Dear Brad,

I'm sure your Uncle knows how much you love him and appreciate what 
he has done in your life.

I'm praying for you, and for his family.

Love,
Pat Ferguson


At 08:53 AM 4/21/2006, you wrote:
>Some time ago, quite some time ago, I asked for prayer concerning an 
>uncle of mine who dealt with throat cancer. Recently he was admitted 
>to the hospital with muscle spasms, breathing difficulty and 
>eventually caught pneumonia. He was doing pretty good, kicked 
>the  pneumonia, getting feisty to get out and wanting to go home, 
>they did send him home. My mom called last night and said he passed 
>on. I don't know what the exact cause was, perhaps he just got tired 
>of fighting the health issues he had over the past 5 years or so.  I 
>know yawls  heart and condolences so no need to reply but if you 
>would keep his kids and family in prayer during this tough time. I 
>was hoping to go visit him after he got home. I hadn't seen him in a 
>number of years. He was responsible for my interest in guitar and 
>was my initial inspiration and encouragement. He was special to me 
>because I doubt I'd have even thought of guitar were it not for his 
>influence, plus he was just a cool guy. I had hoped to let him know 
>just how much his influence was, but that is my own doing, a lesson 
>learned in communicating with loved ones. Anyway I'm at peace with 
>that aspect of it, and it's not about me anyway. he's got a passel 
>of grandkids as a credit to his being here and his wife will be 
>quite busy with them I'd guess to keep her busy. I pray it draws 
>others closer to God.
>
>Brad