Doc was a good man.
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My uncle died. Cancer. I was a pallbearer at his funeral last Friday. It didn't help that my grandfather had a stroke right before the service started. Needless to say, it was a LONG weekend. Now I've never been much of a crier, but at the funeral I was blubbering like a baby. I can't remember the last time I cried like that. My suit now has snot dried to the sleeves and pant legs. Later I was put in charge of making the picture slideshow for my uncle's memorial service to follow. They gave me a heap of pictures and two songs that my aunt requested to be played during the video. First was Emmylou Harris - "One of These Days" and it was to end with Jeremy Camp's "There Will Be A Day." Sometimes I wonder who will be in charge of picking out the music to my memorial service slideshow. Will they do me justice? In the future, will my nephew suggest we use a classic from my era, like Nickelback or Fall Out Boy? I shutter just thinking about it. Maybe I should write down a list for my family of what to play at the event that I meet my unfortunate demise. Imagine that, they open my Will and a mixtape falls out... I can just see my family shaking their heads, "He would."
Doyle Lee Brock, Jr., M.D. (1948-2009)
I will never forget the sound of his voice, his grizzly, godly voice. I will never forget his smell, that of loved leather and smoke of a wooden pipe. I will never forget the bear hugs he gave me, the kind that realigned the spine. As the doctor of the family, I will never forget all the times he picked me up as a kid, sat me down on his kitchen counter and patched me up from all my cuts, bruises, and bee stings. If I had one last chance to talk to him, I would bring a recorder because the man's intelligence baffled me. He will truly be missed.
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Sorry to hear of your loss. He sounds like he was a very giving man. I guess as we all get older, we have to start thinking about the quality of our service by way of the mix tape we leave for the event. That's a real good idea. Peace to you in your grief.
RIP DOC. Sorry for your loss.
Sorry Sam. :(
Keep the faith Sam....
He is in a place without pain...I hope that's a small bit of comfort.
So sorry to hear about Uncle Sam. I imagine he would be happy to know that he's left behind such fond memories for you.
I've been meaning to do some kind of quick will where I would go through my last wishes (including my final mog post), and I'll have to add a funeral mix to the project.
thanks yall. ya we were fairly prepared for his death, but i sure as hell wasn't prepared to mourn him. it was amazing to see how many peoples lives he touched that the family had no idea about. for example a whole team of starbucks baristas even came to the service and donated tubs of coffee in memory of 'Doc, their favorite customer.'
I feel your loss & pain Sam since I lost my best friend to cancer in January this year. It's amazing how unprepared we are to grieve over a loved one. We in the U.S. aren't taught how to do it. I've been fortunate enough to have told about a grief support group that has been an incredible help. I'm sure if you do a google search for grief groups in your area you will find something available.
Some people are larger than life. He looks like one of them. That picture just looks like a person who knew what was up and enjoyed everyday he was here. My thoughts are with you. That's awsesome about the barrista's. I love stuff like that.
sorry to read this sam, gotta say that is an incredible photo you included in your post. I will send good thoughts your way
ya aug, i remember that post. i feel like cancer has its finger in everyones lives in some way or another.
lets just say, i think the term 'kindness of strangers' was pinned after my uncle.
Sam, you really nailed down the description of our Uncle...those bearhugs are what I won't ever forget. You just don't find anyone that welcomes you with an embrace that tightly anymore. I think I'm going to start squeezing our nephew and niece like that from now on...Man I miss him.
And I promise to never play nickelback or fallout boy for yours. How do you feel about techno?
keep the memories alive!
I'm so sorry for your loss ...
Sorry to hear of your loss Sam. Take care of yourself and hang in there. I remember when I lost my grandmother and grandfather, truly devastating and even a little strange, It's hard to accept they are gone even now and it's been years now. I still miss them a lot and you will always miss your grandfather and think of him but you have to go on, it's what he would want you to do and for you to do great things with your life. Take all the positive traits from him & memories and let them live on through you. Beautiful song mix, my heart & thoughts are with your family through this difficult time. Be strong.