tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3910894041051851149.post6752117280479429834..comments2020-06-09T20:13:29.422-05:00Comments on Common Ground: Grab A Tissue...This One Is SadJ. Gallagherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02867650775958186246noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3910894041051851149.post-56473887768530598102012-10-23T01:31:34.468-05:002012-10-23T01:31:34.468-05:00Mrs. Gallagher,
You told us this story in class y...Mrs. Gallagher,<br /><br />You told us this story in class years ago when I was your student. Since then it's always stuck with me, and I think about it often, incorporating the lessons into my life regularly. Thank you so much for sharing back then, and now, and allowing it to positively impact others such as myself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3910894041051851149.post-15805405704356760722012-10-09T16:20:34.934-05:002012-10-09T16:20:34.934-05:00Thank you for sharing this with us Mrs. Gallagher....Thank you for sharing this with us Mrs. Gallagher. I'm sorry for your loss. I wouldn't have the courage and strength to write something like this down because the memories of the ones I have lost would be too painful for me to remember. When I lost a close family friend, me and my family were upset for god knows how long. I was young and scared because I didn't experience this intense pain before. I didn't know when it would go away and I wished I forget the person so I wouldn't have to go through all of the pain. But I now realize that I didn't lose that person. She's still with me and watches over me. I hope these words can be of some encouragement to you.Jennahttp://jennakwon150106.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3910894041051851149.post-32855165686937360392012-10-08T23:40:33.329-05:002012-10-08T23:40:33.329-05:00Thank you for sharing this with us Mrs. Gallagher....Thank you for sharing this with us Mrs. Gallagher. I'm sorry for your loss. I wouldn't have the courage and strength to write something like this down because the memories of the ones I have lost would be too painful for me to remember. When I lost a close family friend, me and my family were upset for god knows how long. I was young and scared because I didn't experience this intense pain before. I didn't know when it would go away and I wished I forget the person so I wouldn't have to go through all of the pain. But I now realize that I didn't lose that person. She's still with me and watches over me. I hope these words can be of some encouragement to you. Jennanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3910894041051851149.post-10439593484862355482012-10-07T16:37:39.577-05:002012-10-07T16:37:39.577-05:00I'm so sorry for your loss Mrs. Gallagher, but...I'm so sorry for your loss Mrs. Gallagher, but thank you for sharing this with all of us. It must take a lot of courage and strength to put such intense feelings and memories into words. GBN has suffered a great loss this summer, but you are living proof that maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but eventually we will look back at our memories of those we lost and smile because of the experiences we shared with them in the short time they were here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3910894041051851149.post-89182762113546357182012-10-04T18:17:26.359-05:002012-10-04T18:17:26.359-05:00I'm sorry to hear about your loss. Thank you f...I'm sorry to hear about your loss. Thank you for sharing with us. I think talking about it does make it better at least more than keeping it inside.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3910894041051851149.post-82173097716254436122012-10-03T17:10:34.600-05:002012-10-03T17:10:34.600-05:00I'm sorry to hear about your loss. I know what...I'm sorry to hear about your loss. I know what it feels like to lose someone close to you. I'm going to blog about this same topic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3910894041051851149.post-28315211545832360232012-10-01T18:34:24.768-05:002012-10-01T18:34:24.768-05:00I'm very sorry to hear about your loss Mrs. Ga...I'm very sorry to hear about your loss Mrs. Gallagher. When my grandma died I was very upset and my mom gave me the same advice your younger brother gave you. She reminded me to remember the good memories instead of focusing on the point that my grandma was gone. It's sad to think how a tragic event, such as someone close to you dying, makes you truly appreciate life and everyday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3910894041051851149.post-4098791882814341692012-09-29T07:45:56.221-05:002012-09-29T07:45:56.221-05:00Thanks so much for posting this. Dan was such a g...Thanks so much for posting this. Dan was such a good friend and someone who I trusted. He has always been my guardian angel. When we were at the U of I together, I had the uncanny knack of running into him going to exams that were make it or break it for me. I would freak out on him telling how I was going to fail. My lack of sleep and caffeine would have made anyone else I knew run. Not Dan. He was always so reassuring and you know what, I never did fail. Since, I have had a few medical scares. Each time, I have tried to remain positive, remembering Dan. I am lucky, I have had many second chances. Dan did not. I will never understand why Dan was taken so soon. He had so much to offer this world and just too little time. I now too can think about Dan and all the happy and funny times we shared and feel blessed I knew him. <br /><br />-Kate Markland Nelson<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3910894041051851149.post-16676407175766073572012-09-27T19:08:37.849-05:002012-09-27T19:08:37.849-05:00Thanks for this. There is rarely a week that goes ...Thanks for this. There is rarely a week that goes by that I don't think about Dan, even if for a few seconds. We spent so much time together through 11 years (the formative ones) of our lives - It's not an exaggeration to say that he's part of what makes me, me. I think it goes without saying that the World is a lesser place for his not being here - while this is often said of those who are taken so young - Dan TRULY had so much to offer. Joan - I can attest to the focus you describe. Even as kid, he understood how he could magnify his talent through hard work. Since I'm among friends, here, I'll confide that I'm not a spiritual person in the conventional sense ☺ But, every once in a while, I have dreams in which I have a chance to talk with him again... and they are so real. I relish these dreams! I loved that boy and that man and I'll never, ever forget him.esvobodahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14905595254208995576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3910894041051851149.post-27349190853983425942012-09-26T20:52:57.780-05:002012-09-26T20:52:57.780-05:00Thanks for posting this Joan. He and I hadn't...Thanks for posting this Joan. He and I hadn't talked in years when I found out that he had passed. Dan was my ABSOLUTE best friend growing up in Morton. I was numb when I found out what had happened. Amazingly, the picture you posted is the only picture that I have seen of him in his "adulthood." He still looks like Dan.<br />So many years have gone by yet I still think about him and the fun we had together.Chris Kellynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3910894041051851149.post-26164485059985002082012-09-26T17:20:32.609-05:002012-09-26T17:20:32.609-05:00Thanks for sharing this Joan. I stumbled across it...Thanks for sharing this Joan. I stumbled across it when Aunt Kathy reposted. A good reminder for me of who Uncle Dan really was...and how I still hope to live, work, and treat people the same way he did. Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02565498432979397284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3910894041051851149.post-47992523469026345232012-09-26T09:20:55.290-05:002012-09-26T09:20:55.290-05:00Thanks for sharing this. For me, the hurt has fade...Thanks for sharing this. For me, the hurt has faded but the happy memories are sharper than ever, thanks to you. S. Boloshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02269643917195585919noreply@blogger.com