Neither of us were in the military (though her "ma" was a WAVE during WWII) and in this case, I don't think she in this song even got 16 days with her new hubby, much less 16 years...but Carrie Underwood is by far her favorite singer (in fact it was right before we got married that she was on American Idol) and I can't think of a better song/video to describe the situation and to give tribute to her...and the change in her dress was VERY nicely done.
Here is her obituary announcement from our local funeral home in case anyone would like to post a tribute or nice message or something on her Tribute Wall:
A couple more tribute songs for her...when me and my grandma were playing cards at her house last Sunday (we restarted that tradition the previous Sunday because we both got COVID vaccines now) we had the Music Choice Classic Country channel on and this song happened to play...and I told my grandma how much my wife adored Marie Osmond:
Not so much while we were married but before then like in the 80s/90s or something she was very much into ABC soaps and she was especially into the whole Luke and Laura thing...now I had already done this song as a tribute to my dearly departed Tweetie (our first cat together) for her passing in 2012 and I certainly think the song fits here. :(
So incredibly sorry for your loss. I cannot fathom the depth of your pain. Blurry nailed it. Keep on keeping on. May you find comfort in your memories.
John
Conundrum - Loving my unopened baseball card collection....but really like ripping too
So today is the day that would've been our Super Sweet Sixteen So to help commemorate that day I decided to buy a few lotto tickets that has our usual lucky numbers (the ones that match our anniversary/birthdates and such) and gave each one a kiss and looked up at the sky and said "this is for you honey" :) She often bugged me to get lotto tickets for Powerball and such but I didn't think it was a good idea with us only being on SSDI...but I think for this one occassion, on what should've been this very special day, I'll do it for her and just see what happens.
EDIT: Well no luck today on the Lucky 4 Life, Cash Ball, Five Card Cash or Pick 4 (first time I ever did Pick 4), BUT there's still Mega Ball and PowerBall!
I did in fact get her ashes yesterday 😞 At least this way she (as well as Tweetie, our first cat together who passed away in 2012 and was also cremated) will always be close to me and not out in some graveyard much further away 😞 It's still really sad though that both of them checked out way before they should've...
You have friends here ....life can be harder than waiting on a backed up log from Psa. I've lost 11 people from cancer in about 10 years. So yes, time does heal, but having good people around you will always help you! You can't never forget, but after all the sorrow, pain and self doubt....YOU have to go on and live also! It's a hard lesson in life. You end up looking at things differently in the world after loss. All my very best wishes to you!
@Historicalwood71 said:
You have friends here ....life can be harder than waiting on a backed up log from Psa. I've lost 11 people from cancer in about 10 years. So yes, time does heal, but having good people around you will always help you! You can't never forget, but after all the sorrow, pain and self doubt....YOU have to go on and live also! It's a hard lesson in life. You end up looking at things differently in the world after loss. All my very best wishes to you!
If you don't mind me asking, how the heck do you lose eleven people from cancer in about ten years? I hope there's no great risk you might get it someday, whatever kind it is. Apparently it must be an especially bad kind.
And to be fair I hope the backed up log from PSA clears up too! It'll be a good sign that we're finally hopefully gonna get past this whole COVID thing.
I take a ride out to the cemetery on Sundays to put fresh flowers on my wife's and my parents graves. They are all interred in the same veterans cemetery. The cemetery is 70 miles from Boston in a very small town. It's the only way I know how to take care of my wife now. Sometimes it makes me feel better. And some time not.
@Historicalwood71 said:
You have friends here ....life can be harder than waiting on a backed up log from Psa. I've lost 11 people from cancer in about 10 years. So yes, time does heal, but having good people around you will always help you! You can't never forget, but after all the sorrow, pain and self doubt....YOU have to go on and live also! It's a hard lesson in life. You end up looking at things differently in the world after loss. All my very best wishes to you!
If you don't mind me asking, how the heck do you lose eleven people from cancer in about ten years? I hope there's no great risk you might get it someday, whatever kind it is. Apparently it must be an especially bad kind.
And to be fair I hope the backed up log from PSA clears up too! It'll be a good sign that we're finally hopefully gonna get past this whole COVID thing.
Must be in the water, because I Know for a fact cancer takes more people than any "Soo called" virus. I've seen it too many times in my life. As far as a backed up log of cards.....I could care less if people are healthy.....and that's my heart to be fair. I only want you to be fine in life along with others. I know of pain also.... I'm Soo sorry! You can always talk to me if you need my friend. On my mind. And yes, that cancer was almost all ...stage 4 including my Mother
So I finally got my food stamps and that not having my Medicare premium taking off the top of my SSDI set up, so that's good I suppose. And I'm making good progress on sorting and putting away my wife's things too. I'm doing okay-ish most of the time but sometimes like during overnight hours it's like I got so used to us calling each other just whenever and now...I can't. Now during regular daytime/evening hours I can at least talk with my grandma (who does check up on me most everyday) but obviously during overnight hours i can't. 😞
All the more reason I'm so thankful to have my kitty...I need him now more than ever, honest...
Live the rest of your life in such a way to make her proud of you.
Keep her in your heart forever.
Thoughts and prayers.
Well for starters, I said and promised to her again and again that even if I live to be a 100 I'll always have at least one kitty and he/she/they will be my BEST friend(s)...she's the one who introduced me to kitties and how they are man's REAL best friend and that is by far her most lasting legacy of all
She also had (somehow) wanted to help me with those 1971 Topps PSA 7's and among her belongings I got back from the nursing home she was in, she had one of the checklists in PSA 7 start me off with. For obvious reasons I don't think I'll get to do all that much...maybe start with trying to get all the checklists in PSA 7 and perhaps in her honor a PSA 7 Yaz and Ted Williams? Surely I can manage that at least...
When my Dad passed from stage 4 lung cancer 10 yrs ago, my PJ was a great help.
She would lay right beside me for hours seemingly knowing I needed comfort.
Sadly she passed 2 weeks ago.
Had her for 18 yrs.
Oh I love so much when my kitty gives me those big black eyes...they are so cute like that, aren't they? Especially when they're also all excited and skippy! I'm glad your kitty went the distance (secret to a long happy life; a cat's place is in the home) and I sure hope my kitty does seeing as how my first kitty and my wife well, checked out sooner than they should've...
I hope you guys don't mind me bringing this back up but I had to share this with all of you. So yesterday I received something very special from the Kentucky General Assembly (our state legislature). I don't know who set this up exactly but she is more than deserving of this special citation, which reads:
THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY
IN MEMORIAM
The House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Kentucky hereby pays tribute to the memory of
DENISE HELENA RUMAGE
and joins with Representative DJ Johnson
in expressing deepest sympathy to the Rumage Family and all who share in the loss of this esteemed citizen on June 9, 2021. Preceded in death by her mother, Gloria Whooley, she is survived by her cherished husband of sixteen years, Estil Rumage, and other family members, friends, and loved ones. This highly regarded lady, a respected resident of Owensboro, Kentucky; a native of Malden, Massachusetts; and a longtime cat-lover, is remembered for the many and generous contributions she made to her family, friends, and community. Denise Helena Rumage will be deeply missed by all whose lives were touched by her presence.
Done in Frankfort, Kentucky, this fifth day of August, in the year two thousand twenty-one.
David W Osborne -- Speaker, House of Representatives
DJ Johnson -- Member, House of Representatives
And in other news, while I was looking through my baseball cards (that's my other main collecting hobby) I had the 70s Music Choice channel playing and it just so happened they played this song and it made me cry a bit...because it just so happened to be the song we did our first dance to together as husband/wife :,(
Nice to have those memories. Songs are always powerful cues. Thanks for sharing. As the grieving process continues at some point a song will play that will make you smile at the way you feel thinking of her memory. You will always miss her but someday something you see or hear will cue a memory that will make you smile because of her and what you shared.
Sorry for your loss of your wife. Prayers sent to you and your family. I lost my mother last October and it was devastating to me and my family. While I absolutely love dogs, I have also favored cats. They make great little buddies. Mine helped me through so difficult times in my life, including my mother's passing. He decided to join her at the end of May and he was buried under my mother's family tree that was planted a few years back. No matter if it's a dog, cat, bird, snake, or whatever, they become family.
My Man
I too lost my wife in 2012 a year after I retired with plans of enjoying the rest of our lives together after 37 years together.Life will never be the same.I had to sell most of my collection which would have been easily 6 digit figures right now.
I already mentioned how she helped me get a 1994 Pinnacle Museum Collection set a couple years back...and I can't believe I also forgot this major acquisition we also got what, a year or so ago? Would you believe I was able to get ALL the 1994 Score insert sets? That was one of my favorite sets/packs back in the day (1994 is the first full year I really got into collection but only had enough to get a few packs here and here) and I already had both the regular and Gold Rush sets so to get ALL the insert sets to go with them is quite a prize!
So Denise, thanks so much again for helping me get these and whatever else I get in the future, whether that be in my card or video game or book hobbies, it's all in tribute to you.
I hope you guys don't mind me bringing up this topic again but I did get an ad in the mail advertising this Precious Moments item (I don't know the right term for these kinds of things) and she already had a few (including matching Kentucky Wildcats (my team/alma mater) and Boston Red Sox (her team/birthplace) ones showing the couple watching the TV and it read "Every day is a [slam dunk/home run] with you"; I LOVED it whenever we could get matching pairs like that 🙂 ). This would've been PERFECT for this coming Christmas and it really hit me that now I can no longer do that kind of thing and that was one of my favorite parts of being married 😞
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I am sorry for your loss. My condolences.
So sorry to hear this. Enjoy the memories. Lifting you up in prayers.
Thanks,
David (LD_Ferg)
1985 Topps Football (starting in psa 8) - #9 - started 05/21/06
Thanks again so much everyone...
Dimes: 54S, 53P, 50P, 49S, 45D+S, 44S, 43D, 41S, 40D+S, 39D+S, 38D+S, 37D+S, 36S, 35D+S, all 16-34's
Quarters: 52S, 47S, 46S, 40S, 39S, 38S, 37D+S, 36D+S, 35D, 34D, 32D+S
74 Topps: 37,38,46,47,48,138,151,193,210,214,223,241,256,264,268,277,289,316,435,552,570,577,592,602,610,654,655
1997 Finest silver: 115, 135, 139, 145, 310
1995 Ultra Gold Medallion Sets: Golden Prospects, HR Kings, On-Base Leaders, Power Plus, RBI Kings, Rising Stars
So sorry to hear this!!
ON ITS WAY TO NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92658
I can't even imagine your pain. My best wishes.
So very sorry for your loss. Prayers for your entire family to include the animals. They certainly sense loss and take it very hard sometimes.
Very sorry for your loss. A beautiful tribute.
Condolences on your loss. Can't imagine.
Neither of us were in the military (though her "ma" was a WAVE during WWII) and in this case, I don't think she in this song even got 16 days with her new hubby, much less 16 years...but Carrie Underwood is by far her favorite singer (in fact it was right before we got married that she was on American Idol) and I can't think of a better song/video to describe the situation and to give tribute to her...and the change in her dress was VERY nicely done.
Dimes: 54S, 53P, 50P, 49S, 45D+S, 44S, 43D, 41S, 40D+S, 39D+S, 38D+S, 37D+S, 36S, 35D+S, all 16-34's
Quarters: 52S, 47S, 46S, 40S, 39S, 38S, 37D+S, 36D+S, 35D, 34D, 32D+S
74 Topps: 37,38,46,47,48,138,151,193,210,214,223,241,256,264,268,277,289,316,435,552,570,577,592,602,610,654,655
1997 Finest silver: 115, 135, 139, 145, 310
1995 Ultra Gold Medallion Sets: Golden Prospects, HR Kings, On-Base Leaders, Power Plus, RBI Kings, Rising Stars
“There is no pain so great as the Memory of joy in present grief.” —Aeschylus
You and your family have my deepest sympathy
So sorry for your loss
I'm praying for you during this difficult time. I'm so sorry for your loss.
www.questfortherookiecup.com
So sorry for your loss sounds like you guys had true love and that's hard to come by. Bless you and yours.
Very sorry for your loss
Here is her obituary announcement from our local funeral home in case anyone would like to post a tribute or nice message or something on her Tribute Wall:
https://www.davisfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Denise--Helena-Rumage?obId=21378170#/celebrationWall
Thanks so much again everyone...I'm completely overwhelmed by all the well wishes you and the guys over at videogamesage.com have given.
Dimes: 54S, 53P, 50P, 49S, 45D+S, 44S, 43D, 41S, 40D+S, 39D+S, 38D+S, 37D+S, 36S, 35D+S, all 16-34's
Quarters: 52S, 47S, 46S, 40S, 39S, 38S, 37D+S, 36D+S, 35D, 34D, 32D+S
74 Topps: 37,38,46,47,48,138,151,193,210,214,223,241,256,264,268,277,289,316,435,552,570,577,592,602,610,654,655
1997 Finest silver: 115, 135, 139, 145, 310
1995 Ultra Gold Medallion Sets: Golden Prospects, HR Kings, On-Base Leaders, Power Plus, RBI Kings, Rising Stars
I am so sorry for your loss!
So sorry for your loss, Estil. Sincere condolences to you.
So sorry for your loss.
A couple more tribute songs for her...when me and my grandma were playing cards at her house last Sunday (we restarted that tradition the previous Sunday because we both got COVID vaccines now) we had the Music Choice Classic Country channel on and this song happened to play...and I told my grandma how much my wife adored Marie Osmond:
Not so much while we were married but before then like in the 80s/90s or something she was very much into ABC soaps and she was especially into the whole Luke and Laura thing...now I had already done this song as a tribute to my dearly departed Tweetie (our first cat together) for her passing in 2012 and I certainly think the song fits here. :(
And yes I will do just this for both my dearly departed girls :(
Dimes: 54S, 53P, 50P, 49S, 45D+S, 44S, 43D, 41S, 40D+S, 39D+S, 38D+S, 37D+S, 36S, 35D+S, all 16-34's
Quarters: 52S, 47S, 46S, 40S, 39S, 38S, 37D+S, 36D+S, 35D, 34D, 32D+S
74 Topps: 37,38,46,47,48,138,151,193,210,214,223,241,256,264,268,277,289,316,435,552,570,577,592,602,610,654,655
1997 Finest silver: 115, 135, 139, 145, 310
1995 Ultra Gold Medallion Sets: Golden Prospects, HR Kings, On-Base Leaders, Power Plus, RBI Kings, Rising Stars
so sorry estil. take solace in still having your grandma.
i lost my dog & grandma in the same week back in may.
just keep on keeping on. all ya can do and most likely all they would want.
btw: "grandmas hands" by bill withers is an amazing tune.
I am saddened to read about your wife, Estil.
It sounds like Denise was a wonderful wife, and you've been one lucky man.
All my best.
Erik
So sorry to hear this. Best wishes to you and your family.
So sorry for your loss.
So incredibly sorry for your loss. I cannot fathom the depth of your pain. Blurry nailed it. Keep on keeping on. May you find comfort in your memories.
John
Sorry for your loss... prayers to you and yours
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So today is the day that would've been our Super Sweet Sixteen
So to help commemorate that day I decided to buy a few lotto tickets that has our usual lucky numbers (the ones that match our anniversary/birthdates and such) and gave each one a kiss and looked up at the sky and said "this is for you honey" :) She often bugged me to get lotto tickets for Powerball and such but I didn't think it was a good idea with us only being on SSDI...but I think for this one occassion, on what should've been this very special day, I'll do it for her and just see what happens. 
EDIT: Well no luck today on the Lucky 4 Life, Cash Ball, Five Card Cash or Pick 4 (first time I ever did Pick 4), BUT there's still Mega Ball and PowerBall!
Dimes: 54S, 53P, 50P, 49S, 45D+S, 44S, 43D, 41S, 40D+S, 39D+S, 38D+S, 37D+S, 36S, 35D+S, all 16-34's
Quarters: 52S, 47S, 46S, 40S, 39S, 38S, 37D+S, 36D+S, 35D, 34D, 32D+S
74 Topps: 37,38,46,47,48,138,151,193,210,214,223,241,256,264,268,277,289,316,435,552,570,577,592,602,610,654,655
1997 Finest silver: 115, 135, 139, 145, 310
1995 Ultra Gold Medallion Sets: Golden Prospects, HR Kings, On-Base Leaders, Power Plus, RBI Kings, Rising Stars
Agreed, Cherish and celebrate the good times and take comfort in knowing she passed peacefully in her sleep.
My Father died last month peacefully in his sleep and it was such a blessing to our entire family knowing he was not in pain.
Successful card BST transactions with cbcnow, brogurt, gstarling, Bravesfan 007, and rajah 424.
I did in fact get her ashes yesterday 😞 At least this way she (as well as Tweetie, our first cat together who passed away in 2012 and was also cremated) will always be close to me and not out in some graveyard much further away 😞 It's still really sad though that both of them checked out way before they should've...
Dimes: 54S, 53P, 50P, 49S, 45D+S, 44S, 43D, 41S, 40D+S, 39D+S, 38D+S, 37D+S, 36S, 35D+S, all 16-34's
Quarters: 52S, 47S, 46S, 40S, 39S, 38S, 37D+S, 36D+S, 35D, 34D, 32D+S
74 Topps: 37,38,46,47,48,138,151,193,210,214,223,241,256,264,268,277,289,316,435,552,570,577,592,602,610,654,655
1997 Finest silver: 115, 135, 139, 145, 310
1995 Ultra Gold Medallion Sets: Golden Prospects, HR Kings, On-Base Leaders, Power Plus, RBI Kings, Rising Stars
You have friends here ....life can be harder than waiting on a backed up log from Psa. I've lost 11 people from cancer in about 10 years. So yes, time does heal, but having good people around you will always help you! You can't never forget, but after all the sorrow, pain and self doubt....YOU have to go on and live also! It's a hard lesson in life. You end up looking at things differently in the world after loss. All my very best wishes to you!
If you don't mind me asking, how the heck do you lose eleven people from cancer in about ten years? I hope there's no great risk you might get it someday, whatever kind it is. Apparently it must be an especially bad kind.
And to be fair I hope the backed up log from PSA clears up too! It'll be a good sign that we're finally hopefully gonna get past this whole COVID thing.
Dimes: 54S, 53P, 50P, 49S, 45D+S, 44S, 43D, 41S, 40D+S, 39D+S, 38D+S, 37D+S, 36S, 35D+S, all 16-34's
Quarters: 52S, 47S, 46S, 40S, 39S, 38S, 37D+S, 36D+S, 35D, 34D, 32D+S
74 Topps: 37,38,46,47,48,138,151,193,210,214,223,241,256,264,268,277,289,316,435,552,570,577,592,602,610,654,655
1997 Finest silver: 115, 135, 139, 145, 310
1995 Ultra Gold Medallion Sets: Golden Prospects, HR Kings, On-Base Leaders, Power Plus, RBI Kings, Rising Stars
I take a ride out to the cemetery on Sundays to put fresh flowers on my wife's and my parents graves. They are all interred in the same veterans cemetery. The cemetery is 70 miles from Boston in a very small town. It's the only way I know how to take care of my wife now. Sometimes it makes me feel better. And some time not.
Must be in the water, because I Know for a fact cancer takes more people than any "Soo called" virus. I've seen it too many times in my life. As far as a backed up log of cards.....I could care less if people are healthy.....and that's my heart to be fair. I only want you to be fine in life along with others. I know of pain also.... I'm Soo sorry! You can always talk to me if you need my friend. On my mind. And yes, that cancer was almost all ...stage 4 including my Mother
Update:
So I finally got my food stamps and that not having my Medicare premium taking off the top of my SSDI set up, so that's good I suppose. And I'm making good progress on sorting and putting away my wife's things too. I'm doing okay-ish most of the time but sometimes like during overnight hours it's like I got so used to us calling each other just whenever and now...I can't. Now during regular daytime/evening hours I can at least talk with my grandma (who does check up on me most everyday) but obviously during overnight hours i can't. 😞
All the more reason I'm so thankful to have my kitty...I need him now more than ever, honest...
Dimes: 54S, 53P, 50P, 49S, 45D+S, 44S, 43D, 41S, 40D+S, 39D+S, 38D+S, 37D+S, 36S, 35D+S, all 16-34's
Quarters: 52S, 47S, 46S, 40S, 39S, 38S, 37D+S, 36D+S, 35D, 34D, 32D+S
74 Topps: 37,38,46,47,48,138,151,193,210,214,223,241,256,264,268,277,289,316,435,552,570,577,592,602,610,654,655
1997 Finest silver: 115, 135, 139, 145, 310
1995 Ultra Gold Medallion Sets: Golden Prospects, HR Kings, On-Base Leaders, Power Plus, RBI Kings, Rising Stars
@Estil
Just saw this…very sad.
Live the rest of your life in such a way to make her proud of you.
Keep her in your heart forever.
Thoughts and prayers.
Curious about the rare, mysterious and beautiful 1951 Wheaties Premium Photos?
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/987963/1951-wheaties-premium-photos-set-registry#latest
Well for starters, I said and promised to her again and again that even if I live to be a 100 I'll always have at least one kitty and he/she/they will be my BEST friend(s)...she's the one who introduced me to kitties and how they are man's REAL best friend and that is by far her most lasting legacy of all
She also had (somehow) wanted to help me with those 1971 Topps PSA 7's and among her belongings I got back from the nursing home she was in, she had one of the checklists in PSA 7 start me off with. For obvious reasons I don't think I'll get to do all that much...maybe start with trying to get all the checklists in PSA 7 and perhaps in her honor a PSA 7 Yaz and Ted Williams? Surely I can manage that at least...
Dimes: 54S, 53P, 50P, 49S, 45D+S, 44S, 43D, 41S, 40D+S, 39D+S, 38D+S, 37D+S, 36S, 35D+S, all 16-34's
Quarters: 52S, 47S, 46S, 40S, 39S, 38S, 37D+S, 36D+S, 35D, 34D, 32D+S
74 Topps: 37,38,46,47,48,138,151,193,210,214,223,241,256,264,268,277,289,316,435,552,570,577,592,602,610,654,655
1997 Finest silver: 115, 135, 139, 145, 310
1995 Ultra Gold Medallion Sets: Golden Prospects, HR Kings, On-Base Leaders, Power Plus, RBI Kings, Rising Stars
So sorry for your loss.
I can't believe it's already been a month
I guess I'm doing okay for the most part but still...
Dimes: 54S, 53P, 50P, 49S, 45D+S, 44S, 43D, 41S, 40D+S, 39D+S, 38D+S, 37D+S, 36S, 35D+S, all 16-34's
Quarters: 52S, 47S, 46S, 40S, 39S, 38S, 37D+S, 36D+S, 35D, 34D, 32D+S
74 Topps: 37,38,46,47,48,138,151,193,210,214,223,241,256,264,268,277,289,316,435,552,570,577,592,602,610,654,655
1997 Finest silver: 115, 135, 139, 145, 310
1995 Ultra Gold Medallion Sets: Golden Prospects, HR Kings, On-Base Leaders, Power Plus, RBI Kings, Rising Stars
When my Dad passed from stage 4 lung cancer 10 yrs ago, my PJ was a great help.
She would lay right beside me for hours seemingly knowing I needed comfort.
Sadly she passed 2 weeks ago.
Had her for 18 yrs.
Oh I love so much when my kitty gives me those big black eyes...they are so cute like that, aren't they? Especially when they're also all excited and skippy! I'm glad your kitty went the distance (secret to a long happy life; a cat's place is in the home) and I sure hope my kitty does seeing as how my first kitty and my wife well, checked out sooner than they should've...
Dimes: 54S, 53P, 50P, 49S, 45D+S, 44S, 43D, 41S, 40D+S, 39D+S, 38D+S, 37D+S, 36S, 35D+S, all 16-34's
Quarters: 52S, 47S, 46S, 40S, 39S, 38S, 37D+S, 36D+S, 35D, 34D, 32D+S
74 Topps: 37,38,46,47,48,138,151,193,210,214,223,241,256,264,268,277,289,316,435,552,570,577,592,602,610,654,655
1997 Finest silver: 115, 135, 139, 145, 310
1995 Ultra Gold Medallion Sets: Golden Prospects, HR Kings, On-Base Leaders, Power Plus, RBI Kings, Rising Stars
I hope you guys don't mind me bringing this back up but I had to share this with all of you. So yesterday I received something very special from the Kentucky General Assembly (our state legislature). I don't know who set this up exactly but she is more than deserving of this special citation, which reads:
THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY
IN MEMORIAM
The House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Kentucky hereby pays tribute to the memory of
DENISE HELENA RUMAGE
and joins with Representative DJ Johnson
in expressing deepest sympathy to the Rumage Family and all who share in the loss of this esteemed citizen on June 9, 2021. Preceded in death by her mother, Gloria Whooley, she is survived by her cherished husband of sixteen years, Estil Rumage, and other family members, friends, and loved ones. This highly regarded lady, a respected resident of Owensboro, Kentucky; a native of Malden, Massachusetts; and a longtime cat-lover, is remembered for the many and generous contributions she made to her family, friends, and community. Denise Helena Rumage will be deeply missed by all whose lives were touched by her presence.
Done in Frankfort, Kentucky, this fifth day of August, in the year two thousand twenty-one.
David W Osborne -- Speaker, House of Representatives
DJ Johnson -- Member, House of Representatives
And in other news, while I was looking through my baseball cards (that's my other main collecting hobby) I had the 70s Music Choice channel playing and it just so happened they played this song and it made me cry a bit...because it just so happened to be the song we did our first dance to together as husband/wife :,(
Dimes: 54S, 53P, 50P, 49S, 45D+S, 44S, 43D, 41S, 40D+S, 39D+S, 38D+S, 37D+S, 36S, 35D+S, all 16-34's
Quarters: 52S, 47S, 46S, 40S, 39S, 38S, 37D+S, 36D+S, 35D, 34D, 32D+S
74 Topps: 37,38,46,47,48,138,151,193,210,214,223,241,256,264,268,277,289,316,435,552,570,577,592,602,610,654,655
1997 Finest silver: 115, 135, 139, 145, 310
1995 Ultra Gold Medallion Sets: Golden Prospects, HR Kings, On-Base Leaders, Power Plus, RBI Kings, Rising Stars
Nice to have those memories. Songs are always powerful cues. Thanks for sharing. As the grieving process continues at some point a song will play that will make you smile at the way you feel thinking of her memory. You will always miss her but someday something you see or hear will cue a memory that will make you smile because of her and what you shared.
sorry for your loss, she can hear you, talk to her through prayer
Sorry for your loss.
Sorry for your loss of your wife. Prayers sent to you and your family. I lost my mother last October and it was devastating to me and my family. While I absolutely love dogs, I have also favored cats. They make great little buddies. Mine helped me through so difficult times in my life, including my mother's passing. He decided to join her at the end of May and he was buried under my mother's family tree that was planted a few years back. No matter if it's a dog, cat, bird, snake, or whatever, they become family.
Hang in there, Estil.
My Man
I too lost my wife in 2012 a year after I retired with plans of enjoying the rest of our lives together after 37 years together.Life will never be the same.I had to sell most of my collection which would have been easily 6 digit figures right now.
Sorry for you man.
Maybe she will hook up with my Annie some day.
God bless you Man.
I already mentioned how she helped me get a 1994 Pinnacle Museum Collection set a couple years back...and I can't believe I also forgot this major acquisition we also got what, a year or so ago? Would you believe I was able to get ALL the 1994 Score insert sets? That was one of my favorite sets/packs back in the day (1994 is the first full year I really got into collection but only had enough to get a few packs here and here) and I already had both the regular and Gold Rush sets so to get ALL the insert sets to go with them is quite a prize!
So Denise, thanks so much again for helping me get these and whatever else I get in the future, whether that be in my card or video game or book hobbies, it's all in tribute to you.
Dimes: 54S, 53P, 50P, 49S, 45D+S, 44S, 43D, 41S, 40D+S, 39D+S, 38D+S, 37D+S, 36S, 35D+S, all 16-34's
Quarters: 52S, 47S, 46S, 40S, 39S, 38S, 37D+S, 36D+S, 35D, 34D, 32D+S
74 Topps: 37,38,46,47,48,138,151,193,210,214,223,241,256,264,268,277,289,316,435,552,570,577,592,602,610,654,655
1997 Finest silver: 115, 135, 139, 145, 310
1995 Ultra Gold Medallion Sets: Golden Prospects, HR Kings, On-Base Leaders, Power Plus, RBI Kings, Rising Stars
So sorry for your loss.
I hope you guys don't mind me bringing up this topic again but I did get an ad in the mail advertising this Precious Moments item (I don't know the right term for these kinds of things) and she already had a few (including matching Kentucky Wildcats (my team/alma mater) and Boston Red Sox (her team/birthplace) ones showing the couple watching the TV and it read "Every day is a [slam dunk/home run] with you"; I LOVED it whenever we could get matching pairs like that 🙂 ). This would've been PERFECT for this coming Christmas and it really hit me that now I can no longer do that kind of thing and that was one of my favorite parts of being married 😞
https://www.hamiltoncollection.com/products/909588001_precious-moments-christmas-couple-figurine.html
And here is what our matching UK/Red Sox ones look like:
https://www.hamiltoncollection.com/products/905854001_kentucky-wildcats-precious-moments-figurine.html
https://www.hamiltoncollection.com/products/905787001_boston-red-sox-precious-moments-figurine.html
I can't believe it's already almost three months...where does the time go? Thank God I still have my kitty and my grandma...
Dimes: 54S, 53P, 50P, 49S, 45D+S, 44S, 43D, 41S, 40D+S, 39D+S, 38D+S, 37D+S, 36S, 35D+S, all 16-34's
Quarters: 52S, 47S, 46S, 40S, 39S, 38S, 37D+S, 36D+S, 35D, 34D, 32D+S
74 Topps: 37,38,46,47,48,138,151,193,210,214,223,241,256,264,268,277,289,316,435,552,570,577,592,602,610,654,655
1997 Finest silver: 115, 135, 139, 145, 310
1995 Ultra Gold Medallion Sets: Golden Prospects, HR Kings, On-Base Leaders, Power Plus, RBI Kings, Rising Stars
So sorry for your loss. Thanks for sharing such a nice memory.
And just keep taking it one day at a time…..
Live long, and prosper.