A friend of mine recently suffered the death of his 93 year
old father. Hew died in his own bed, with several
generations of family present.

I told my friend, "Your father did not perish, he merely
died."



"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
ups.com...
| Charles Lindbergh said, "I decided that if I could fly
for ten years
| before I was killed in a crash, it would be a worthwhile
trade for an
| ordinary lifetime." He challanged the Atlantic on a
single engine and
| flew for decades. A few years ago a fiance of mine, a
young lady with
| two children, started out on a "riskless" 30 mile drive
on an
| interstate highway and did not survive. In our grief we
look for a
| reason. There is none except that death waits for us
all. We look for
| something or someone to blame. Aviation is easy to
blame, but
| aviation is not death. Aviation has brought life to
many, both
| figuratively and literally.
|
| Very well put, as always.
|
| Thanks, Gene.
| --
| Jay Honeck
| Iowa City, IA
| Pathfinder N56993
| www.AlexisParkInn.com
| "Your Aviation Destination"
|