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A lot of you guys & girls may not know this [or even read this] but I just wanted to post a message about my late Father [r.i.p.] who passed away on this day 3 years ago [5/4/2000].

I mainly wanted to say that I am thinking of him.

His death was a direct result of a car crash, which happened near Laverton North area. He loved cars and driving.

He always knew I wanted a skyline too - its just unfortunate that I never got to take him for a cruise in it or let him have a drive. [i only bought the car 4 months ago].

Whenever I / we go cruising I think of him and wish he was around. Life is short - enjoy the ride.

I only posted here on this forum because its car / skyline related, hope I havent posted in the wrong place.

Looking forward to the next cruise - whenever that may be.

May the |down|force be with you!

Dale 5/4/2003 @ approx 0700.

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my condolences are with you..

i lost my grandma a little over 2 years ago.. and the sad part is.. i didnt get to say bye to her.. coz she was in sri lanka.. so me and my mum flew over for 2 weeks and we helped out there..

i know how it feels..

we're all thinking of ya dale :P

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dale im sad to hear it but im sure he would have been very happy for u. Hell i am dude... i was very close with my grandfather and lost him to cancer.... actually a lot of my family to cancer, but these things happen no matter how hard we try to stop them.

im probably going to go in the same painful fashion... but hey, thats life, im going to enjoy it now and especially with my skyline :P

can always talk to the guys/gals on here dude... my email addys posted around if ya need it :D

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sad to hear dude

like nark i also lost my grandfather to cancer, just a bit over a year ago, which is one of the many reasons why i dont wanna just sell my car and get a turbo and whatnot he bought it for me as a birthday present because i used to always help him with a lot of things

but what can you do thats how life is

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Thanks again guys it means a lot to me!

It's mainly through what my father has taught me that I can cope with his death effectively. He was a great believer in the philosophy "everything happens for a reason" and I for one agree with it.

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its wierd when that happens, you don't think it'll happen till it does. I lost a mate to meningacoccle late last year. He used to kick back with us, go out with us n stuff, esp drink up with us.

Its just wierd when you get to that point in the conversation and you know he's not gonna say sumfin any more, and you can't do anything about it either.

It mus be wierd having something you're so proud of dale an you're sure he would be too but... just not there. Life goes on...

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Yeah shan I know what you mean, there has been so many times that I needed help with something [even little things] and I have thought "I will call and ask Dad" knowing that he knows an answer to a question I have, then I realise I can't. It is frustrating and upsetting.

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werd... i dun get to speak to my olds much now that i've moved out of home and live interstate n all... but like after knowing em for so long... nowadays i find myself thinking "if i was my old man what would I say about me doing this" and use the first thing I think of as guidance

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yes, yes, I can and do similar but sometimes an answer to a question like: who wrote the song X cant be answered in this way...trivial i know but being a dj - things like that I just gots to know sometimes - this is where the web comes in handy...sometimes!

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Thanks again guys, the response has been overwhelming!

Matt, I agree with sniffy's statement also.

sniffy wrote

just remember the people we love, even though not with us pysically, are alive with us, in our hearts and minds

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