My mom, Grace, died early this morning, aged 93. She had not been well since about a year last january, and was in hospital since the day after we went to Oregon in December.
Thoughts please, for a lady who loved trains, and gave a lot of support to our 7.25" gauge live-steam track in her time.
Thanks, guys.
tac, mrs tac & the family ig
My condolences Terry.
My Mum is 93 on April 1st. I hope I can have her around for sometime yet.
Lost my mom a few years ago, so I know what you’re going through. My condolences to you and your family, Terry.
I’m sorry to hear that. My sincere condolences to you and your family.
Our Condolences and Sympathies go with your family.
Our prayers and condolences to you and your family.
I’m sorry to hear that. My sincere condolences to you and yours.
you all will be in my prayers.
Geoff George said:Thanks to all of you, it's much appreciated.
I'm sorry to hear that. My sincere condolences to you and yours. you all will be in my prayers.
She loved trains and birds, and was never happier than when watching either. We are going to make two donations on her behalf - one to the Raptor Foundation here in UK, set up by a friend of mine after he received compensation for becoming a quadriplegic in the RAF - and one to the PRPA in Portland OR, where they keep the SP&S Northern #700 and the Southern Daylight GS-4 #4449 going, giving pleasure to thousands of us over the years.
Best to all
tac, mrs tac and the family ig
What a wonderful memorial, Terry.
I am so sorry. I know the hurt.
Steve
Terry, Our sincere condolances to your family.
Dave
Our Condolences and Sympathies go to you , and all of her family anf friends .
Condolances and Prayers from the Big Sandy Valley…
Terry, I am deeply sorry to hear this. As you know I love trains too, but I have never told you
that I love birds (and planes) too. I can appreciate very well the happiness your Mother enjoyed.
Please accept my sincere condolences, Zubi
Many thanks to my good friend Zubi and all of you. She had a long and VERY eventful life, as did many of her generation, now leaving us in ever-increasing numbers.
She saw her own dad leave for the Western Front for the last time just before her birthday in 1917, and remembered that as he picked her up to give her a last cuddle, she caught her leg on his spurs - she carries the scar to this day.
In WW2 she and my dad were bombed out three times by the nazis, and things were never easy for them all my life.
We owe her generation our very lives, in all truth - without their efforts and sacrifices we would all be living in a far different world than this one, unhappy though it can be at times.
Her family would have gone up the flues of a concentration camp chimney built here in England, had the nazis won, and my generation would have a very different view of life - and I, of course, would not be here to write these words.
We are, as a family, usually very long-lived - her own grandfather collected funds in support of the War of Northern Agression, and lost them all, as well as all his own money. Her mother used to tell me of the victory parades in London of soldiers coming back from the war in Africa - the Boer War, that is. She used to hold my hand and tell me that her hand had shaken the hand of a soldier beseiged in Ladysmith…history really is made of people, just like my mom.
Best wishes to all of you -
tac, mrs tac and the family ig
Terry A de C Foley said:
history really is made of people, just like my mom.Best wishes to all of you -
tac, mrs tac and the family ig
Condolences and sympathy.
Chas
Condolences and prayers from our little corner of Colorado.
K
Thank you for sharing with us, Terry…my heart is with you.
Fred Mills
Sorry to here that, tac. It’s a hard time
Terry A de C Foley said:So true - well said, TAC.
We owe her generation our very lives, in all truth - without their efforts and sacrifices we would all be living in a far different world than this one, unhappy though it can be at times.
Best wishes, and condolences on your loss.