The Rest in Peace Thread (RIP)

djchameleon · 02-11-2017, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

But... $5 lunch specials...

You can get 4 for 4 at many places.

The Batlord · 02-11-2017, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by djchameleon

You can get 4 for 4 at many places.

But not with pizza.

DwnWthVwls · 02-11-2017, 10:15 PM

NJ doesn't have Little Caesars so I never tried it. Glad I'm not missing out.

Tristan_Geoff · 02-11-2017, 11:13 PM

My condolences Trollheart

And we had Little Ceasars at my high school and for the first three years it was all I ate and I loved the **** out of it. It wasn't Papa Johns, Pizza Hut, or Dominoes, but it was pizza. And it was good pizza. Not the **** we had from kindergarten through 8th grade. But the final year I was there, they switched to a gluten free recipe that they bought and it hardly tasted like pizza anymore. Seriously I wish I could describe to you just how awful it was. Even one of my friends who scavenged everyone's plates for food during lunch turned down the pizza numerous times, even when starving.

**Janszoon** · 02-12-2017, 05:40 AM

I'm sorry for your loss, Trollheart.

Key · 02-12-2017, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

My Auntie Eileen passed away earlier this morning, at 5am in hospital after a short illness. She was 99, so it was always expected, but we had hoped she would make it to 100. She was like a second mother to me, and her loss will be terribly hard to bear. I have yet to even break the news of her illness to Karen, never mind the news of her passing.

Thanks to those who supported me in the Update Thread over the last week or so. Obviously, I will be taking some time off to grieve and attend to arrangements, so don't expect to see me much here for a while.

Rest in Peace, Auntie Eileen: you were, to quote Robbie Williams, one of God's better people.

Damn.

**Goofle** · 02-12-2017, 02:09 PM

Sorry to hear that TH.

**Exo** · 02-12-2017, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by DwnWthVwls

NJ doesn't have Little Caesars so I never tried it. Glad I'm not missing out.

Oh yes we do. You should come up to the asphalt jungle more often. A little urban submersion might do you southies some good.

Sorry to hear that TH. Condolences and such.

DwnWthVwls · 02-12-2017, 02:30 PM

Really? Crazy. I guess it makes sense since I've seen commercials for it on tv, but damn 31 years and I've never seen one. I'll stick to my sand and pine trees until I can get out west, thanks though

Trollheart · 02-14-2017, 03:31 PM

Thanks to you all for your messages of support and sympathy. Auntie Eileen was laid to rest, at age 99, this morning, with her parents and sister. I can honestly say it was one of the hardest days to get through since my mother passed away 26 years ago, and the moreso for Karen, who was of course in the wheelchair, but I must thank and compliment everyone involved, who made every effort to have her included and not feel like she was a problem, from the church which had a disabled access ramp, to Sean our taximan who ferried us there and back (and for much less than it should have been) and the staff of Kirwan's Funeral Home and Mount Jerome cemetery, the former of whom even graciously moved the hearse so that Karen could be as close to the graveside as possible.

There were moving tributes, including a few poor words from me, much love and respect and the meeting of some old friends. Everything was handled beautifully and we can have no complaints about any aspect of the service or the burial. Auntie Eileen is at peace now; a devout Catholic, she was one of the few who actually led a Christian life, giving without asking in return, always there, and so self-effacing you would not believe it. My remarks ended with a quote from Robbie Williams (yeah but), well a paraphrase really, but very true of her: she was one of God's better people, and she didn't know, and that was what made her so special. She believed in Jesus, she believed she would be admitted into Heaven when her life was done, and whether she was right or wrong, if Heaven does exist they certainly would have welcomed her with open arms on Saturday morning.

Now the hard part is over, and we are left with our memories mixed in with our sorrow at her loss. It will get better, slowly, and today I think we took the first step in reaching that point.

Thanks again for all your wishes. I'll be back real soon.
TH

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Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,992	Thanks to you all for your messages of support and sympathy. Auntie Eileen was laid to rest, at age 99, this morning, with her parents and sister. I can honestly say it was one of the hardest days to get through since my mother passed away 26 years ago, and the moreso for Karen, who was of course in the wheelchair, but I must thank and compliment everyone involved, who made every effort to have her included and not feel like she was a problem, from the church which had a disabled access ramp, to Sean our taximan who ferried us there and back (and for much less than it should have been) and the staff of Kirwan's Funeral Home and Mount Jerome cemetery, the former of whom even graciously moved the hearse so that Karen could be as close to the graveside as possible. There were moving tributes, including a few poor words from me, much love and respect and the meeting of some old friends. Everything was handled beautifully and we can have no complaints about any aspect of the service or the burial. Auntie Eileen is at peace now; a devout Catholic, she was one of the few who actually led a Christian life, giving without asking in return, always there, and so self-effacing you would not believe it. My remarks ended with a quote from Robbie Williams (yeah but), well a paraphrase really, but very true of her: she was one of God's better people, and she didn't know, and that was what made her so special. She believed in Jesus, she believed she would be admitted into Heaven when her life was done, and whether she was right or wrong, if Heaven does exist they certainly would have welcomed her with open arms on Saturday morning. Now the hard part is over, and we are left with our memories mixed in with our sorrow at her loss. It will get better, slowly, and today I think we took the first step in reaching that point. Thanks again for all your wishes. I'll be back real soon. TH __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018