LAST KISS

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Posted on 3rd May 2012 by Administrator in Economy |Politics |Social Issues

Oh where, oh where can my baby be?
The Lord took her away from me.
She’s gone to heaven, so I’ve got to be good,
So I can see my baby when I leave this world.

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  1. Administrator says:

    This song came on the radio while I was driving to work this morning. For some reason my mind told me I should post it.

    Now I think I know why.

    efarmer – Avalon just checked our PO Box and got your letter. Thank you for sharing in your time of grief. She was crying when she opened it.

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    3rd May 2012 at 11:14 am

  2. TeresaE says:

    efarmer, may peace and love find you and give you strength.

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    3rd May 2012 at 11:52 am

  3. Thinker says:

    I’ve been thinking about efarmer for awhile now, too. I’m so sorry for your loss.

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    3rd May 2012 at 11:52 am

  4. AWD says:

    That’s some sad stuff. I hope for the best for efarmer. She’s in a better place.

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    3rd May 2012 at 11:56 am

  5. Hope@ZeroKelvin says:

    @efarmer: God bless you and your family, she’s in a better place, smiling down on you and yours. Keep her in your heart.

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    3rd May 2012 at 12:09 pm

  6. avalon says:

    Efarmer, your wife was beautiful, and way too young. Your family is beautiful too. I’m sorry, and so sad, for all of you.

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    3rd May 2012 at 12:23 pm

  7. Viet Vet-70 says:

    efarmer, sorry to hear about your loss…..

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    3rd May 2012 at 12:24 pm

  8. WIP says:

    efarmer, only God knows why.

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    3rd May 2012 at 2:07 pm

  9. stan says:

    efarmer is one of the really good guys on this site. What happened?

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    3rd May 2012 at 3:24 pm

  10. Hotrod says:

    Efarmer,

    Sorry for your loss. No appropriate words for the twists of life.

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    3rd May 2012 at 5:17 pm

  11. Zarathustra says:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pfTfMoR8sg

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    3rd May 2012 at 5:56 pm

  12. efarmer says:

    Thanks everyone. She’s had cancer since 2006. In 2009 Mayo told her to get her affairs in order. That’s when I took over and researched everything I could. We got into every clinical trial we could, traveled to hospitals around the country, and it gave us a few more years. We got to see our girls walk the aisle together for college graduation. That was a big goal.

    She was a wonderful and very talented woman. As I mentioned some time back, a bankers daughter who loved the outdoors and fell in love with a farmer. We did everything together, and when we weren’t farming she was in her gardens while I was in the shop. We were fortunate enough to travel some, New Zealand, Rome, Puerto Rico and a few more. I have those memories, too. That and 3 great kids.

    I am a better man for living with her for the almost 30 years of our marriage. It was never about her even to the end when she helped the oncologist by saying “it’s OK, I’m ready.”

    I would wish someone as wonderful as her with all of you.

    Thanks again.

    EF

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    3rd May 2012 at 8:03 pm

  13. efarmer says:

    This is the song I sang to my family in her memory when we got home after the funeral.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlhcyWLORes

    EF

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    3rd May 2012 at 8:08 pm

  14. ThePessimisticChemist says:

    I’ve been married for three years now, and we were together for three years before that. Since we first met we have done everything together, only spending 2 nights away from each other this entire time (damn you business trips!). I can’t imagine the pain. Is it cliche to say “I’m sorry for your loss,” if you truly mean it?

    I’m sorry, truly and deeply.

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    3rd May 2012 at 8:11 pm

  15. Administrator says:

    efarmer

    You and your family represent everything that is great about this country – love, hard work, caring, and family first.

    It’s for our kids’ future that we have to keep fighting the good fight.

    I wish you and your family peace.

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    3rd May 2012 at 8:15 pm

  16. Welshman says:

    efarmer,

    I alway like your posts, you are interesting, your loss is tough stuff and heart breaking. Life is not fair and what can I say, be brave and take care of yourself. Your are salt of the earth my friend!

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    3rd May 2012 at 8:41 pm

  17. KaD says:

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    3rd May 2012 at 9:09 pm

  18. underfire says:

    This is a reminder to me of what is important in life. Condolences and thanks for sharing your story.

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    3rd May 2012 at 9:10 pm

  19. AKAnon says:

    Peace to you and yours.

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    3rd May 2012 at 10:19 pm

  20. IndenturedServant says:

    efarmer,

    I’m sorry for your loss. I’ve been married 24 years and I do not even want to imagine your sense of loss. As an amateur astronomer I’m a big fan of beautiful things in space so I thought of this for you.

    A Space Rose for efarmer.
    658px-NGC_7129_%28Spitzer_Space_Telescope%29.jpg
    Appropriately known as Reflection Nebula NGC7129 in the constellation of Cepheus.
    I_S

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    3rd May 2012 at 11:50 pm

  21. efarmer says:

    Indentured, Thanks

    After a doctor visit in Chicago a year ago December we drove to Florida, then then on to Key West. On the way, we stopped at Cape Canaveral and while there saw the IMAX on the Hubble Telescope. To see these magnificent photos of the nebula’s on the big screen was stunning, nearly overwhelming.

    When my wife and I walked out we agreed that all our petty skirmishes here on earth seemed so childish.

    Thanks again. EF

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    3rd May 2012 at 12:19 am

  22. Bruce says:

    Sorry for your loss. Best to you and yours.

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    3rd May 2012 at 3:16 am

  23. Novista says:

    efarmer

    This is one of the rare times one can say ‘I know how you feel’ and mean it. Condolences to you and family.

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    3rd May 2012 at 8:20 am

  24. ragman says:

    Sir: you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.

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    3rd May 2012 at 8:39 am

  25. IndenturedServant says:

    efarmer said: “When my wife and I walked out we agreed that all our petty skirmishes here on earth seemed so childish.”

    I know exactly what you mean. Whenever I’m out looking at deep sky objects with a telescope, I ponder the tremendous distances and time scales involved and I am truly humbled. Every photon of light from that reflection nebula I posted, traveled at 186,000 miles every SECOND for 3,300 years to land on the digital detector that captured the image.
    I_S

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    3rd May 2012 at 3:12 pm

  26. ThePessimisticChemist says:

    IndenturedServant –

    It really showcases how limited we really are. Imagine what humanity could do if we stopped with the warmongering?

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    3rd May 2012 at 3:14 pm

  27. ssgconway says:

    eFarmer:
    My sincerest condolences and wishes for peace to you.

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    3rd May 2012 at 9:17 pm

  28. Kill Bill says:

    My condolences eFarmer.

    Souls are a form of energy. Once created they cannot be destroyed they simply change forms.

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    3rd May 2012 at 10:00 pm

  29. Cynical30 says:

    My condolences efarmer

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    3rd May 2012 at 10:02 pm

  30. SSS says:

    efarmer

    I say this sincerely. Farming is the noblest of endeavors. Nothing else comes close.

    You and your wife were not only able to share each other’s love for nearly 30 years but also your mutual love of the pursuit of producing nourishment from the soil. Those will be memories for you which will transform from sadness to a source of comfort.

    An admirer wishing you peace,
    SSS

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    3rd May 2012 at 10:59 pm

  31. Llpoh says:

    Efarmer – so sorry for your loss. Please keep your insights coming. We need you. Maybe we can give something back.

    SSS – I love farmers, miners and manufacturers. They are peas in a pod. None can function without the others.

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    3rd May 2012 at 7:05 am

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