Thursday, February 12, 2009

RIP ~ Shankar Grandpa

 

 

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Sad News

 

" As you might have known, he was ailing for sometime now. He fell unconscious around 5 PM on 9th February and was rushed to the hospital immediately. His soul departed at 7:45 PM, leaving a big void in all our lives "

Personal friends on Yahoo 360 and here on Multiply.

Groups # Creative Challenge

Participated whole hearted-ly in -

Picture Perfect

Pictures to Words

Poetry Wednesday

and others.

 

Social and engaging Shankar worked with me on many great and memorable occasions. Coming to mind is the progressive dinner on 360 and the beautiful States floral emblems posts. The link will take you to a post of Shankar's for My Birthday last year. xoxo

Shankar was very good with his graphics as you can see above and he loved doing them until his eyesight failed.

An extremely knowledgeable man and gem of a friend to me personally Shankar was a man on borrowed time and knew it. His posts are full of humour, insight, fun, medical information because shankar knew the benefit of good health as his own health failed he wished to alert us all to better health and how to keep it.

Shankar also introduced so many of us to his Beloved India and the culture and food and importantly his spiritual insight. A motto of Shankar's is always remembered by me.

Spirit Unites

Religion Divides.

I have copied one of Shankar's posts here for Picture Perfect entitled Gob Smacked.

 

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Shankar as a cross dresser and I must say he really is pretty. We told him so too!
 
 

The Picture perfect- theme – Gobsmacked

The theme means as per dictionary very many, but allows me to take the following elaborations.

Gobsmacked:

Part of Speech: (Adjective)

Definiton: flabbergasted, astounded, shocked, also written as gob-smacked

Ecology: Frp, gob 'mouth' + smacked 'clapping hand over in surprise'

So, any article which bring out a shock, and is flabbergasted well fine it should be presented here. It is a family affair which I want to present over here. Of course my children and grand child where flabbergasted to first see this picture of mine taken in the year 1956 me cross dressed. This photo helped me dress my daughter for her fancy dress competition for her age of 7 she is now 27 and this shall help my grand daughter again she is 15 months perhaps when she participates in future.

This photograph was taken by my uncle through yashica box camera of yester years. I preserve this photo and whenever I see this of course I am gobsmacked and I am sure you shall also.

The feminine name of Shankar is Shankari in India.

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Shankar Bro We Will Miss You and Love You Always in Our Memories and Through Your Blogs.

 

Always in our hearts.

 

So Unique and One of a Kind.

RIP BRO

Erly Thank You Sis I Feel Like You Do Too!

Peace For Bro In My heart.

Condolences to Shankar's Loving Family

 

Shankar's 360 blog site

Last Years Tribute to Shankar for his birthday shared with another friend.

16 comments:

  1. When last we had talked Milli I had asked for him and at that time no news. Condolences to his Family for I am sure they will miss his quackery sense of humor as much as we will. It once took me three days to figure out a riddle he posted on my page..................He will be missed.

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  2. I didn't know your friend, but I feel your sorrow at his parting! Hugs for you, my friend! And please pass on my best to his friends and family.

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  3. Same here Milli, I didn't know him either but he sounds lovely and your tribute is very sweet.
    May he laugh in Heaven now!
    Blessings

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  4. Milli...I join with you in sharing this grief. May his soul rest in peace and find its destination. May we all learn to accept death as part of life.

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  5. Oh Milli this is sad news. His presence in blogosphere was such a vibrant one.
    May his soul rest in peace.

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  6. When peace, like a river, attendeth my way,
    When sorrows like sea billows roll;
    Whatever my lot, Thou has taught me to say,
    It is well, it is well, with my soul.

    It is well, with my soul,
    It is well, with my soul,
    It is well, it is well, with my soul.

    (lifted from the Hymn It Is Well With My Soul- Horatio Spafford/Philip Bliss)

    Peace that transcends to us Brother into Mine. Our prayer to Bro Shankar's wonderful family

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  7. Oh this is so very sad for us but I am sure he is much happier than we are right now...may he rest in peace

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  8. It sounds like he touched the hearts, minds and souls of many. His spirit will live on in Milli and others. All the makings of a good life.

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  9. What a nice tribute to him ... I'm just sorry I didn't get to know him
    Peace to his soul
    May he rest in peace ♥

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  10. Oh mili ...I only knew he was unwell just a few weeks ago..tried to reach out to him ..thru a friend in chennai ..who spoke to him and informed him of my concern ...a good man and a caring friend .A great loss to blogsphere as he showed concern for all of us and made a point to comment on all our blogs ..I have chatted with him many times and have been impressed with his memory power as he shared with me about the streets and people who stayed in that area which I was familar with.
    May his soul rest in peace and his family the strenght to bear this great loss .He is in a better place ,,,,,,

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  11. I didn't know him but from what you tell I can see that he was of a special kind of a person who touches the heart and soul, and can feel your sorrow and sadness for his loss.
    Condolences to you and his family

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  12. Milli - I only knew him from his posts on your blogs, but know you will surely feel his loss in the depth of his contributions to our community. Condolences to his family.

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  13. THANKS MILLI. I FOUND OUT ABOUT HIM BEING SICK AND IN THE HOSPITAL FROM A 360 FRIEND PENELOPE AND ASKED HER TO LET HIM KNOW THROUGH HIS SON THAT I CARED ABOUT HIM AND WAS PRAYING FOR HIM. EACH TIME I THOUGHT I HAD HIM PEGGED HE WOULD SURPRISE ME IN SOME WAY . WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME TOGETHER ON IM IN 06 AND HE HELPED ME WITH SEVERAL VERY IMPORTANT DECISIONS. HIS FAVORITE FROM THE VERY BEGINNING WAS RELIGION DEVIDES AND HE IS SO RIGHT THERE. HE WOULD ALWAYS HAVE SOME KIND OF RECOMMENT TO MY COMMENTS TO HIS POSTS AND SOMETIMES THEY WOULD SURPRISE ME ALSO. I STILL HAVE HIM ON 360 AND STILL HAVE HIS TESTIMONIAL TO ME. I WAS ALWAYS BIG BROTHER TO HIM IN HIS COMMENTS. HE WILL BE SORELY MISSED BY ALL OF HIS FRIENDS AND ESPECIALLY HIS WIFE AND FAMILY. I REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME HE TOLD ME ABOUT HIS GRANDCHILD AND HE COULDN'T WRITE IT RIGHT ON IM SINCE HE WAS SO HAPPY AND PROUD. I'M GLAD THE SITES WILL STAY UP TO STOP AND SEE AND THINK AND REMEMBER FONDLY A WONDERFUL FRIEND TO ALL. GOD BLESS YOU MILLI. BARRY

    «·´¨*·.¸¸(¯`·._ANGEL POSSE_.·´¯)¸¸.·*¨`·»

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  14. Hei Milli

    I did know that he was very very ill but i did not know that he died...

    Beautiful tribute to our beautiful friend here on Multiply and on the 360! You put into words my own sentiments about our dear Shankar...

    Hugzz and do keep so well and safe. Rii :)

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