The Patriarch

[TheSp8]

That was a fine thing to share the music of the pipes with your grandfather in his last moments. There could be no better way to go than in the company of one you love and the sound of the pipes. I still miss both my grandfathers and offer my deepest condolences.

YMOS,
Tony

[nixphotography]

To share the last moments with the ones we love is truely a blessing that most never get the opportunity to do. I would like to give you my deepest condolences on the passing of you grandfather, and hope that this last peceful moment with with him will leave favorable memories with you for a lifetime.

Brett

[sav]

The flow'rs of the forest:

I've seen the smiling
Of fortune beguiling,
I've tasted her pleasures,
And felt her decay;
Sweet is her blessing,
And kind her caressing,
But now they are fled
And fled far away.

I've seen the forest
Adorned the foremost,
Wi' flowers o' the fairest
Baith pleasant and gay,
Sae bonnie was their blooming,
Their scent the air perfuming,
But now they are withered away.

I've seen the morning,
With gold hills adorning,
And loud tempests storming,
Before parting day,
I've seen Tweed's silver streams,
Glitt'ring in the sunny beams,
Grow drumlie and dark,
As they roll'd on their way;

O fickle fortune!
Why this cruel sportin?
Oh! Why thus perplex
Us poor sons of a day?
Thy frown canna fear me,
Thy smile canno cheer me,
Since the flowers o' the forest
Are a' wede away.

[David Dalglish]

How Sad-My deepest sympathies

[Big Dave]

I'm very sorry for your loss.

[Macman]

I too offer my condolences. Your story brought back memories of my grandfathers. What a touching way to pass on, and what a wonderful final gift to give someone you love.

[Barb T]

A wonderful, moving story, one that will stay in your heart and be passed down for generations in your family.

Our hearts are with you.

Barb

[macsim]

Sorry for your loss.

[Iolaus]

You did a good thing. I think the old man went at the time of his choosing, with you being the critical component; few get that opportunity. I can't think of a better way to head out.

[cloves]

a very moving story. Thank you for sharing something so personal with us here on the board. My thoughts are with you.