On the road less traveled: BS#207

Our brother slug Ralph Douglass has passed away this day. Good roads,
Ralph, bless you, Dawn.

Dawn passed this note to us:


To our dear friends,

My beloved Ralph passed away this morning about 1:30 am. He was here at
home, with me, Shannon and Nathan at his side. It was a very
grace-filled death. He didn't suffer. In fact the past two days, God
shielded him from all pain. It was truly miraculous.

I am so very proud of Ralph. He's been bedridden for the past two
months. He even got to the point that he could barely use his arms and
hands, but despite all the suffering -- esp. from the one large tumor in
his neck/spine -- and despite the never ending challenges and
readjustments, he never felt sorry for himself and never complained. He
kept his sense of humor, his eyes on God, and his loving tenderness and
care for his family and friends to the last. I only wish we had made it
to Monday, our 25th wedding anniversary. But he died a year to the day
that he had that pulmonary embolism that almost killed him. So God
granted us another year -- time for Nathan to come home from the war,
Shannon to come home from her job in Europe, to get me though my surgery
and the start of my chemo, and so much more. It's been an awesome year,
and I have nothing but gratitude for the time we did have.

Ralph's service is this coming Wed, July 5, at 11am, with a reception
(luncheon) following at 12:15. There will also be a rosary for Ralph at
10:30, for anybody who would like to participate.
It's at
St. Matthew's Catholic Church
475 SE Third Avenue (that's 3rd and Oak)
Hillsboro, OR

I'll miss him like crazy. Thank you for your continued prayers.

Loving regards,
Dawn

Dennis Peterson wrote:
> Our brother slug Ralph Douglass has passed away this day. Good roads,
> Ralph, bless you, Dawn.

Sorry to hear this. Dawn, you'll continue to be in our thoughts.

Les