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   From: nospamschwann@webtrance.co.!za   
      
   My Dad passed away earlier this evening very peacefully in his own bed   
   after a short (two weeks) illness. He was blessed by having a lot of his   
   family present (10 people) when it happened. Although he had not opened   
   his eyes for some time, he opened both his eyes and had a good look at   
   all of us before he left and suffered no pain. It was a merciful ending.   
   He was 92. We will all miss him dearly.   
      
   He was a boy when he came to South Africa from Russia, back in 1920,   
   following my Grandad, who was a pioneer and travelled extensively   
   through the country when there were few cars. I can only imagine that   
   Grandad must've done some of it by train, and the rest by horse and   
   cart. Though Grandad was a Rabbi and scribe, Dad was not a religious   
   man, yet he followed tradition. In this way, I was given good schooling,   
   not only in what society expects, but in that which can be achieved by   
   initiative, hard work and perseverence.   
      
   Thanks for everything you did for us, Dad. Go well. You have your wings,   
   now you can fly..   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)