My heart goes out to you and your family, Christine. Keep him alive in your heart my remembering and telling others what made him so special to you.
Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Jul 23, 2015 at 10:05 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. -- 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.
