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We were told my husband’s cousin would call us. We thought it would be to lift the ridiculous no family visitors ban he’d implemented at Uncle Donny’s bedside .. but we were wrong.
When he finally did call and leave a message?
It was to tell us his father had passed.
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Uncle Donny.
When we lived in North Carolina he would visit once or twice a year. Our cat Bubba instantly adopted him.
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He was a Vietnam vet with over 20 years in the Air Force. An honest and decent man.
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Seen here with his sister, my husband’s mother.
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If you needed money to pay your rent? Uncle Donny.
If you needed someone to help you move? Uncle Donny.
If your child needed school clothes, a car, college tuition? Uncle Donny.
He was a lovable goofball with a big generous heart.
Though I hold him personally responsible for my spouse’s addiction to yard saling and filling our cellar with crap, I also have fond memories of trolling flea markets with him and enjoying his childlike glee when he would find a “treasure”.
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Rest In Peace Uncle Donny.
You were, quite simply…. a good egg.
And will be deeply missed.
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River's world..... 
I’m sorry for your loss; and, it sounds like a great loss…
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Thanks. He was a special guy. 91 and young at heart…
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🥺🫡😢😇💜🖤❤️ RIP Donny
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Thank you.
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Your Welcome, hugs love and condolences to you and especially the hubby
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I am sorry you didn’t get to visit him before he passed. I am sorry for your loss.
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Thank you. It was hurtful… and sad.
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I’m so sorry for your loss and that you couldn’t say a final goodbye. He sounds like a great man. I love the pictures of him with your cat.
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Thank you.
Bubba didn’t like a lot of people. If he accepted you, it meant you were special.
💕
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It’s nice to have so many good memories of him to cherish.
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It’s easy with him. Good memories rule…
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Just like Archie, I try to think of something good to say and it all comes out like sanctimonious bullshit. I feel the way you do, I hope that’s enough.
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Thank you.
No words are necessary. I just wanted to share…
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My condolences. It is nice that you have happy memories to look back on. Still a loss like this leaves a hole in your life.
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It really does. He was one of those good people who was always there.
💕
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Even more sad than the loss of an important person in your life is that you did not get to say good-bye. Peace to your hearts.
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Thank you. It was really hard on my husband. They’d always been close.
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My deepest sympathies…..Hugs
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Thank you.
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I have tears in my eyes. I’m so sorry about your loss, especially since you and your husband weren’t allowed a proper goodbye; Donny sounds like an amazing soul. Big hugs. XO
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Thank you.
They don’t make them like that any more.
He was the best.
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RIP Uncle Donny, from what you wrote he was a great man. That alone is hard to find these days. Is it me or does Bubby look a little like Uncle Donny? lol Either way Bubba was a handsome cat, just don’t tell His Lordship.
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My husband has a lot of the same traits. Probably why I love them both.
Bubba was a special little guy. A stray who came to us limping on 3 legs. He had the fourth… but it was so damaged that he couldn’t use it. He and Donny bonded immediately. And now I’ve lost them both.
😰
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So very sorry for your and your husband’s loss, Rivergirl.
Deb
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Thank you.
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I am so sorry, friend.
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Thank you.
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So sorry to hear this news. I don’t think his Son handled things, right.
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I don’t either, but Donny isn’t in pain anymore. I try to take comfort in that.
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The world could use a few more good eggs like Uncle Donny. May he RIP.
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It certainly could.
I wish everyone had an Uncle Donny.
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I’m sure that your uncle knew that you were thinking of him.
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I hope so too.
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My heartfelt condolences to you and your husband.
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Thank you.
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My condolences.
On another topic: Bubba?
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I don’t take credit for that one. He was a little bruiser and the husband named him.
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I knew that
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I’m sorry for your loss.
I adore the pic with his sister… his smile is impish & charming!!
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Thank you.
He was delightfully child like at times.
❣️
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