I am so sorry to hear about your loss. I am glad that you have your
photos to help you. My thoughts are with you and your loved ones.
I had the same thought as you many years ago when I realized that I
did not have many photos of my grandfather when he passed away. Now I am
constantly taking photos of family whenever I am with them. Many don't see
the light of day, but they are there if ever I need them. After a while the
family ignores you and you get some nice candid shots.
Your post hits the spot for me. My entry to the next PUG is of my
father. It is not a great technical shot, but it is one that carries many
feelings for me, especially after last September. He is currently in
Honduras for a month. He says it is his last trip back home. I will be
leaving on the 22nd to be with him for two weeks. I plan on documenting the
trip photographically as we work our way through the south where he grew up
and he tries to find family he has not seen in ages and he shows me his old
stomping grounds. It is a trip that I am most definitely looking forward
to. And as luck would have it the day before I come back will be his 70th
birthday!
Again my heartfelt sympathies and thank you for sharing,
Cesar Matamoros II
Panama City, Florida
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> From: RK [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 6:09 AM
> To: Pentax discuss
> Subject: OT:Thanks to the list
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> About a year ago, I'd read a post which went something like "don't put
> off taking photographs of your family- the flowers and sunsets you like
> so much will still be here when they are gone".
> Well, that really made me think- I had hardly any family photos but
> trunks full of flowers and insect shots.
> And so I started building up a collection of family photos- I'd become
> pretty good at some candid family shots esp of my Dad who, though
> instrumental at introducing me to photography, hated being photographed
> himself.
> Dad passed away last Saturday and thankfully I now have a wealth of
> photos of him taken over the past year. These are a great comfort to all
> of us.
> Memory is such a fragile thing- it really takes a photograph to relive
> those happy moments all over again.
>
> Just thought I'd share this.
> RK
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