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  1. Wood-row Wilson New Member

    joined: Nov 4, 2011
    22 posts
    SW Michigan
    A dad and Grandpa to my Aunt, cousins recently passed, within the past 6 month, and I thought this was a good story to tell here...

    While Grandpa was alive, they had talked about a certain tree that was about ready to come down. Dead and standing, this tree had been in the sights of Grandpa to come down. While he was alive, and albeit a short time since they had first started talking about it, he did not see that tree come down. His health had been fading, and he passed this past spring.

    Not long after his passing, it was decided that it was ready to take the tree down. As the tree was felled and cut into rounds, the picture below was quickly discovered...fitting enough, of Grandpa pleased with the tree finally coming down.

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  2. westkywood Feeling the Heat

    joined: Oct 14, 2009
    337 posts
    Kentucky
    Ha, Cool story...
  3. kennyl70 New Member

    joined: Oct 28, 2012
    46 posts
    Missouri
    great story.
  4. rottiman Minister of Fire

    joined: Sep 23, 2009
    1,082 posts
    Ontario Canada
    Wow, great story for sure.
  5. Blue Vomit Minister of Fire

    joined: Jul 12, 2011
    638 posts
    eastern PA
    Goosebumps here...
  6. albert1029 Feeling the Heat

    joined: Nov 15, 2011
    330 posts
    Southwestern PA
    what are the odds? nice...
  7. firefighterjake Minister of Fire

    joined: Jul 22, 2008
    13,455 posts
    Unity/Bangor, Maine
    Neat.
  8. TimJ Minister of Fire

    joined: Apr 10, 2012
    1,020 posts
    Southeast Indiana
    wafer that round and varnish it and put it on the mantle
  9. woodchip Minister of Fire

    joined: Dec 6, 2010
    1,390 posts
    Broadstone England
    Very nice story, something special to remember Grandpa's tree by.
  10. Backwoods Savage Minister of Fire

    joined: Feb 14, 2007
    24,106 posts
    Michigan
    I agree. Keep a couple of those splits. You'll always enjoy telling the story.
  11. tfdchief Minister of Fire

    joined: Nov 24, 2009
    2,971 posts
    Tuscola, IL
    A wonderful story. I am sure it brought a smile to your face as well.
  12. Wood-row Wilson New Member

    joined: Nov 4, 2011
    22 posts
    SW Michigan
    The family (I am outside the family, on the other side) has a few different cookies off the tree where the face was most prevalent. A very cool end to his life, indeed, and very cool to see and touch...
    Backwoods Savage likes this.
  13. andybaker Feeling the Heat

    joined: Oct 31, 2008
    347 posts
    Northwest OH
    Nice, I like stories like these. :)
  14. osagebow Minister of Fire

    joined: Jan 29, 2012
    740 posts
    Shenandoah Valley, VA
    Good stuff wood-row!
  15. WellSeasoned Minister of Fire

    joined: Nov 25, 2011
    1,679 posts
    Eastern Pa
    Great story! Reminds me of my grandpop and his apple tree! Thanks for that.

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