Virginia Reeves

[AaronG]

Obviously a very lucky lady who had a son willing to visit so often over the past few months. Our prayers are with you and your family.

Aaron

[donaziza]

Mother's are precious,

All my prayers to you Doug.

Don

[crabandy]

Sorry to hear this, my condolences. I really enjoyed the stories you shared about your mom on VAF, sounded like quite a lady.

[Red Voodoo]

I've seen various versions of the following, attributed to different people, so I'll just pass it along without crediting the original author, with apologies. I found it comforting when I lost my parents:

I am standing upon the seashore.
A ship at my side spreads her white
sails to the morning breeze and starts
for the blue ocean.

She is an object of beauty and strength.
I stand and watch her until at length
she hangs like a speck of white cloud
just where the sea and sky come
to mingle with each other.

Then, someone at my side says;
"There, she is gone!"

"Gone where?"
Gone from my sight. That is all.
She is just as large in mast and hull
and spar as she was when she left my side
and she is just as able to bear her
load of living freight to her destined port.
Her diminished size is in me, not in her.

And just at the moment when someone
at my side says, "There, she is gone!"
There are other eyes watching her coming,
and other voices ready to take up the glad shout;
"Here she comes!"
And that is dying.

[flightlogic]

Very very sorry Doug... you should have had more time. Glad for the trips you did make. Prayers....

[Dorf]

Very sorry for your loss, Doug.

It is a wonderful thing that you, via the airplane that you built, were able to visit with your Mom so many times in the last few weeks. I am sure that it brought great comfort to her.

Tom

[GLPalinkas]

Doug, condolences from the Palinkas family. Stay strong for Audrey and Tate.
As always, your VAF family is here for you.

[TrueAirSpeed]

Thoughts are with you in this time of mourning.

[rscooter]

With a sadden heart my condolences to you and you family best of luck and hang in there. It's interesting how this affects so many and how widespread the love is from everyone. Thank you to all that have keep me going on my continued battle to finish my plane.
Scott Detton
8A
Received Airworthy Cert 8-28-14

[Terry Lutz]

Sorry to hear this news, Doug. I hope there was time for kisses and goodbyes. Rest assured that she raised some fine children, and that they in turn are sending her fine grandchildren into the future.