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i came home from town the other day, 2018 Aug 13, and found my father had left this earthly realm for the next one in his journey...

there will be visitation at L. Harold Poole Funeral Home in Knightdate, NC tomorrow, 2018 Aug 16, from 11:00am until 1:00pm... there will be a short graveside service with full military honors at 2:00pm at the New Knightdate Baptist Church Cemetary... if you are in the area, you are welcome to come by...

Rest In Peace, Dad...


to those who know me, i'm doing OK... i'm still processing everything... my father is why i am here, physically and figuratively... when i returned home some 25+ years ago, i learned that he had had a heart attack several years before... no one had told me... he was divorced (2nd time) by then and living by himself... he had to drive himself to the hospital the next day... i decided
then that he would never be here alone again in case this happened again... a few years back i carried him into the doctor with a "cramp" between his shoulder blades... a "cramp" that wouldn't go away... i brought him home a month later after a quad by-pass... i was his caretaker and nurse during that time... things have been very good since then but he has been slowing down... he was finally able to break the 200lb (90.72kg, 14.29stone) barrier... his last weigh-in at the doctor's office placed him at 197 fully clothed... finding
him the other day came as a shock... it was expected but not like this and not
this soon... but i'm still here and i'm doing OK... i'm taking care of his 20somthing Toulouse geese, 15 or so chickens, 6 cats, 2 guinea fowl and one English Foxhound named Brody... he and i planted ~200 walnut trees in our "front field" several years ago... we should have planted them when we first moved here... they would be harvestable by now and help to make this transition
easier... instead i hope to see them grow and be useful over the next 20+ years... i'm going to get off of here, now... i need to try to eat... i haven't
eaten in two days... a couple of bites here and there but nothing to speak of really...

)\/(ark

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Re: on a personal note...
By: mark lewis to all on Wed Aug 15 2018 08:55 am

i came home from town the other day, 2018 Aug 13, and found my father had left this earthly realm for the next one in his journey...

I'm sorry to hear. :( Condolances to you and your family.

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Re: on a personal note...
By: mark lewis to all on Wed Aug 15 2018 08:55 am

i came home from town the other day, 2018 Aug 13, and found my father had left this earthly realm for the next one in his journey...

So sorry for your loss. It sounds like he had a peaceful exit, at home, and was being cared for by a loved-one to the end. What more can one ask for? You were a good son,

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On 08-15-18 08:55, mark lewis wrote to all <=-

i came home from town the other day, 2018 Aug 13, and found my father
had left this earthly realm for the next one in his journey...

Sorry to hear that. My condolences for your loss.


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