H.A. Crosby Forbes, June 25, 1925-July 22, 2012

Family and friends,

We have sad news to convey. This afternoon, shortly after 1:00, Dad passed away peacefully. The staff at Mary Wade were wonderful. As Selina said, "We don't cry for all of them."  

A memorial service will be held later in the year, probably in December. We will post details here and on our Facebook pages.

The current situation

Dad is hanging in there, but he's continuing to lose weight. He does a good job drinking milk (chocolate and regular), but has rejected solid food for about a week, at least while I've been there. He continues to make a huge hit with his nurses and aides--that hand-kissing wins them over every time, and he means it, too.

Garden visit, 7/16/12

The fact that it was over 90 degrees out didn't bother Dad in the least.

Visit from the Pierces

Lee, Shelby, and Allen came by to visit Dad today. He was overjoyed to see them.

Dad's 87th

Joanne and I celebrated Dad's birthday a day early on Sunday, with Douglas and Heidi and Jo's sister Stacey. Eleanor at Dad's table thinks he's a kid.

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Happy Father's Day!

Talked to Dad this afternoon on the phone. He declared himself to be "happy as a clam." Well, good.

Garden weather!

As most readers of this blog know, Dad was very frail for quite a while after contracting the flu in April. He's now back at the Mary Wade Home, and after a scare at the end of the month, when he wasn't eating or drinking, he's coming back nicely. He spent an hour in the beautiful Mary Wade garden this morning with Martin, a high school volunteer, and we had some milk and Ensure while waiting for lunch. Visitors are most welcome, particularly May 16-June 19, when I'll be out of town on a fellowship.