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a truly moving experience
Posted Thursday, August 23, 2007, at 10:16 PMRead comments | Respond | Email link | Next >>
hi guys my name is eugene and this is my first blog, i have been intently reading all of the blogs over the last few weeks, trying to figure out what i really wanted to talk about first..then i had a uncle that passed away last week and now i know what i want to say. My uncle's name was James "Woody" Lanier and although i didn't know him as well as i should have, i must say he was truly a great, kind, considerate man. It got me thinking about the way life is so beautiful...and life has to end for eveybody
sometime, but it is just so painful for the family. I sat there watching this funeral unfold and it was so beautiful, but so sad, my uncle has some amazing family members a wife, 2 sons and a daughter. The passion and pain that came from them was truly felt by everyone. His sons spoke so well of there father in 2 heartbreaking speeches that were so sad but so beautiful. It truly made me proud to be his nephew and in there family. Again i think the gift of life is so beautiful but when that life is over its so painful. This is really strange as i type this blog my wife just got a call that her Uncle just passed away and now i have to stop this blog to try to console and calm her down. I do intend to blog quite often about alot of different topics. I do realize that this was a melancholy first topic but i had to speak on this experience. Comments Showing comments in chronological order [Show most recent comments first] |
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I worked three summers at Empire when I was in college, and I worked for Woody on the shipping floor. He was always a pleasure to work for, and I was saddened when I saw his obituary.
Welcome to the blog Eugene.
Passing is never easy for those of us still here. Hopefully we have lived our life as your Uncle did and leave a positive imprint on those left behind.
I too knew Woody through Empire. He was one of the kindest most big hearted people I've ever know. A man of quick wit and humor. Sadly missed.
My deepest sympathy and empathy to you and your family. I believe it is alot harder to let a family member go, especially one we never really got to know. But just keep in mind that they have moved on to a much better place, with no suffering.
The pain will be replaced with the greatest of memories, no matter how few there are.
sorry to hear about...he sounded like a great man!
on another subject, did you ever used to go by another name?
responding to dooshie69....yes i did have a nick name why do you ask?
i used to play ball with a ewing in the past...he played FB, i played TB...had a great time with him
Really no comment, just my first blog. I have lived in Shelbyville for 4 yrs. now. I want to address the issue of factory workers in Shelbyville, i.e., the way they are treated by HR, and management. I worked in a factory here for 3 yrs. and it was pure hell. I saw a lot of turnover, at least over 100 people, YES THIS IS TRUE! I will not name the factory. Being as I was treated so poorly by management, working 6-7 days per week, having an impeccable attendance record, I have to wonder what Management actually expects from the common factory worker in Shelbyville? Which makes me wonder why factories are moving out of the U.S. and into Mexico and China, taking valuable jobs from hard-working Americans? THIS, TO ME IS A SHELBYVILLE ISSUE, BOTTOM LINE! I love this town, but I had to leave this factory due to unheard of conditions that would equal the conditions of the Industrial Revolution, where children were forced to work ungodly hours for pennies.
My Brother, I am feeling your pain on a first hand basis. I just today received a call from my Mother. She has hidden from me that she had cancer for over a year now. Now she told me that the doctors have given her about a year to live. I am in shock now. I need to prepare for the inevitable.
I am so sorry for you and your situation! Keep your head up, hell, that is all that we can do, because life goes on, and something will eventually get us.
hey ratsnake i'm extremely curious about this company that you worked for that was so bad....give me a little clue...okay maybe i'll try and help you, its either, pencils, chicken, or supplemental automobile products...tell me i gotta know.