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United States
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Its sad to hear something like that, but at the same time it was a very touching story. It was really meaningful when you gave him the Morgan dollar. But it's always tough going through a loss. |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Ben, that was a great story and I thank you for sharing it with us.
It brought a tear to my eyes.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Holy cow Ben that is a sad, but great story. You should be a writer. You also sound like a great guy. Anyone that has you for a friend is fortunate indeed.
Colin
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Hard to say anything, a touching story.
 Thank you for sharing this personal story with us. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Wow, sad but touching story. That fact you are sharing something so personal makes me feel fortunate for being here.
thank you
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10/11/2007 04:36 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Thanks for all the wonderful comments, they do mean a lot. Remember, many times the actual prize is not the treasure, but the hunt... The memories of Gary shall remain with me until the day I die. After that, who knows...
Ben
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Thanks for the story Ben. It puts things back into perspective for a moment.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Thank you for being you, Ben. True friends are hard to find and Gary sure had one in you. I know when you will see him again, because I believe.
Jim
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Bonedigger, your story is so mournful and poignant. It really shows in many ways how fleeting our lives really are. Like your friend I was eleven when I saw my first Morgan dollar and I have been hooked ever since. How many of us realize that when we collect a coin we are capturing history if only briefly? Capturing a moment in time. Sometimes when it all goes crazy and the thrill is gone, when the days get rain and the night gets long sometimes we stare at the ceiling wondering why and there are no easy answers. Crazy as it is sounds sometimes and for no other reason it's just the way it is. And yet you have managed and kept alive something very special. You have the boyhood memory of Gary and the many bonds of friendship that were forged by a mutual love and wonder of coins. Bonds of friendship forged stronger than steel that still remain. We all grow up, but a little of the wonder of it all remains in us all. At least I would like to think that it does. Your story reinforces that belief. All these years later, I still see the Morgan dollars as I always have, as objects of beauty, of a time long gone by and I still like to capture history. Time marches on and with it, like an eraser we see things disappearing before our very eyes never quite understanding or fully comprehending at the time that things will never be quite the same again. Thank you for sharing your story. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Thank you all for the kind comments. One of the neat things about technology today is GOOGLE.Earth. I give you, our farm (X) in Texas, Red Hollow (lake), thumbtack and circled, and Gary's (Y) weekend house. His mom is still living, and yes, living there. Now, it's grown up a lot since 1973 but you can still see it's a RURAL area with lots of trees, LOL...  |
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Pillar of the Community
Egypt
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Its a very sad story, thanks for sharing
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Sad outcome and also a beautiful friendship. Thanks for sharing it!
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Do you ever visit his mother? She might like to read this. Thanks.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Parklane64, the last time I saw her was back in January when we said goodbye to my mom, and she was very frail but still drove herself to the service. She'd outlived both her Son and Husband. Still living at home though but the County Nurse drops by four times a week to check-up on her.
Yes, I told Mr & Mrs Mills what I did several years ago, (maybe 1982 before I joined the service). Her initial reaction was just a hint of a smile and then she told me that they'd left other special things of Gary's with him, to include his Sports Cards and Coin Collection, these items were under his pillow.
It brings tears to my eyes just thinking about those days before he got ill, a boy's revelry, our imaginations, and the freedom of nature. I'll try to put this in retrospect, Gary was a superb athlete, sandy blond hair, and smart as a whip. The HighSchool Football Coach lived further down the road and practically pleaded with the Mills to enroll Gary in the Centerville School district, even though he was only 12 at the time. Who knows he might still be with us...
The Lord sometimes takes those closest to us because they are also very close to him...
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Posted 10/10/2007 10:45 pm
