Luis S Kemnitzer 11/13/1928-2/17/2006

[ritaxis]

Just around midnight, my father completed his dying. He was surrounded by women who were dear to him: Brandi Apana, Moher Downing, Rosemary Prem, Janie Kesselman and myself -- and his grandson Frank Trollman who had, with Rosemary, been the backbone of his care since the beginning of the year.

We're working on the obituary now. It gets longer with every pass. I've stepped out to have Moher and Janie work on the part about his life with Moher.

Every story brings another story. I have to expand on: Sleeping Jesus, Taniga (tripe), and the ROTC.

If you happen to be one of Luis' friends and find this, here are the upcoming details:

Tomorrow, Saturday, Feb 18, 3:00 p.m.: wake at Moher's house, 97 Miguel, San Francisco.

Sunday, February 26, 2:00 p.m, memorial: Martin de Porres, 225 Potrero, San Francisco.

If you want to donate in his name, Martin's is the way to go.

Comments

[anghara.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry, Lucy. My condolences to your family.

[ckd]

Condolences.

[burger-eater.livejournal.com]

Please accept my condolences.

[brooksmoses]

My condolences as well. I look forward to hearing your stories of him.

[davidgoldfarb.livejournal.com]

May you be comforted.

[janetmk.livejournal.com]

I'm so sorry, Lucy. My condolences to you and your family.

[green-knight.livejournal.com]

Lucy,
my heartfelt condolences to you and your family.

[momomom.livejournal.com]

My sympathy to you all.

[heleninwales.livejournal.com]

Though it had become to seem inevitable, I was sorry to hear about your father's death. My condolences to you and your family.

[julesjones]

My condolences to you and your family. I'm glad to hear that he was with his loved ones when he went.

[papersky.livejournal.com]

*hug*

I'm very sorry you lost him, but can't help thinking how lucky you were to have him in the first place. I expect that for the rest of your life you'll keep thinking "I must tell him that!" and having it catch at you that you can't, because he was such a terrific person and you were close. I appreciate in the abstract that death is necessary, but whenever I run into it in the specific it makes me truculent and makes me feel it's a bug.

[filkerdave.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry

[hrj.livejournal.com]

My sympathy to all of you on your loss. It sounds like he was quite a guy.

[tavella.livejournal.com]

I'm very sorry indeed to hear this.

[mjlayman.livejournal.com]

Lucy, I'm sorry. I hope you find comfort.

[madwriter.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry to hear that. :(

[dendrophilous.livejournal.com]

Sympathies.

[khiemtran.livejournal.com]

My sympathies.

[ellarien]

I'm sorry.

[randwolf.livejournal.com]

Sympathies.

[thomasyan.livejournal.com]

My condolences.

[pnkrokhockeymom.livejournal.com]

Lucy,

I'm so sorry for your loss and think it is wonderful that he was surrounded
by his loved ones.

You and your family are in my thoughts.

Take care of yourself and smile at all of the happy memories that will come up over the coming days and weeks.

punkrockhockeymom

[sciamanna.livejournal.com]

My deeply felt sympathy to you and your family.

I sang a song for him on Friday night in Cavan. Not planned, it just felt right.