[AT] Sad News from Grant Brians in California

[Mike M]

  A life _too_ long can also be an issue. My Grandmother at the age of 
101 passed recently; she had been praying for God to take her home for 
years. Her body was crippled with arthritis, and her mind was steadily 
fading.  She was feisty though right up to her last days when they had 
her on morphine to keep her comfortable. She had no illnesses that we 
were aware of, her body just wore out.

Mike M



On 5/15/2016 9:35 PM, vschwartz1 at comcast.net wrote:
> Grant;
> There is no doubt he was a wonderful, wonderful person. Such people are hard to come by. You have my sincere and deepest sympathy.
> Gil
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> From: "Dean Vinson" <dean at vinsonfarm.net>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2016 7:07:45 PM
> Subject: Re: [AT] Sad News from Grant Brians in California
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> "... Universally they have good things to say about him and are saying how
> much they will miss him..."
>
> Grant, that's a deeply wonderful statement. In the end, I don't know that
> there's much more that any of us could ask for.
>
> Dean Vinson
> Saint Paris, Ohio
>
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> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Grant Brians
> Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2016 9:27 AM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Subject: Re: [AT] Sad News from Grant Brians in California
>
> Spencer's comment and others are on target. Just because we miss my father
> and will continue to do so, that does not mean that it was not his time - it
> was. On the Tractor front, one of his last lucid comments was about how
> proud he was of my youngest son to be driving the little Farmall tractor
> that we got at the Tulare show auction and how he knew that was just part of
> the process of his growing up!
> I have been talking to my father's friends and breaking the news of
> his death to them. Quite a process. Universally they have good things to say
> about him and are saying how much they will miss him. There sure is a lot of
> work associated with a person dying.... I need to get back to work so I can
> go to church soon, I am thankful that church and church friends are a fact
> in my life as they do help recharge me.
> Grant Brians
>
> On 5/14/2016 7:17 PM, Spencer Yost wrote:
>> Sounds like an amazing life!
>>
>> I know you were proud of him and enjoyed your time with him. My
> condolences for you and your family as you grieve his passing. A friend
> once told me, when my grandfather died, it is no tragedy when an old man
> dies. I remember thinking when my friend told me that he must not have ever
> had an old man in his life die.
>> But now that the separation of time has given me a chance to reconsider, I
> now realize what he meant. He meant that the relay race of life simply
> passed the baton to us. It is what nature intended. So celebrate your
> father's contribution to mankind and his love. And look forward to a future
> where you can teach all of his offspring the lessons he imparted to you.
>> Best wishes to you and your family and you hug, cry, laugh and love over
> the next several months and years.
>> Spencer Yost
>>
>>> On May 13, 2016, at 5:24 PM, Grant Brians <sales at heirloom-organic.com>
> wrote:
>>> All, I have to report some sad news. I have been off the list for a
>>> bit because I have been really busy, but I am just now reporting to
>>> you fellows that my father Bob Brians died on Tuesday at age 86. I
>>> know that several of you had the opportunity to meet him here at our
>>> ranch. I attach the link to the obituary that I have posted on the
> Mortuary website.
>>> I am glad that I have been able to be with my parents through
>>> his decline and my mother and I were with him when he went on to the
>>> other side.... He did die without pain and he slipped away basically
>>> over a four day time period.
>>> Grant Brians - Hollister,California farmer
>>>
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