[AT] Lost my Dad

[Cecil Bearden]

Rob:
I know how you feel.  My Dad is in a nursing home, not cognizant of his 
surroundings.  Only 6 months ago he was working alongside of me.  A 
botched Knee replacement operation has caused him to be waiting on death 
to release him from his prison. He is bedfast, can only be fed through a 
tube in his stomach, and must be on oxygen.  He cannot comprehend the 
new tractor I have sitting in the yard.  I am working with a hospice 
organization to being him home this week where my wife & I can take care 
of him in his last days, instead of a nursing home milking the last few 
dollars out of an estate it took a his lifetime and most of mine to create.

I am truly sorry, I hope that he did not suffer long.

Cecil in OKla

Rob Wilson wrote:
> Well guys the man that inspired my interest in tractors and all things rural
> has passed from this life. My Dad was only 74 and taken too soon. It was him
> that introduced me to farming and "old" things when I was a youth and him
> that later rekindled that interest when he introduced me to Gene Dotson. I
> had my Grandpa's first tractor he ever bought a dilapidated 1944
> Allis-Chalmers C with a belly mounted sickle mower that my Grandma gave me
> when she moved off the farm. Probably thinking I was the only one that would
> save it but unfortunately it sat outside under a tarp for far too many
> years. For Gene that restored it it was the worst looking parts tractor he's
> ever seen. With a lot of prodding from my Dad and a great deal of work and
> tons more generosity from Gene the C sprang to life. I was so proud of "my"
> tractor and my Dad was too he cried at seeing it restored after all those
> years of sitting. It had been 50 longs years since my Dad had taken a ride
> on the old C when on a Father's day about five years ago he took her for a
> ride around my backyard. My Grandma was there to see it too and she too had
> a tear in her eye seeing it a color other than rust and actually running. He
> told me stories of driving it to the neighbor's farm to watch the Saturday
> night wrestling and driving home in the dark with the C's headlamps leading
> the way. I want to take this time to openly thank my Dad for all he did and
> thank Gene for making my Dad so happy. For all you guys out there that have
> lost your Dad's you probably know exactly how I feel and for all you guys
> who's Dad is still around do me and yourself a favor. Next time you see him
> give him a big hug and tell him how much he means to you and how much you
> love him. Someday you won't be able to. 
> Thanks for listening
> Rob Wilson son of Larry Wilson
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