My grandfather will be passing to the other side shortly...
Kenneth Gowman, 92 years old. WWII Vet, don't know where he served for sure, he never really talked about it.
I was able to take the family on a trip to MI about 2 months ago, and spent some time with him. He no longer knew me, alzheimers has taken quite a toll. I was able to get some nice pictures with him and the family.
I heard from my mother today that along with the pneumonia that he went into the hospital for yesterday, he has an infection in his blood, and his kidneys are shutting down. The decision has been made to treat him for pain only.
He is a father to 4, and a grandfather to 8, with 12 great-granchildren, and 2 on the way.
Last year, when my mother went to see him, she brought back his old Lufkin micrometer, from when he worked tool and die... Not much monetary value, but it will always mean the world to me.
I did notice that his old bring-back rifle is chambered in 6.5 Jap, so I'm pretty sure he served in the Pacific theater.
Thanks for listening to my ramblings, if you knew him, you knew a gentle, quiet man full of greatness.
He will surely be missed.
Brandon