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Memorial Thread ~ FReeper "blackie" went Home September 13, 2013 ~ 14 September 2013
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Posted on 09/14/2013 9:35:26 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska





~ Memorial Thread ~

~ FReeper "blackie" has gone Home ~

~ September 13, 2013 ~

FReeper "blackie" (the name he used here on earth)
is a US Navy vet.

Rest in Peace, Blackie.





Abide With Me

Abide with me; fast falls the eventide;
The darkness deepens; Lord with me abide.
When other helpers fail and comforts flee,
Help of the helpless, O abide with me.

Swift to its close ebbs out life's little day;
Earth's joys grow dim; its glories pass away;
Change and decay in all around I see;
O Thou who changest not, abide with me.

Not a brief glance I beg, a passing word,
But as Thou dwell'st with Thy disciples, Lord,
Familiar, condescending, patient, free.
Come not to sojourn, but abide with me.

Come not in terrors, as the King of kings,
But kind and good, with healing in Thy wings;
Tears for all woes, a heart for every plea.
Come, Friend of sinners, thus abide with me.

Thou on my head in early youth didst smile,
And though rebellious and perverse meanwhile,
Thou hast not left me, oft as I left Thee.
On to the close, O Lord, abide with me.

I need Thy presence every passing hour.
What but Thy grace can foil the tempter's power?
Who, like Thyself, my guide and stay can be?
Through cloud and sunshine, Lord, abide with me.

I fear no foe, with Thee at hand to bless;
Ills have no weight, and tears no bitterness.
Where is death's sting? Where, grave, thy victory?
I triumph still, if Thou abide with me.

Hold Thou Thy cross before my closing eyes;
Shine through the gloom and point me to the skies.
Heaven's morning breaks, and earth's vain shadows flee;
In life, in death, O Lord, abide with me.

Our thoughts and prayers are with Blackie, his wife Barb, and their families.







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To: Kathy in Alaska

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121 posted on 09/15/2013 11:30:48 PM PDT by GeronL
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To: LUV W

BTTT


122 posted on 09/16/2013 1:26:09 AM PDT by E.G.C.
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RIP Blackie.


123 posted on 09/16/2013 4:43:39 AM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (The Second Amendment is NOT about the right to hunt. It IS a right to shoot tyrants.)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Good FRiend gone on with so many other memorable Freepers. Prayers for his family. He will be missed.


124 posted on 09/16/2013 9:50:53 AM PDT by WVNan
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To: Kathy in Alaska

RIP Blackie!


125 posted on 09/16/2013 9:56:01 AM PDT by pt17
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To: Kathy in Alaska; cyn; Grampa Dave; Travis McGee; Squantos; soundbits; Noumenon; Lurker; joanie-f; ..

Sorry, I just saw this. I just got down to Houston for my annual cancer check-up at MD Anderson.

Blackie will be greatly missed. A great, patriotic American, with whom I have shared conversation, ideas, dialog, and our commitment to this nation and its constitution for many years.

RIP, blackie, The Lord has taken you home...but you will not be forgotten here, and you will be missed.

‘Til we meet, yonder.


126 posted on 09/17/2013 12:46:45 PM PDT by Jeff Head
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Rip Blackie


127 posted on 09/18/2013 1:15:36 PM PDT by antisocial (Texas SCV - Deo Vindice)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Sorry to hear this. RIP


128 posted on 09/19/2013 6:26:05 AM PDT by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
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To: Kathy in Alaska
Hi Kathy

I'm late getting news of Blackie passing away. He was one of the first I made contact with after posting my first thread on FR - it was about the no nukes issue (US/NZ)... ironically, in the last two days there's been a resolve on that issue.

I'd phone Blackie every so often and he tried his best to understand me, as his hearing wasn't that good and neither is my accent but he was always pleased I was checking in. He loved his motorbike and that white Ford ute with the performance chip he'd fitted! He sent eMAILs each day to me and others. He'll be sadly missed and I thank the Lord for the time we had for each other over the years. Thoughts and prayers from New Zealand for Barb and for Blackie's son who was down in California way last I heard.

129 posted on 10/30/2013 5:02:26 AM PDT by shaggy eel
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To: Kathy in Alaska



An Armed Citizen, Is A Safe Citizen!

The Second Amendment...
America's Only Homeland Security!

Be Ever Vigilant!



71 posted on 10/03/2006 4:23:27 PM MDT by blackie (Be Well~Be Armed~Be Safe~Molon Labe!)


130 posted on 03/11/2014 9:51:22 AM PDT by glock rocks (If you like your health plan, you're a racist !)
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To: glock rocks

Hi glock....blackie was passionate about the 2nd Amendment.

Thanks for the reminder.


131 posted on 03/11/2014 11:31:58 AM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Hi Kathy. Yes he was!

I was visiting the memorial wall, and to my surprise that quote wasn’t on Blackie’s tribute. I have had it on my profile page all this time. The ‘71’ link in it takes you to the thread it’s from. He and I had one of our usual 2A exchanges later in that thread :o)


132 posted on 03/11/2014 11:59:10 AM PDT by glock rocks (If you like your health plan, you're a racist !)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

I miss blackie every time, I log on to FR. I pray we will meet again, one day.


133 posted on 05/31/2015 6:05:46 PM PDT by Daffynition ("We Are Not Descended From Fearful Men")
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Crying. We JUST lost touch right before he died. Breaks my heart. I see Ruth died too. SO many of us from 98’ Freepers.Thanks for the ping my old friend


134 posted on 11/16/2015 8:24:31 PM PST by JustPiper (Rearrange the letters in "PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA" and you get "AN ARAB BACKED IMPOSTER"~Coincidence?)
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