Showing posts with label Robert Gain Black Sr. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Robert Gain Black Sr. Show all posts
18 December 2009
Robert Gain BLack, Sr
Today would have been my father's 81st birthday. He died three months ago yesterday, on 17 September 2009, from kidney failure. He is sorely missed.
20 October 2009
Creative Minority Report: Traditional Anglicans Come Home!
Creative Minority Report: Traditional Anglicans Come Home!
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I think that this move, on the part of the Holy See, to welcome disaffected Anglicans into the Church is wonderful news. I wonder what my dad, who died last month, would have said and done. He was Episcopalian and devout, while my mom is Catholic. If this had happened before his death, it would have been the answer to my prayers!!!
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I think that this move, on the part of the Holy See, to welcome disaffected Anglicans into the Church is wonderful news. I wonder what my dad, who died last month, would have said and done. He was Episcopalian and devout, while my mom is Catholic. If this had happened before his death, it would have been the answer to my prayers!!!
25 September 2009
Dad
Geoff and I returned from South Carolina last night. What a heart wrenching and soul wrenching week. Dad's viewing was on Monday and his service and burial/interment were on Wednesday. Seeing such a strong man in his casket knocked the breath out of me, and I broke down completely when Geoff and I returned to our hotel room. Dad was Episcopalian, so the service was easy to follow. The sermon was wonderful- Dad was well loved by the church members and his neighbors, as he should have been. His erudition and brilliance were highlighted, as were his brutal honesty and his stoicism.
Just before his health took a turn for the worse, I had made a photo book for him, in the hopes of allaying the encroaching dementia. Of course it did not arrive in time for my parents' 48th wedding anniversary, and I had to order a second one, which did arrive when expected. Then the first one arrived!!!! Mom left one at the nursing home and his friends and neighbors loved looking at the pictures of Daddy romping with us playing piggyback, and sticking our his tongue at my college graduation dinner. These were insights to Dad no one knew outside of his children. Imagine my shock to hear a couple of them mentioned in the sermon.
Dad was a great man, loved by his family, and sorely missed. My heart aches just thinking of him.
Just before his health took a turn for the worse, I had made a photo book for him, in the hopes of allaying the encroaching dementia. Of course it did not arrive in time for my parents' 48th wedding anniversary, and I had to order a second one, which did arrive when expected. Then the first one arrived!!!! Mom left one at the nursing home and his friends and neighbors loved looking at the pictures of Daddy romping with us playing piggyback, and sticking our his tongue at my college graduation dinner. These were insights to Dad no one knew outside of his children. Imagine my shock to hear a couple of them mentioned in the sermon.
Dad was a great man, loved by his family, and sorely missed. My heart aches just thinking of him.
18 September 2009
17 September 2009
Robert Gain Black, Sr.- RIP
My beloved father, who did walk on water, died today at 8 PM EST. My mother was at his side, as were his daughters Peggy Valentine and Elizabeth Vigneux. He is survived by eight children- five daughters and three sons, and by twelve grandchildren.
15 September 2009
Photobook of Robert Gain Black, Sr.
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Please enjoy this tribute to my beloved and ailing father. The pictures are from my personal collection, and at least one photo of each of my siblings is included.
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