[AJD] Sad report

[Frank]

Dennis:
my condolences........but yes how neat to do it up with a wagon......would 
like to pictures of THAT!

Frank
gremaux at tein.net
Central Montana
http://www.angelfire.com/mt/deeregp/index.html
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Bruce" <davidbruce at yadtel.net>
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Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 10:06 AM
Subject: Re: [AJD] Sad report


> Dennis,
> This is certainly bad news.  My thought and prayers are with you and your 
> family.
> How fitting to be carried by a wagon he restored with you.
>
> David
> NW NC
>
> Cotton Family wrote:
>
>>I lost my dad yesterday to a stroke.. He had cancer (only found out about 
>>it
>>3 months ago) which caused a blood disorder that caused the blood to 
>>thicken
>>like syrup in January..  I have spent the last 2 days getting a hay wagon
>>ready to take his casket from the chapel to the cemetery.. Tractor is all
>>washed up and shined up.. Even broke out a bit of wax, nice that the paint
>>is fresh as it shines..   Sad part was we were talking the other day in 
>>the
>>hospital about the rollamatic lock that I just got off ebay and he was
>>looking forward to seeing it.. It came today.. Its going to be a cold day
>>here in Alabama on Wednesday, but his cherry coffin will look right at 
>>home
>>on the wagon..   The hay wagon was the very first piece that we restored
>>together years ago..  The yellow on the wheels has faded some, but its 
>>been
>>stored outside waiting for this duty I guess..  Never would have guessed
>>that its first real duty was to carry my dad to his final resting spot..
>>Should look real nice.. It has green carpet down, with hay bales up front.
>>2 pine runners for the coffin to slide on. And on the back rack, a giant
>>grapevine wreath with black bows. He loved John Deere's... His first one 
>>he ever seen  was a mighty W power
>>plant his Granddad had that ran a Mill.. When we saw one when we started
>>collecting and restoring, he remarked that dang thing musta shrunk as it 
>>was
>>a big as a house in his memory.. (He was 5 or 7 at the time)..
>>I guess I will get a W in the future to remember him by and to pull belt
>>duty on the Meadows Stone Grist mill he bought a couple years ago..  Would
>>be fitting..
>>
>>
>> Dennis Cotton
>>
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