Chuck Nessa Posted February 17, 2004 Report Posted February 17, 2004 All the best Rooster. I've stayed away because of bad memories, but want to encourage you and your family. Quote
JSngry Posted February 17, 2004 Report Posted February 17, 2004 I somehow caught the beginning of this thread but not the denouement. For that I offer my sincerest apologies, along with my deepest sympathies. Quote
Parkertown Posted February 17, 2004 Report Posted February 17, 2004 I'd like to offer my sympathies as well, RT. May she rest in peace. I'd say you're the "tower of strength". Hang in there bud. Quote
Saint Vitus Posted February 17, 2004 Report Posted February 17, 2004 I'm terribly sorry to hear this, Tom. I wish you and your family can rise above the sorrow you'll undoubtedly carry for quite a while and gain strength from it eventually. Quote
Jazz Posted February 17, 2004 Report Posted February 17, 2004 Tom, I feel so horrible about missing this thread. I haven't been able to really spend much time on the net lately. Please accept my heartfelt condolences to you and your family. You have always been a standup guy in your posts (to me or anyone else). I hope you don't mind if I keep you in my prayers. Quote
Rooster_Ties Posted February 17, 2004 Author Report Posted February 17, 2004 (edited) Hello everyone, Just wanted to say "HI!!" - and thanks, again, for all your messages of support. My wife and I got back home (to Kansas City) late last week, and we've been trying to get back in the swing of things this weekend, after having been gone for two weeks. I'm calling my Dad every two or three days, and he seems to be doing pretty well. He has updates for me about what he's thinking about for "dinner" for the next couple days, and he's doing laundry by himself for almost the first time in his whole life. But he's a very resourceful guy (he was a mechanical engineer, by profession), so he's always been good at figuring things out. I've been lurking on the board, now and then, for about a week - but I really haven't been in the mood to jump back into things just yet. It's not that I'm in a big depression or anything -- it's just that I'm naturally stepping back, and taking stock in things. As many of you know, I'm in the process of changing careers, and job-hunting, so my mom's unexpected passing just further highlights the "crossroads" I find myself at in life. Anyway, I didn't want you all to worry about me. My wife and I, and my Dad -- are all doing fine. Through a combination of "sick leave" and "bereavement", plus a day or two of "vacation" leave, my wife was able to spend the entire two weeks with my Dad and me in St. Louis, as we went through the events outlined in my posts in this thread. Fortunately, my wife knew my mom for 6 or 7 years, and they were always on great terms. I count myself very lucky that both of my parents lived long enough so that I could have a good, solid decade of time where we were all adults. And in the last 5 years, we had all really grown to enjoy each other’s company, for day-trips, and fairly frequent visits. In short, I was lucky enough to have developed "friendships" with my parents -- which is a place I certainly hadn't expected to be, after the typical turmoil of my high school and college years. Well, again, thanks to all of you for your words of encouragement. I'll probably be on the board this week a bit more, though I have a mountain of things to try to get done this week, including finishing a handful of job applications for positions that were announced in late January -- which I would have preferred to have submitted a week or two ago. (Hopefully a couple of them are still open, and still accepting applications.) See you all on the board... Edited February 17, 2004 by Rooster_Ties Quote
EKE BBB Posted February 17, 2004 Report Posted February 17, 2004 It´s great to have you back, Rooster! Notice JSngry has taken advantage in the post count... uh, more than 600! You´d better start a hundred Andrew Hill threads! Quote
brownie Posted February 17, 2004 Report Posted February 17, 2004 A hearty welcome back, Rooster. Glad to see you back on board.... Quote
7/4 Posted February 17, 2004 Report Posted February 17, 2004 Sorry 'bout your mom, but it's good to see you back Rooster! Quote
king ubu Posted February 17, 2004 Report Posted February 17, 2004 Rooster, glad to hear you're doing fine! Welcome again! ubu Quote
mikeweil Posted February 17, 2004 Report Posted February 17, 2004 Yes, good to hear from you, I can feel what you're talking about as I went through this only two months ago, and it's a similar crossroads experience for me. Good luck with your job applications!!! Quote
White Lightning Posted February 17, 2004 Report Posted February 17, 2004 Welcome back, Tom. You were always on my mind. Quote
connoisseur series500 Posted February 17, 2004 Report Posted February 17, 2004 Nice to see you back, Tom. I believe my own participation here will be curtailed once I get a new job myself. I'm going to a job interview tomorrow morning. I do work now, but there's a lot of free time. This new job will keep me hopping and I won't have as much time to spend over here. Quote
catesta Posted February 17, 2004 Report Posted February 17, 2004 Welcome back RT. Hang in there brother. Quote
Free For All Posted February 17, 2004 Report Posted February 17, 2004 Hi Tom! Welcome back (to KC as well as the board) my friend! And get back here ASAP- the inmates have been running the asylum as of late (not for long though) and we need you! PS- I'm doing the Fairmount gig Thursday night, stop by if you feel like it.... B) Quote
chris olivarez Posted February 18, 2004 Report Posted February 18, 2004 Good to see you check back here RT. Hurry back and start piling up those posts again. Quote
Jazzmoose Posted February 18, 2004 Report Posted February 18, 2004 Glad you're back, Tom, but sorry about the news. Quote
maren Posted February 19, 2004 Report Posted February 19, 2004 Glad you're back, Tom -- best of luck with the job apps, and best wishes (again) to you, your wife and your dad. Quote
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