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Alan Big Al Note couldnt have asked for a better last day on Earth.
'Big Al' Note died hours after this photo was taken at a party he planned to celebrate his life. With him were his niece Jackie and her husband, Woody. There he was at the Rutherford Elks Lodge on a Sunday afternoon, surrounded by 130 people dear to him.
His two brothers and sister-in-law. Nieces and nephews. Old friends. Those in Rutherford who shared his zeal for civic involvement. His Ramsey High School teaching colleagues and former students.
All had been invited by Note himself, and all heard him announce what most already knew: that Note, a non-smoker, was dying of lung cancer.
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He was my history teacher in high school. He's one reason why I'm here on DU.
http://www.northjersey.com/topstories/ramsey/031312_Dying_Rutherford_man_throws_a_party_to_say_goodbye_.html
deutsey
(20,166 posts)Bonobo
(29,257 posts)Few are that lucky.
MrMickeysMom
(20,453 posts)What a wonderfully celebrated life, too, though I'm sorry for your loss.
malaise
(269,157 posts)A real send off indeed
southernyankeebelle
(11,304 posts)My brother died of lung cancer and never smoked either. He was only 39 yrs old. To this day I miss him so much.
Gman
(24,780 posts)There were over 400 people at his.
RevStPatrick
(2,208 posts)He beat me to it by 30 or 40 years, but that's totally what I plan to do.
Have a big party, give away all my stuff, and then take the "Black Capsule" and fade into oblivion!
I'm actually, kinda looking forward to it...
hobbit709
(41,694 posts)We had the same kind of party. He got sing some of his favorite songs from plays he had been in with some of the other cast members. we had agood party, He even got a proclamation from the mayor saying that it was Frank Delvy Day.
He died about 2 weeks later.
FailureToCommunicate
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(14,915 posts)Locking, but please repost this in that forum.
Take Care,
Joe
Ruby the Liberal
(26,219 posts)and my condolences on your loss. Sounds like he was a fabulous guy and mentor.
Initech
(100,102 posts)Although if I had a similar party I'd picture it being more like something out of the recent flick "Project X".
MineralMan
(146,329 posts)I wanted to to pop back up to the top of the thread list, so more people could enjoy this heartwarming story.
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)William769
(55,147 posts)A great loss.
Lone_Star_Dem
(28,158 posts)Or so it sounded like in the article. It's not often you read of the death of a good person with a smile on your face, yet that's what I just did. What a way to go.
Thank you for sharing this amazing story.