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Lil_Coastie

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  1. Hey everyone, Troy here. I realized I hadn't been here in a while and I had some news that I thought everyone might like. Just got word from the prison my dad worked at and all his coworkers voted him as correctional officer of the year. Thought that was pretty cool. And they had told me previously that they were gonna get him on the Oregon law enforcement memorial in the capital but I haven't heard anything since so I'll be looking into that. Again, I just want to thank everyone here. It's been crazy since June and I just realized that it's already been 10 months yesterday. It just doesn't seem like it. But I find myself coming here every so often to read all the nice things everyone has to say about my dad. So again, thanks.
  2. Hey everyone. Troy here. Haven't been on here in a while but I wanted to post some stuff. Just want to thank all of you again. This thread has helped alot when things got tough. The 6 month mark was really rough but we got through it. I've been wanting to post this here for a while but it never seemed like the right time. But here it is, its the photo montage that played at the memorial service. I figured you all might want to see it after hearing from some of his coworkers. He kept work and home fairly separate unless a funny story happened. And not just him telling me about something funny at work, I had plenty of stories told about me at the prison, lol. His coworkers knew him well but they said it was nice to see a different side to him. So here it is. http://youtu.be/gM3kC2mDWSc Tried embedding it but it didn't work. So there's the link.
  3. That's awful, I am so sorry for your loss, westfan.
  4. Hi everyone. Troy here again. Just wanted to say that I've got some good news for a change. My mom and I just got back from Portland, Oregon from my sister's wedding. My sister Beth married Dustin in a little ceremony in their back yard with me officiating after getting ordained online, lol. The whole day I was asking for a sign that my dad was there and after the ceremony when they were getting final photos taken in front of their house I got one. I don't know if my dad ever mentioned her but we had a scottish terrier named Jett and she was his baby. lol. She was always around him and he even picked out a recliner because it had enough room for the two of them to sit togther. Unfortunately Jett passed away a few years ago. And my mom and I haven't seen one since we lost her. Until the day of the wedding and a couple was walking their scotty dog in front of my sister's house. And their dog came up to us and acted so friendly it was like having Jett back. My grandma loved Jett too and she was the one who saw the dog and had the couple stop and come back and showed her to us. My mom cried a bit and my grandma felt bad but my mom just said "don't feel bad, that just confirmed for me that Tim was here". I'm usually not one for signs but having a scottish terrier like Jett, my dad's favorite dog, show up seems to be too big of one for me to ignore. We have a photo tribute that the funeral home put together for us that I'm gonna put on youtube for family that couldn't come and when I do I'll post it here. His coworkers said it was nice seeing a different side to him and I'm sure you guys would too. I still miss my dad. And I always will. But with the help of my friends, family, and you guys, it's getting easier.
  5. Hi everyone. It's Troy, I decided to make my own profile. I picked the name I did because someone called me that early on and it seemed right. And I felt the last post I did under my dad's profile should be the last one period. But unfortunately I have more bad news. My future brother-in-law Dustin lost his dad, Skip, yesterday to a sudden heart attack. Not even two months apart and my sister and her fiancee both lost their dads. I just feel awful. And we were only a month away from their wedding too. I hate to give you guys bad news but I felt you all should know.
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