Very sorry for the delay in getting this posting...Apparantly Dad's password for blogger was different, and it took a bit of hacking.
We are very sorry and saddened to write that our father lost his battle with melanoma this past Sunday night. He was at home, in peace and out of pain, and that is more than we could have hoped for.
Thank you to everyone who supported Dad in his last months. A celebration of his life will be held this Saturday, December 5th from 4pm to 7pm at 391 Terry Ave N, in Seattle. If you can't join us, please try to raise a glass where ever you are, and toast a life well lived.
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I am so sorry.
ReplyDeletei am so sorry :( I didnt know him personally but he seems to have lived a great life..rest in peace.
ReplyDeleteSo sorry to hear of your loss. I enjoyed reading his blog and outlook on this disease. May your memories bring you comfort.
ReplyDeleteJenni
Melanoma Widow
MPIP
I'm so sorry to read this news. Your father's courage and wonderful sense of humor came through in his blog and I enjoyed getting to "know" him. I hope he is in peace now. My heart goes out to you and all his loved ones. Please know he will not be forgotten by his online followers. RIP, Ray.
ReplyDeleteI was sorry to read of your Dad's passing. I had been following his blog for awhile. May the loving memories of him surround you and your family during this difficult time.
ReplyDeleteRocco
Stage IV
MPIP
This breaks my heart...
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful man. I just recently lost my stepfather from his Melanoma journey on November 2nd of 2009. I miss and love him so very much. If you need absolutely anything, please.... contact me.
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With love and hugs
Jesse
Hi Ray,
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I am saddened by the news of Ray's passing. I knew him only for a brief time (4 days) at the '08 Breedlove E2 where he ordered his ukuleles, but I took an immediate liking for him. I also liked his music - He was playing "Where or When" and I liked it enough that I started playing it on guitar much in the same manner he did on the uke. Suffice it to say that from now on, every time I play it, I will think of Ray. We seemed to like much of the same things, especially in music. His playing was simple and direct and he let the song come through the way it was written. I like ballads and love songs and from the little I have been able to discern, he preferred the same.
ReplyDeleteI will remember him with love.
Just read his blog for the first time. What a brave man and his blog touched my heart. My husband was diagnosed yesterday.
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