In Memory of Thomas and Marie Miotke: 11/01/93 & 11/02/08 - TopicsExpress



          

In Memory of Thomas and Marie Miotke: 11/01/93 & 11/02/08 Today makes 21 years since my paw-paw passed away. Tomorrow will make 6 years since my great-grandma (who I refer to as mama) passed away. They were in their 50s and 60s when they took me in as their own child to raise me. Most people their are enjoying their retirement and going on vacations at this age. But not them. They basically gave up their lives for me. They met in their early 20s and he went to fight on the beaches of Normandy, France in WWII. She stayed back home. They figured they would never see each other again. Life went on and the war ended. Both had married, and mama had 2 children. He had married also. In a period of 10 years, they lost their spouses, one to cancer and one to undiagnosed Diabetes. One day fate stepped in; they ran into each other. They began dating. The love renewed itself, old sparks turned into flames. He raised her children as his own. Then grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. On November 1, 1993, my paw-paw passed away in his sleep at the age of 72. I watched as my mama held him in her arms as she begged him not to die and cried for him to wake-up. She was never the same after his death. Then 15 years later, on November 2, 2008 mama passed away. Fifteen years, one day and 18 hours later they were reunited once again; only this time they will never be separated. The years go by fast, but I still think about them often. Love and miss you two so much!
Posted on: Sat, 01 Nov 2014 13:57:15 +0000

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