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MikeM – part 2

As a sort of follow-on to my last post about the death of my father-in-law, I want to post this obituary which was written by him for his own father in 1990. Apparently the newspaper was reluctant to print it at first, but eventually they did. It’s quite funny and says a bit about MikeM’s sense of humour. Note that “Gertie” was the computer. obituary I wish I could have told him before he died that I’m happy. I know it doesn’t always seem that way from my blog but that’s just because I don’t bottle anything up. I tend to let it all out.

I want to post another song which I know he would have liked. This is the Queen of the Night aria (Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen) from Mozart’s Magic Flute. My Granny liked this opera too so this is for her as well. In fact, is there anyone who does not like it?

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6 responses to “MikeM – part 2”

  1. Denise Avatar
    Denise

    Not just sense of humour but you can see what he stood for, and what his interests were.

    I am so sorry for your loss 😦 He sounds like a great man.

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    1. Rachel Avatar
      Rachel

      It’s amazing how much information you can glean about someone from just a paragraph isn’t it?

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  2. Sherri Avatar
    Sherri

    Your MikeM was obviously an excellent writer with a wonderfully witty sense of humour. What a fantastic obituary for his father.

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    1. Rachel Avatar
      Rachel

      Yes, he was an excellent writer and very witty.

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  3. Sherri Avatar
    Sherri

    PS I’m so glad you are happy Rachel 🙂 People read my blog and think that if I’ve written something particularly dark that I’m in a bad way when they read it days later but when ‘m feeling better for getting it all out. The beauty of blogging, being able to ‘get it all out’ with a rant or a rave or a dirgy poem or two, is what it’s all about! So I understand just what you mean 🙂

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    1. Rachel Avatar
      Rachel

      Yes, it’s so good to get things off your chest. I always feel better for it. Keeping things bottled up has been implicated in heart disease.

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