Another year.
February 27, 2008 – 23:33CALVEY, Donald C.; b: 13Dec1906, Hardin, Il.; d: 27Feb1991, Pittsfield, Il.; bu: West Cemetery, Pittsfield, Il.; m: Coralee McBride on 4May1946 in Bowling Green, Mo.; fa: Charles E. Calvey; mo: Agnes Ferguson. WWII Navy vet. Survived by his wife; two sons: David Calvey of Pittsfield and Rodney Walker of Grafton; one daughter: Mary Lee Damron of Sarasota, Fla.; eight grandchildren; one g-grandchild; one brother: Earl Calvey of Clarksville, Mo.; and one sister: Leona Roth of Kampsville. Preceded by one son: Donald Joseph; one granddaughter; two sisters; and one brother.
That’s the text of my grandpa’s obituary as found online on the rootsweb site. It doesn’t tell how much we loved him or how much I miss him.
Like my grandfather, I’m a veteran. Because I’m a veteran I was in southern Iraq when he passed, and I have a lot of trouble dealing with it. Maybe it’s the no closure issue with missing the funeral, or just not getting to say goodbye.
I think that by him being a veteran he would understand why I wasn’t there. I hope so.
I miss you, Grandpa.
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