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Thursday, October 11, 2007
Saturday, October 06, 2007
Uncle Gordon
In 1982 or 1983 (I will correct the year when I know it) my Dad, David Leed / Daddy O, returned from a business trip to Australia. We were living in Holland at the time and I was in my last year of school.
I remember the excitement in the house.... we were always excited when Dad was coming back from a trip. We missed him.
This was different though. He had been to Australia, and he had been able to visit his brother Gordon. Our Uncle Gordon.
At that time my Dad and Uncle Gordon had not seen each other for 32 years. A monstrously incomprehensible amount of time for me aged 17/18.
I recall sitting at our dining room table as Dad told us of their reunion, how he felt about it and how, when they met again, they just chatted and chatted and chatted and whittled 32 years in to a few passionate hours of bonding together, re-forging a lifetime apart. I can still see the look in Dad's eyes as we quizzed him, as he told us what he could, and the sense of wellbeing in him having closed that 32 year gap.
Uncle Gordon passed away on Friday evening, gently, in his sleep. I wish him him well on his journey.
And Dad... I love you.
I remember the excitement in the house.... we were always excited when Dad was coming back from a trip. We missed him.
This was different though. He had been to Australia, and he had been able to visit his brother Gordon. Our Uncle Gordon.
At that time my Dad and Uncle Gordon had not seen each other for 32 years. A monstrously incomprehensible amount of time for me aged 17/18.
I recall sitting at our dining room table as Dad told us of their reunion, how he felt about it and how, when they met again, they just chatted and chatted and chatted and whittled 32 years in to a few passionate hours of bonding together, re-forging a lifetime apart. I can still see the look in Dad's eyes as we quizzed him, as he told us what he could, and the sense of wellbeing in him having closed that 32 year gap.
Uncle Gordon passed away on Friday evening, gently, in his sleep. I wish him him well on his journey.
And Dad... I love you.
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