Lillian's funeral was yesterday. Lillian was positive, friendly and kind. Alzheimer's stole her memory the last four or five years. Raised near Westhope, ND., she was the youngest of nine children and the last to die.
Lillian was married to Frode for seventy three years. Frode, 99, was her care giver until she died. He's still driving, his memory is intact, and if you first saw him you likely guess him to be in his 70s. Frode, the late Dick Olson, and I played golf every week during golf season for 28 years. In 2017 Dick, at 90 thought he was too old to play that much and Frode couldn't leave Lillian, so our golfing days wound down. Without my regular group I lost interest in playing.
Frode was a bomber pilot in Asia in WW II, flying a Douglas A-20. He'd tell us stories of his experiences as we played golf. He kept our scores on his computer and tracked our handicaps. Lunch, typically at McDonalds was the responsibility of the two highest scores.
Rest in peace Lillian, good and faithful servant.
Takk for alt,
Al
This is a Douglas A-20, in the air museum in Dayton, OH., like the one Frode flew.
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