, golfing, classic cars and of course his family and friends.
The one bright spot in this bad news is how he spent his last few days. He and my other uncle and their wives took a road trip on the motorcycles from Tennessee to visit family in Jackson and Delaware Ohio, getting to see nearly all of his family on the trip. He was able to spend time with his Mother and aunt, even taking them out for a ride on the bikes. He passed away in his sleep while near his family and I know that if he could have planned his last days on earth…this would most likely have been what he would have wanted.
Goodbye Uncle Jim, you are loved by many and will be greatly missed.
I’m sorry for your loss, Antinor01. You’re right, though. He died while close to his family, and he was able to enjoy his family before he died.
My condolences to you and yours.
Thank you. Unfortunately, that isn’t uncommon in our family. His father died of a heart attack over 40 years ago and was in his 40’s. My mom and her remaining brother and sister are all in that range, 57-60, and having some major health problems. I’ve always known that relatively short live spans are common in our family…but this is really making it a reality to me.