I'm so sorry Christine! I share Darren's sentiments but not his eloquence. I will simply say that as I lost my dad fifteen years ago, I feel your pain.
My sincerest condolences to you and your family. That photo is a perfect remembrance of him. I know it will be treasured. Best regards, frank On 23 July, 2015 10:05:32 PM EDT, 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. -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- 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.
