Christine, You have my sincere condolences. It was very generous of you to share this with us and also the photo of your dear father. We are with you in your time of grief. Anyone who has ever experienced losing a loved one can feel your heartbreak. Somehow it is the sharing of that feeling and letting others share in our pain that helps us through. I'm sure your father was very proud of you, Christine, and would be grateful to know how much he is missed.
Respectfully, Darren Addy On Thu, Jul 23, 2015 at 9:05 PM, Christine Aguila <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Everyone: > > Tuesday night, my dad—Charles S. Aguila--passed away. He was 84 and had been > suffering with congestive heart failure. My dad would have fit right in > PDML. He had a great sense of humor, was extremely generous, told funny > stories, and was a solid photographer in his own right. Someday, I’ll scan > some of his slides and post them; they are really quite good. He used to > shoot with a Minolta—I think. I don’t know if his camera is still in the > house. > > Some of his funniest stories were about his paratrooper days. Dad served in > Korea, and when his tour was completed he reenlisted in the reserves, went to > jump school, and served as a paratrooper in the 12th Special Forces. He never > jumped during active duty, but he completed 60+ jumps during his reserve > service. He also earned Canadian wings during jump school training in > Canada. After 31 years of military service, he retired Master Sergeant E9. > > He is 81 in the photo below. When I took this photo three years ago, I > thought for sure he’d be around for a good while longer. He looks so fit and > young for 81. But in the last year and a half, his health turned. He died > at home with everyone near by and surrounded in love. > > Love you, Dad! Miss you tons! > Christine > > http://www.caguilaphotography.com/dad/content/81st_birthday_large.html > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
