Ted's brother Ray ,in the white shirt here, passed away yesterday afternoon. He flew off to heaven into the arms of our Lord. Into the arms of his mother, another gentle spirit. This photo is not new, rather old...but it's all I have on my files. This is some of Teddy Bear's family. Ray, Cliff, Ted, standing. Dorothy, Thelma(mom), & Betty. There was another brother Roger, who died of diabetes very young. Their sister Brenda passed last year with lung cancer. Their younger brother Mickey was just married a couple years ago. Eight children, one rough father and one gentle loving mother. She balanced the roughness of the father. We miss her.
We had said our good byes to Ray, last week , before he was put on the morphine. While he was able to talk . We recall , Cliff came into the hospital room , wearing a floral Hawaiian shirt, he normally wears western shirts. Ray looked at him and said, "wow, that's a shirt !" Everyone laughed.
There will be a family memorial service next week. Ray only had less than 2 months, when we thought it could be 6 months to a year. The mesothelioma cancer had spread to his bones.
I wanted to let all of you caring bloggers know. To thank you once again for you loving prayers and kind words. You are appreciated so very much. Bless you. XO
