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- Plan for a City Gate in Kiev, by Viktor Hartmann (1834 – 1873) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
MY FATHER DIED AT NOON TODAY, 12 November 2013
He was 95. We had asked the nurses not to let him suffer and to please allow him to go. So he died peacefully.
My father was very fond of music. It was the love of his life. Modest Mussorgsky‘s (21 March 1839 – 28 Marc 1881) Pictures at an Exhibition (Suite 10, “The Great Gate of Kiev”) was a beloved composition. He introduced me to Mussorgsky when I was very young.
My father’s favourite composer (after Beethoven) was Hector Berlioz (11 December 1803 – 8 March 1869), but it’s too soon for a Requiem: La Grande Messe des morts (op. 5). My father will never die.
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Modest Mussorgsky, by Ilya Repin (Photo credit: Medici.tv)
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You have my condolences, Micheline.
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I thank you Tom. We will miss him. He was quite an inspiration. I truly appreciate your kind thoughts. Micheline
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Dear Micheline, I am sorry to hear this news. This is a lovely tribute. I will listen quietly to the music and send you my sympathy.
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Dear Gallivanta,
He had a brilliant mind and he was very active. I am so glad that he died peacefully and painlessly. I thank you very much for your for your sympathy. You’ve been with me a long time Gallivanta.
Love,
Micheline
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Were you able to be with him at the time of his death?
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Gallivanta,
Death is so important that a father dies surrounded by the persons who have meant something in his life. He went away like a little bird. It was as he wanted it to be, a painless and calm death. He had been in a hospital for the very old for about a year. It was not possible for one person to look after him anymore. But he was happy. Take care Gallivanta.
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This is good news. You must take care too.
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A beautiful tribute, Micheline. I’m really sorry. Hopefully he lived a full life and managed to appreciate the wonderful person his daughter turned out to be. All the best. Wesley
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Thank you Wesley,
He had a very full and pleasurable life. I think he was happy to have a daughter who was a university professor. He also liked listening to me play the piano. But although he loved me, I was not his favorite person. He was unusually fond of my sister-in-law and had loved my husband. So it was a complex relationship. But I’ll miss him. I’m sure he’ll enjoy the music.
Thank you for writing. Take care, Micheline
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So sorry to hear of your loss. It sounds as if he had a magnificent life.
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There were difficult years, but he found sustenance in music and writing. He was very active. In fact, he didn’t fully retire until a few years ago
and celebrated his 80th birthday, by swimming one hundred lengths of the pool. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation recorded the event. It was in the News, coast-to-coast. He had good looks and no end of charisma. He managed to be a celebrity nearly his entire life. It was a good life.
Thank you Barbara.
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Dear Micheline, I would like to express my sympathy for you and your family. I wish you a lot of strength in this difficult time.
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Toutes mes condoléances Micheline.
Cette belle page de musique blanche et or est un bel hommage à ton père.
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Mille fois merci. C’était un passionné de la musique. J’espère donc qu’il aura aimé mon petit éloge. L’essentiel, c’est qu’il soit mort dans la sérénité entouré des siens.
Je vous remercie infiniment de m’avoir écrit.
Bien cordialement,
Micheline
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RIP, mes sincères condoléances, Micheline…<3 courage, paix et sérénité…
on dit que nous devenons adultes à part entière lorsque nous sommes "orphelins" de nos parents… je suis fille-unique, mes parents sont partis à 63 at 74 ans, RIP.
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nous sommes tous de passage sur cette planète, en stand-by pour le prochain connecting flight vers une autre dimension… les personnes que nous avons aimées et qui nous ont aimés continuent à vivre dans nos coeurs, malgré leur absence physique…
pensées amicales, Mélanie NB
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Chère Mélanie,
Nous passons sur terre une petite minute. Nous tentons de profiter de ce que la vie peut nous offrir et puis nous revoilà partis.
Mon père aimait la vie. Il s’est acharné à repousser le vieillissement, mais il est entré dans une autre vie. Quant
à nous, la mémoire nous permet de continuer nos aînés.
Dieu merci, mon père est mort dans la sérénité et sans souffrir.
Pour moi, il restera toujours vivant.
Je te remercie d’avoir exprimé tes condoléances. C’est très gentil.
En toute amitié,
Micheline
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