C Crino said...My condolences to you. A sad way to end the year. You have, however, given him a tribute through this blog, even if he never knew the impact.
December 31, 2010
Sailinghome said... I'm sorry to hear that... this blog is a very nice tribute to the very interesting story of Bill and Harry... I hope you find comfort with your grief at some time in the near future...
January 01, 2011
Bill said... My condolences to you and your family, Mr. Lamin. It has been a treat reading this blog and I will continue to come back and review the entries. Thank you for posting these memories.
January 01, 2011
Kathi said...My sympathies,for the loss of your father.
January 01, 2011
Anonymous said...You have my sincerest condolences on the loss of your father. I have followed Harry since the blog started and was so apprehensive he would not come home. I hope for you that you only remember the happy times with your Dad.
January 01, 2011
Beck said...We send our most sincere condolences. But what a wonderful legacy you have created here. I am sure on some level your father realized its importance.
January 01, 2011
Jess said...My condolences on your loss. I hope having so magnificently preserved some family history is a comfort, even if your father wasn't really able to grasp the significance. He still may have appreciated how important the family history is to you, and that may have been more comfort and pride than you know.
January 02, 2011
Anonymous said...Sincere condolences; if your father didn't understnad about the book before, I'm sure he does now. May he rest in peace and may you be assured the blog has created a wonderful legacy in his memory. Thank you
January 02, 2011
Anonymous said...
I'm so sorry to hear this. From what you've written, he was fortunate enough to enjoy a pretty good life.It's humbling to realize that there are still people among us who lived through 'long-ago' historical events and eras: people to whom these things weren't ancient history but rather stories from their own lives. One ordinary man's lifespan, and yet look at the world of changes that lifespan encompassed.My sympathy to the Lamin family. -Gustav's great-granddaughter.
January 03, 2011
Anonymous said...Sincerest condolences to you and your family. How very sad for you all. What a wonderful legacy you have created.
January 03, 2011
Anonymous said... Oh, Bill, My heartfelt condolences to you and your family for the loss of your dad. No matter how much it has been anticipated, no one is ever ready. I will continue to hold you and your family in my prayers. You have left a wonderful legacy for your family - and I would like to think your Dad/Willie did - or does - understand it at some level. Certainly Harry's family and their legacy lives on and will as long as any of us are around to point people to your blog and remind them of the sacrifices that your father and grandfather made so that we might be able to read this record...Gratefully,
Linda H-F near San Francisco, CA, USA
January 03, 2011
1 comment:
Catherine,
I hadn't viewed the blog for some time, but just found your updates about your Dad's medical condition.
I have read with fascination all of your great-grandfather's experiences in World War I, as so competently put together by Bill. You may know that the last combat veteran of the Great War recently died in Australia. The end of an era.
I wish Bill the very best for his recovery and many more years of life with his family.
John Meier
Virginia, USA
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