Lost my dad today

My deepest condolences to you and your family Chuck. Jeff

Sorry to here about your Dad Chuck. My dad will be 78 next July, and I always worry about him when he drives up here to visit. Prayers from our family to you and yours, Kevin.

im sorry for your loss chuck mine passed two months ago he will be missed god bless

 

Thanks to all for the kind thoughts and support. And also thanks to all that could come to the funeral last night. Dad was a very special man and touched alot of people's hearts. The line of people started at 2:45 and was steadily busy all the way till the service started. My dad would not want anyone else to feel sad, or hold a grudge. My sister Chris and Colleen went so far as to conta...ct the young man who was in the accident with my dad. My sister Colleen got his cell phone number and left him a message saying that none of the family holds anger towards him and that we believe he was an agent of God to take dad to his eternal home. She left her phone number and when he felt comfortable, to give her a call. He called her yesterday before the funeral started. He lives in West Bend, is married, has a four year old and his wife is expecting. They had a good conversation and she reinforced all of our thoughts that we couldn't be a true Christian and hold a grudge against this poor man. He did tell my sister that he was on the way to the post office to mail a letter to my mother that he had wrote apologizing for all that had happened. Hopefully the Lord can touch this young man and bring him closer to the Lord, that he may live a good honerable life and raise his children right, and make my father proud. I know his name was posted in the paper, and I tried to look up his information on Tuesday night. I was upset, and felt robbed. But after looking at all of the pictures of my dad, I realized that he had already been so blessed with a full life, and God must have needed him more in heaven then we need him here. He is probably up there welding up something for God, or cutting the Lord's grass, or he is cutting some firewood, and his eternal body is fit and trim like when he was young, and he can wrestle those large logs up on the splitter with ease, and not struggle. To all my allis forumfriends as we approach the holidays. Remember how quickly my dad was taken from us and taken to his eternal home. Each time you see your loved ones over this holiday season, give them big hugs and kisses, because we all don't know when we are going to be called to our eternal home. As I know many of you are keeping me and my family in your prayers, please don't forget to keep the young man who was also involved in this accident in your prayers. He has a young family and a baby on the way that need him and my father would be truly upset if this young man let this tragic accident destroy him and his life. May God bless each and every one of you this holiday season.

Edited by ChuckLuedtkeSEWI - 17 Dec 2011 at 8:52am

Ive been a Social Worker for 21 years and seen just about all the Dark Side I can use from people, its very heartening to see your response to this tragic and aweful event. I cant say I would be even close to as levelheaded as you and your family have been through this. I am not Christian, but am very glad to see that your faith guides you in such an elegant way...God Bless you and your family, Trev.

Prayers from central IL to you & yours during this difficult time.  GOD Bless...