Lost my dad today
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Topic: Lost my dad today
Posted By: ChuckLuedtkeSEWI
Subject: Lost my dad today
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2011 at 7:33pm
My dad died today in a car crash at the age of 81. We all have been blessed with him being with us for the last seven years since his stroke, and God gave both of my daughters the opportunity to get to know their grandpa. God decided today that he was needed more in heaven then down here, so we must understand that this is God's will, but part of my heart has broke today knowing that I won't be able to spend time with him.
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1955 WD45 diesel 203322 was my dad's tractor, 1966 D15 23530, 1961 HD3 Crawler 1918, 1966 D17 IV 83495, 1937 WC 41255, 1962 D19 6221
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Posted By: Luke R.
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2011 at 7:36pm
That is terrible news. I dont even have the words. Prayers being sent your way from our family.
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Posted By: Don(MI)
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2011 at 7:38pm
So sorry to hear that chuck. My prayers are with you, and your family. May the Lord comfort all of you.
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Posted By: JoeM(GA)
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2011 at 7:40pm
Very sorry Chuck, blessed is the time we have together. Prayers for you all from here in Georgia.
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Posted By: Chad(WI)
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2011 at 7:41pm
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Very Sorry to hear that, Chuck. You are in our thoughts and prayers here, too.
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Posted By: Rfdeere
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2011 at 7:42pm
Oh no, sorry Chuck. More prayers being sent.
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Posted By: 70Standard
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2011 at 7:42pm
No words are enough, but I am very sorry for your loss. My Dad passed away quietly at home on Thanksgiving Day 2009 with me, Mom and Sister there, so I know how you're feeling. Still get choked up missing him, but smile a little more every day as I think about all the fun we had with, among many other things, old tractors. You'll always miss him, but have all your memories to cherish. And, we'll see them again someday.
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Roof Palomino (SN 224), Chetech Pug UTV, Three Green Tractors and one Red Tractor.
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Posted By: dustinmo
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2011 at 7:45pm
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I am soooo sorry to hear that, I am thinking of you and your family. Dusitn
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Posted By: Auntwayne
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2011 at 7:46pm
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Sorry for your loss. The Renko Families, Edwardsville Il.
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Posted By: GlenninPA
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2011 at 7:48pm
Chuck, I am so sorry to hear this bad news. My dad was gone just as fast, no time to say goodbye. I am praying for you and your family. Hang in there, it's a rough road, but you will get through. You will always treasure the time you had together, and he will always be a part of you. I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers. Glenn
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Posted By: omahagreg
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2011 at 7:48pm
Sorry for your loss!
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Greg Kroeker
1950 WD with wide front and Freeman trip loader
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Posted By: Goose
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2011 at 7:49pm
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Chuck,
I'm so sorry to hear this. I just lost my brother last Tuesday, so I know your pain.
I know you will miss him for a long time, but you will always remember him in a good way - with wonderful memories of your time together.
If it's any consolation, I found the book "Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back" very comforting in knowing what a great life in heaven is waiting for all of us.
My prayers are for you and your family.
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Posted By: Goose
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2011 at 7:50pm
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Chuck,
I'm so sorry to hear this. I just lost my brother last Tuesday, so I know your pain.
I know you will miss him for a long time, but you will always remember him in a good way - with wonderful memories of your time together.
If it's any consolation, I found the book "Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back" very comforting in knowing what a great life in heaven is waiting for all of us.
My prayers are for you and your family.
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Posted By: CTuckerNWIL
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2011 at 7:51pm
Sorry to hear of your loss. Sometimes a sudden loss is such a shock, it takes some time to deal with it. Reading this reminds me of July 9,2009 when my Dad passed when I had seen him almost jogging 5 days earlier. As time goes by, remembering the times you spent together will bring more smiles than tears.
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Posted By: beeman
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2011 at 7:58pm
My heart goes out to you. When I lost my Dad a few years ago it was real tough for awhile and I still think of him each day. Just be strong and I promise it WILL get better down the line. God bless you and your family.
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1949 B 3930 Ford- Have owned other Orange ,green,red,yellow,dark green tractors and equipment.
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Posted By: BrianC,Ont
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2011 at 7:58pm
Chuck, Sorry for your loss.
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35WC on steel, B with belly mower, D17 puller, D15 Series II puller, D15 Series II with loader, 608 Lawn Tractor
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Posted By: HagerAC
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2011 at 8:00pm
Sorry to hear that. You and your family have my sympathy.
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Posted By: Stan IL&TN
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2011 at 8:00pm
May our Lord in Heaven be with you and your family. God bless.
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1957 WD45 dad's first AC
1968 one-seventy
1956 F40 Ferguson
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Posted By: Eldon (WA)
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2011 at 8:03pm
Chuck that has to be one of the worst ways to lose a loved one....my sympathies to you and your family.
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Posted By: Tracy Martin TN
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2011 at 8:05pm
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Chuck, as said before,words will not take away your pain. But knowing your father spent 81 years will you should help manage. Count your blessing at having him this long, and remember the lasting memories he made on you and with you. Live each day as he still is watching and keep making him proud daily. God Bless, Tracy Martin
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Posted By: David Maddux
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2011 at 8:07pm
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Chuck: I am very sorry to hear this. You and your family will be in my thoughts. Dave.
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Posted By: ctbowles58
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2011 at 8:10pm
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i know its hard i lost my dad in a car crash 42 yrs ago i was 11 be thankful for the years and good times you had. sorry for your loss. TOM
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Posted By: AaronH
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2011 at 8:11pm
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I am very sorry to hear this. Sending prayers, pray the LORD helps you all thru this time of need.
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Posted By: Mark in Iowa
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2011 at 8:15pm
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Chuck,
So very sorry for your loss. Our thoughts and prayers go out to you.
Mark
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Posted By: Chuck(ONT)
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2011 at 8:18pm
Chuck, very sorry for your loss.
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Posted By: sparky
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2011 at 8:18pm
Your Dad's dancing in streets of gold. Prayers for you and yours from So. Indiana.
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It's the color tractor my grandpa had!
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Posted By: Mark J. N.Y.
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2011 at 8:21pm
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Chuck, I'm so sorry too here of your lose..............Mark J............
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Posted By: Geo.Oh
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2011 at 8:25pm
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I will be thinking about you and your family. I lost my Dad a few years ago and that is very hard to take, but just a few weeks ago I lost my best friend on a trip with me to Iowa to pick up a show calf for my grandaughter. Very sad time . My thoughts are surely with you.
Geo. Schulz
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Posted By: Kurt WI
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2011 at 8:29pm
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Prayers and simpathy from the Marquardts
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Posted By: Butch(OH)
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2011 at 8:31pm
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I am glad I had the chance to meet your dad, your family wil be in my prayers.
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Posted By: DREAM
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2011 at 8:34pm
Chuck, very sorry to hear about your dad. I lost my brother 2 1/2 years ago. It was very sudden also. You always think of things you would have said and done in hindsight, but that's just regret. Think of the things you DID do and say, as well as the things he did for you and said to you. It has helped make you who you are, and he is always as proud of you as you are of him.
More thoughts and prayers from GA.
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Posted By: Hurst
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2011 at 8:50pm
Sorry to hear about your loss. A Dad is a special person in every man's life and I cannot even imagine the pain. Thoughts and prayers are with you!
Hurst
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1979 Allis Chalmers 7000
5800 Hours
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Posted By: Jeff Z. NY
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2011 at 8:50pm
Very very sorry.
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Posted By: Brian NC
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2011 at 9:03pm
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A few years before my grandfather died his younger brother was killed in a farming accident, as I was sitting with him that afternoon I told him that he needed to be more careful because I didn't want to loose him. He looked at me and said "Loose me? Son when you loose someone you don't know where their at. If I'm not here, you"ll know where I'll be." I still miss him everyday but it helps knowing he's in heaven.Prayers for you and your family from North Carolina.
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Posted By: Coke-in-MN
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2011 at 9:07pm
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I'm Still Here
Friend, please don't mourn for me
I'm still here, though you don't see.
I'm right by your side each night and day
and within your heart I long to stay.
My body is gone but I'm always near.
I'm everything you feel, see or hear.
My spirit is free, but I'll never depart
as long as you keep me alive in your heart.
I'll never wander out of your sight-
I'm the brightest star on a summer night.
I'll never be beyond your reach-
I'm the warm moist sand when you're at the beach.
I'm the colorful leaves when fall comes around
and the pure white snow that blankets the ground.
I'm the beautiful flowers of which you're so fond,
The clear cool water in a quiet pond.
I'm the first bright blossom you'll see in the spring,
The first warm raindrop that April will bring.
I'm the first ray of light when the sun starts to shine,
and you'll see that the face in the moon is mine.
When you start thinking there's no one to love you,
you can talk to me through the Lord above you.
I'll whisper my answer through the leaves on the trees,
and you'll feel my presence in the soft summer breeze.
I'm the hot salty tears that flow when you weep
and the beautiful dreams that come while you sleep.
I'm the smile you see on a baby's face.
Just look for me, friend, I'm everyplace!
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Posted By: mdtractormechanic
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2011 at 9:12pm
So sorry to hear of your loss.
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Joe's 1939 Model WC, 1940 Model RC, 1944 & 1950 Model C's, B-125 PU
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Posted By: ND15
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2011 at 9:18pm
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Our thoughts and prayers are with you. I lost my dad a few months ago, and it was awful. But you will find strength, just as your father did when he encountered all the trials of his life. Good luck, and may God bless you and your family.
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Posted By: michaelwis
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2011 at 9:18pm
Sorry to hear .been down that road 9 yrs ago ..
Hang in there
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WD WD45 DIESEL D 14 D-15 SERIES 2 190XT TERRA TIGER ac allcrop 60 GLEANER F 6060 7040.and attachments for all Proud to be an active farmer
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Posted By: Chalmersbob
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2011 at 9:18pm
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Chuck, I'm sorry to hear of your loss.
My the Lord give you strength and bless you and your family
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Posted By: Hubert (Ga)engine7
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2011 at 9:23pm
Chuck, very sorry to hear of your loss. Cherish the time you spent with your Dad. May God give you comfort and strength during this difficult time.
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Just an old country boy saved by the grace of God.
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Posted By: XT in pa
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2011 at 9:26pm
chuck sorry for your loss you and family are in my prayers Shawn
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190XT,D17and 7045
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Posted By: Alberta Phil
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2011 at 9:32pm
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Very sorry to hear such sad news, Chuck. Prayers for you and your family from Alberta. Lost my Dad at 91 in 2004 and miss him still, but I know where he is and will see him again.
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Posted By: Pat the Plumber CIL
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2011 at 9:36pm
Chuck I am so sorry to hear this.Reading your posts in the past I know he was very close to you.You and your family will be in my prayers.God rest his soul.
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1964 D-17 SIV 3 Pt.WF,1964 D-15 Ser II 3pt.WF ,1960 D-17 SI NF,1956 WD 45 WF.
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Posted By: acben20
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2011 at 9:38pm
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sorry to hear the said news dads are always missed the most.
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Posted By: GreenOrange
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2011 at 9:54pm
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Chuck, Very sorry to hear this - Our hearts & prayers go out to you. John
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Posted By: TREVMAN
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2011 at 10:03pm
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Thats aweful. Keep your chin up, the pain never really goes away, you just learn to deal with it a little better everyday. God bless, Trev.
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Posted By: wjohn
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2011 at 10:12pm
I'm very sorry, sir. Thoughts to you and your family.
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1939 B, 1940 B, 1941 WC, 1951 WD, 1952 CA, 1956 WD-45
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Posted By: Dipstick In
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2011 at 10:22pm
As Coke's poem says, he will be with you always at that odd moment, when you might least expect. Treasure your memories!
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Posted By: JW in MO
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2011 at 10:29pm
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Prayers from our family to yours, sorry to hear such news.
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Posted By: MARK W (NY)
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2011 at 10:39pm
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So sorry for your loss, we will keep you and your family in our prayers. Mark
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Posted By: DarrylinWA
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2011 at 10:44pm
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Chuck I am so sorry about you dad today. My prayer is that God will lift you up and lean on HIM during this time. I lost mine 7 years ago this year and it is tough, but friends and family can help you through this. Take care and prayers from WA. Darryl Krause and family Lynden WA. Take care
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Posted By: Unit3
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2011 at 11:05pm
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Oh Capitan, My Capitan. My wife and I are still so very lucky, for we still have our parents with us. I can not understand the pain you and your family are dealing with. I am sorry.
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Posted By: JohnCO
Date Posted: 14 Dec 2011 at 12:29am
Chuck, so sorry to hear of your loss. Life goes on but it sometimes is hard to go on. We are all here for you.
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Posted By: MI8050
Date Posted: 14 Dec 2011 at 4:46am
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Very sad news Chuck, I'm very sorry to hear it. You will be in my thoughts.....
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Posted By: Bob D. (La)
Date Posted: 14 Dec 2011 at 4:47am
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so sorry to hear this Chuck. Grieving will be hard but you already know he is with his Maker in heaqven and patiently waiting for you. May God continue comforting you and the family as the days pass. Just m remember the good times and the fun you had together knowing he is now looking down and watching over you. God Bless.
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Posted By: dudley wallace
Date Posted: 14 Dec 2011 at 6:21am
sorry for your loss our prayers are with you from our family hold on tite to all those great memories of your father they will last a lifetime i have been down that road didnot like it but god has a plan for all of us. my father was a big part of my life as well miss him every day but keep going on remembering what he has tought me to be the man i am today
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Posted By: Mike(NC)
Date Posted: 14 Dec 2011 at 6:25am
Sorry to hear of your loss Chuck. Mine left us on Dec 4,92 and it seems like yesterday. Yet fond memories of him still lingers. He was a minister of the Gospel and his sermons are still what the world needs today. Prayers are sent from Central NC for your family and friends for your loss.
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Thank God for another day. Thank Him for being alive and all my many blessings.
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Posted By: DOlson
Date Posted: 14 Dec 2011 at 7:48am
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Sorry to hear the terrible news
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Posted By: Bill Long
Date Posted: 14 Dec 2011 at 8:10am
You only have one Dad and when he goes it is really tough. My father almost made 91 when he died. He had been sick a long time and we expected it and prayed for it but when it comes it is still a shock. Pop has been gone almost 20 years now but I think of him every day.
May God's Rich Blessings be on you and yours.
Good Luck!
Bill Long
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Posted By: Rich Steiner
Date Posted: 14 Dec 2011 at 8:14am
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Our Prayers go our to you and your family
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Posted By: Brian F(IL)
Date Posted: 14 Dec 2011 at 8:16am
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Chuck, my prayers and thoughts are with you and your family.
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Posted By: SteveMaskey(MO)
Date Posted: 14 Dec 2011 at 8:51am
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Chuck, Sorry to here of your loss. You and your family will be in our thoughts and prayers.
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Posted By: KenBWisc
Date Posted: 14 Dec 2011 at 8:53am
My sympathies, Chuck.
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'34 WC #629, '49 G, '49 B, '49 WD, '62 D-19, '38 All Crop 60 and still hunting!
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Posted By: d17brown
Date Posted: 14 Dec 2011 at 9:43am
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thoughtsa re with you and your family
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Posted By: BLee Mn
Date Posted: 14 Dec 2011 at 10:37am
Chuck, sorry for your loss
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Posted By: Josh Day
Date Posted: 14 Dec 2011 at 12:14pm
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Sorry to hear that. Prayers from IN for you and your famliy.
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Posted By: Tony.Or
Date Posted: 14 Dec 2011 at 12:40pm
Sorry for your loss. Tony
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Posted By: B26240
Date Posted: 14 Dec 2011 at 2:17pm
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Sorry to hear about your Dad Chuck.
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Posted By: darrel in ND
Date Posted: 14 Dec 2011 at 3:16pm
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Deepest sympathy to you Chuck, Darrel
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Posted By: Herb(GA)
Date Posted: 14 Dec 2011 at 4:26pm
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Chuck, You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers. Herb
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Posted By: D-allis Iowa
Date Posted: 14 Dec 2011 at 4:37pm
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I am also sorry for your loss. Things seem so different after loosing a parent at least that is the way it has been for me. I am glad you had your Dad as long as you did. Prayers sent your way. Dallas
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Posted By: Scott(SC)
Date Posted: 14 Dec 2011 at 5:35pm
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Chuck, I'm so sorry to hear about your Dad.
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Posted By: daveingreenbay
Date Posted: 14 Dec 2011 at 5:54pm
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Chuck, sorry for your loss. Prayers for you and your family. Dave G
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Posted By: Kev Card
Date Posted: 14 Dec 2011 at 6:19pm
Sorry for your loss
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RC,WC,2 C'S,WD45,185 ,618 LT
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Posted By: NickT(Ky)
Date Posted: 14 Dec 2011 at 6:40pm
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Losing your Dad leaves a huge hole. Time takes the ache away and the memories are comforting. God Bless you and your family.
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Posted By: Ted J
Date Posted: 14 Dec 2011 at 6:41pm
Chuck, sorry to hear of your loss. I have been gone (Daughter in Mondovi) and just saw your post. My heart goes out to you and your family. You had him for a long time and he will always be with you anyway. You just have one more angel to look after you. Make him proud in everything that you do from now on and every time there is a special thing that you used to do together, remember how he felt and how you are now making him smile. It takes a while, but you get over the loss. It is then the memories you cherish. I have had nothing but cherished memories now for 25 years. You have a lot of special family on here to help you get through this and to grieve with you. I will be thinking of you and wishing you the best till we get to see each other again this spring, unless I get the urge for a road trip sooner. God be with you and bless you always. Dad is watching you... and over you.!!
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19?? WC / 1941 C / 1952 CA / 1956 WD45 / 1957 WD45 / 1958 D-17
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Posted By: Rogers
Date Posted: 14 Dec 2011 at 7:25pm
I am sorry for your loss. He may have been 81, but more than anything else: he was your dad. I will have you in my prayers today.
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Posted By: Murph-NC
Date Posted: 14 Dec 2011 at 8:14pm
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You and your family will be in our thoughts and prayers.
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'41 C w/Woods L503 mower, #3 mower, 2-way plows for C
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Posted By: jnicol6600
Date Posted: 14 Dec 2011 at 8:19pm
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You are in my prayers. I lost my father suddenly the day before thanksgiving. It knocks you off your feet but eventually it does get better.
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Posted By: allisrutledge
Date Posted: 14 Dec 2011 at 8:25pm
Praying for Gods comfort for you and your family.
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Posted By: wdforty5
Date Posted: 14 Dec 2011 at 8:35pm
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Prayers sent. Take care Chuck.
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Posted By: captaindana
Date Posted: 14 Dec 2011 at 8:37pm
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Chuck prayers from Fort Plain. I am so sorry for you and your family.
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Posted By: Dannyhtn
Date Posted: 14 Dec 2011 at 8:58pm
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Sorry and prayers for you.
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Posted By: ChuckLuedtkeSEWI
Date Posted: 14 Dec 2011 at 9:06pm
Thanks to all for the kind words. Dad had a heart of gold, but the autopsy showed that his aorta was severed from his heart upon impact, so he died quickly. The impact probably knocked him unconscious, so he never felt a thing. The Lord prepared our family in a weird way for all of this. My youngest daugther Hailey saw a cross the other day where there was an accident and had to tell me that was where someone died. I told her that they were with Jesus in heaven now and we don't need to feel sorry for them. She then told me that Grandma and grandpa were going to heaven before us. I told her that might be true, as they are older then us, but we never know when God is going to take us to heaven and we may go there before grandma and grandpa. I also told her that's why it is so important to give people that you love hugs and kisses each time you see them because we never know when God will call us home. So on Monday night, the girls both gave grandma and grandpa bigs hugs and kisses. Lina had to give grandpa his Christmas present she bought from school to him on Monday night also. It was a coffee mug saying "Worlds Greatest Grandpa". After we left grandpa asked for some tea and told my mom to put it in his new cup. So he even got to use his christmas present before the Lord brought him home. So this Christmas season, give each and every one of your loved ones a big hug and kiss because you never know when God will need to take them home.
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1955 WD45 diesel 203322 was my dad's tractor, 1966 D15 23530, 1961 HD3 Crawler 1918, 1966 D17 IV 83495, 1937 WC 41255, 1962 D19 6221
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Posted By: allischalmerguy
Date Posted: 14 Dec 2011 at 11:02pm
Chuck,
I am sorry to hear that, and pray that the good Lord will comfort you with His Holy Spirit, with warm friends at this time and give you and your family strength and love.
God bless,
Pastor Mike
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It is great being a disciple of Jesus! 1950 WD, 1957 D17...retired in Iowa,
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Posted By: wayneinwi.
Date Posted: 15 Dec 2011 at 12:02pm
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Chuck no matter how old your parents are , it is never a good day when they leave this earth,sorry for your loss...Wayne.
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Posted By: Kip[NY]
Date Posted: 15 Dec 2011 at 12:24pm
Chuck, there won't be a day you won't think of him and the wonderful memories.
We're thinking of you here too.
Kip
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1959 D-14 SN/21089 "Martha"
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Posted By: SenseiCrusher
Date Posted: 15 Dec 2011 at 1:08pm
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Sorry Chuck, prayers sent your way.
I lost my Dad at 84 last spring, it is tough to be without our heros but as you said God gave your family the gift of the last 7 years after the stroke he survived to be with your Dad. Be at peace.
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Posted By: Embellem
Date Posted: 15 Dec 2011 at 1:44pm
Chuck,
Sorry to hear about your Dad. No matter how old a person is when you lose them, it's still a loss. And it's probably a little harder too when it happens around the holidays. We lost my father-in-law, the one who owned the John Deere we picked up this fall, about this time last year, so I know it can be tough. My prayers for peace and comfort through this time go with you and your family.
Matt in Mequon
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Posted By: Iowa_Allis
Date Posted: 15 Dec 2011 at 1:57pm
Posted By: dadsdozerhd5b
Date Posted: 15 Dec 2011 at 5:00pm
sorry for the loss and i will be praying for you and your family. dads are tough to lose, nothing fills the void left. take care of mom if you still have her. god bless
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Posted By: Jeff(WD45-SATX-TN)
Date Posted: 15 Dec 2011 at 5:39pm
My deepest condolences to you and your family Chuck.
Jeff
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1954 WD45 NF "Iron Tater"
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Posted By: Dean/MN
Date Posted: 15 Dec 2011 at 6:09pm
Sorry to hear about your loss. My dad who will be 78 in Feb. was in a crash about a month ago and totaled his car, at least it was only a scare for us and we have more time with him. Will keep you in my thoughts and prayers.
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HD16,917H,185,7050,8030FWA,8050FWA
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Posted By: KD in SE Ks
Date Posted: 15 Dec 2011 at 6:31pm
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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.
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Posted By: Steve Wilkens
Date Posted: 16 Dec 2011 at 2:26am
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So sorry for your loss, prayer for you and your family
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Posted By: NICKMI
Date Posted: 16 Dec 2011 at 5:28am
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im sorry for your loss chuck mine passed two months ago he will be missed god bless NICKMI
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Posted By: Soilguy
Date Posted: 16 Dec 2011 at 6:42am
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Chuck: I'm very sorry for your loss. Lost my Dad almost a year ago. You just pick up the pieces of your life as best you can now. Bless you and your family. Larry
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Posted By: ChuckLuedtkeSEWI
Date Posted: 17 Dec 2011 at 8:49am
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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.
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1955 WD45 diesel 203322 was my dad's tractor, 1966 D15 23530, 1961 HD3 Crawler 1918, 1966 D17 IV 83495, 1937 WC 41255, 1962 D19 6221
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Posted By: Soilguy
Date Posted: 17 Dec 2011 at 9:22am
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Thank you, Chuck, for the wonderful post. How you and your family have responded to this tragedy restores us all, and has special meaning this time of year. Bless you all. Larry
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Posted By: TREVMAN
Date Posted: 17 Dec 2011 at 12:56pm
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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.
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