Rest in Peace, Mom...

[Sarevok]

My sincere condolences Frank.

Losing ones parents must one of hardest experiences a person has to face in their life.

[lord Martiya]

It is. I know.


My most sincere condolences, Frank. I know exactly how you feel.

[Alyrium Denryle]

I am sorry sweetheart.

*hugs*

[Big Orange]

My genuine sympathies, Frank.

[Korvan]

Sorry to hear about your loss.

[fgalkin]

My condolences

[Surlethe]

Frank, I'm sorry to hear this. Best of luck to you and your family.

[Coyote]

Sorry to hear this, Frank. Hard to lose a parent. Stay strong.

[The Duchess of Zeon]

I'm deeply sorry for the loss of your mother, Frank, and can only hope that the knowledge that her suffering is over is of some degree of small consolation.

[Sea Skimmer]

My condolences to you and your family; may she rest in peace.

[Todeswind]

I wish there was some words of comfort that I could give you to make it all better. Losing someone you know is never easy and it's something of an unpleasant truth that the only real cure for a loss of that sort is time.

[Kyler]

I am very sorry for your loss.

I understand you & your family's pain. I lost my father over 5 years ago. All I can say, things will get better. It may not seem that way, but they will. Be with your family and friends, remember those happy & funny moments they will help.

[General Mung Beans]

My condolences.

[Frank Hipper]

Thanks, everybody.

The funeral was this past Saturday, and it went about as well as such things go, I suppose. Everyone said I did well in the choice of clothing to lay her out in, the Methodist minister did an OK job, even if he did falter on some names and trivia from time to time in his sermon...the flowers were of excellent quality, if not overly abundant in quantity.
We had my dad's ashes interred with her, and the gravesite is reasonably nice. It's in the same section as a lot of dad's family; in addition it's a cemetery on the National Register of Historic Places.

The fucked up thing is that I'll never be able to tell either of them about it, seeing as how it was their wishes that were foremost in my mind...grief's a motherfucker.

Now, one further thing:

Ryan Crierie, our own MKShepard, has obtained HERO status.

Since mom's stroke, and especially since mom's confinement to a nursing home last March, I've been wretchedly, horribly depressed, and living the hoarder lifestyle...I just didn't give a flying fuck through a rolling donut anymore.
He shows up last thursday on my front porch to kick my ass into gear on cleaning the shithole I live in, he acted as a pallbearer at the funeral because we were one short (most of the family's gone), not to mention he got Red Baron 3D working on the new computer.
All that and performance of a myriad of the little things that don't just mean a lot, but everything, at a time like this.

Ryan, you're my best friend and have been for years even before this; just thought you should know.

[Thanas]

That is good to hear, Frank.


And mad props to Shep.

[Lord Pounder]

Jesus just saw this. I'm so sorry to hear man. I can't imagine what you must be going through.

Mad respect to Shep, it's when the chips are down you learn who your friends are.

[Murazor]

Missed this when it actually happened, but have my belated condolences anyway, man.

Not a happy place to be in. Not at all.