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My wife Denise (1956-2021) :,( EDIT: I can't believe it's already been a year...

EstilEstil Posts: 6,923 ✭✭✭✭
edited June 9, 2022 12:14AM in Trading Cards & Memorabilia Forum

This morning I got some very very sad news. :(   Perhaps the saddest news of my life this far. :(  Just one week short of our big Sweet Sixteen anniversary that I was going to come see her (she had to be in a nursing home 40ish miles away) and play Nintendo with her for the first time and present her with a nice Sweet 16 Anniversary plaque and everything... :(

She passed away in her sleep.   I mean she did have various health (both physically/mentally) issues but...I just didn't think it'd be now, like this...  

I don't know what else to say but among other things I by far credit her most with helping make me a proud cat lover/cat daddy and I will always have at least one.

Thank you so much Denise, for all the happy memories and other things we were able to experience together.  I hope I was able to make the last 16 years of your life happy ones and I hope I made a really good kind of difference in your life.

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.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLntFKtR66g

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:

https://youtu.be/FMmM_eKGa28

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.  :(

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oi9nJuQWEb8

And yes I will do just this for both my dearly departed girls  :(

UPDATE:

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

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    IronmanfanIronmanfan Posts: 5,431 ✭✭✭✭

    sorry for your loss

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    swish54swish54 Posts: 688 ✭✭✭✭

    Very sorry for your loss.

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    ICE9ICE9 Posts: 552 ✭✭✭

    ...sorry for your loss :/

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    1966CUDA1966CUDA Posts: 1,974 ✭✭✭✭

    Prayers sent your way... Sorry for you loss.

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    doubledragondoubledragon Posts: 23,076 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I am sorry for your loss Estil, a dear friend of mine passed away recently so I know how hard it is.

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    GoldenageGoldenage Posts: 3,278 ✭✭✭✭✭

    My condolences to you during this difficult time.

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    Bosox1976Bosox1976 Posts: 8,536 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Oh no. Sorry to hear.

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    mintonlyplsmintonlypls Posts: 1,751 ✭✭✭✭✭

    So sorry for your loss...my wife lost her first husband from renal cell cancer at the age of 48. She will always miss him.

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    thehallmarkthehallmark Posts: 1,332 ✭✭✭

    Beautiful tribute. So sorry for your loss.

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    MantleMarisFordBerraMantleMarisFordBerra Posts: 1,698 ✭✭✭

    Man that is a gut punch. I am so sorry to hear about this. Big hug from all of us on CU!

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    baseballfanbaseballfan Posts: 5,451 ✭✭✭

    i am so Sorry for your loss

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    Parkerplenty123Parkerplenty123 Posts: 418 ✭✭✭✭

    My condolences to you and your family.

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    stevekstevek Posts: 27,772 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Very sorry for your loss.

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    Canes8387899101Canes8387899101 Posts: 284 ✭✭✭

    So sorry for your loss. Prayers to you and your family.

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    brad31brad31 Posts: 2,575 ✭✭✭✭✭

    So sorry for your loss. Hope coming on here and playing with your cat can give you a few moments of distraction. Nothing in this world worse than losing a loved one. Condolences to you and your family.

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    ReggieClevelandReggieCleveland Posts: 3,854 ✭✭✭✭✭

    My condolences.

    Arthur

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    54topps54topps Posts: 1,144 ✭✭✭

    Sooooo sorry for your loss.

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    Alfonz24Alfonz24 Posts: 3,057 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Prayers for you Estil. Remember all the good times and cherish the almost 16 years you did have with her.

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    CardcounterTwoCardcounterTwo Posts: 58 ✭✭

    My condolences to you and your family. Thank you for sharing your story

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    clarke442clarke442 Posts: 605 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Sorry for your loss.

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    JBrulesJBrules Posts: 2,116 ✭✭✭✭✭

    So very sorry for your loss. Wishing the best for you and your family.

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    gemintgemint Posts: 6,069 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I'm sorry for your loss.

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    detroitfan2detroitfan2 Posts: 3,314 ✭✭✭✭

    Estil, I echo what everyone else says, there are no words to say I sorry I am to hear this news.

    -Tom

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    habs007habs007 Posts: 128 ✭✭✭

    cherish the memories

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    Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,351 ✭✭✭✭✭

    These are the moments that hit our community the hardest...

    Very sorry for your loss.

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    KendallCatKendallCat Posts: 2,978 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Very sorry for your loss and our thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family at this time.

    KC

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    tmgrnzx9rtmgrnzx9r Posts: 546 ✭✭✭

    Sorry for your loss.

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    sjjs28sjjs28 Posts: 445 ✭✭✭✭

    Sorry for your loss. Cherish the happy memories

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    maddux69maddux69 Posts: 2,130 ✭✭✭✭✭

    My sincere condolences Estil. My mom was a cat person as well and when she passed I have made sure to show him as much love as she did.

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    WFFLWFFL Posts: 494 ✭✭✭

    Life sure isn't easy. So sorry for your loss and I hope you find peace and comfort soon during this rough time.

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    ElvisPElvisP Posts: 1,052 ✭✭✭

    So sorry for your loss!

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    galaxy27galaxy27 Posts: 7,162 ✭✭✭✭✭

    deepest sympathy, estil. may you find peace, comfort and healing during this difficult time. each day will get easier with love and support.

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    My condolences.

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    Kid4hof03Kid4hof03 Posts: 1,829 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I'm so sorry for your loss.

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    EstilEstil Posts: 6,923 ✭✭✭✭

    Thanks so much everybody

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    JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,847 ✭✭✭✭✭

    OMG I'm so sorry and please accept my deepest condolences

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    ArtVandelayArtVandelay Posts: 647 ✭✭✭✭

    My condolences to you and your family.

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    Prayers for you and your family.

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    picklepetepicklepete Posts: 414 ✭✭✭✭

    Rest easy Denise.
    Estil hang in there, sorry for your loss.

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    My condolences to you and your family.

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    GoDodgersFanGoDodgersFan Posts: 1,391 ✭✭✭

    My prayers to you and your family.

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    bobbybakerivbobbybakeriv Posts: 2,186 ✭✭✭✭

    My prayers your way. I know it is terribly difficult.

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    RoflesRofles Posts: 752 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Very sorry for your loss. 😔

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    VagabondVagabond Posts: 551 ✭✭✭✭

    So sorry to hear about this.

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    AhmanfanAhmanfan Posts: 4,353 ✭✭✭✭

    My condolences buddy.

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    tigerdeantigerdean Posts: 903 ✭✭✭

    So very sorry sir. You have my most sincere thoughts!

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    lbcoach20lbcoach20 Posts: 868 ✭✭✭

    So sorry for your loss. Prayers to you and your family.

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    firstbase23firstbase23 Posts: 450 ✭✭✭

    Sorry for your loss.

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    jay0791jay0791 Posts: 3,514 ✭✭✭✭

    My condolences. Cherish the happy times.

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