In Memory of Nelson Baker

[David Mac]

Karen:

My God bless & comfort you and your family in this most difficult time.

David Mac

[Frank Blackstone]

Karen , I am sorry for your loss . You family's loss. For our loss ours. The stories we share are the glue that binds us to the common interst of wrenchin'. For too short of a time we get the blessing of being able to do the real thing. After we pass our spirit lives on in the memories of the people we have touched. Your father touched many of us and we are the better for it. Frank

[Billy Austin]

We shall miss you.

Billy Austin

[clay diggs]

I have certainly enjoyed your father's stories and messages.

He will be missed on the forum. Sorry for your and your mother's

loss.

Clay and Wanda Diggs

[John Reddie]

Karen,

My most sincere sympathy goes out to you and your family. I always enjoyed Nelson's posts and will surely miss them. He always spoke about the era that I grew up in. Take care and God Bless.

Sincerly

John Reddie

[JerryinTx]

I was saddened to read about your loss and offer my deepest condolences. Nelson was a kind and friendly gentleman and I enjoyed reading his messages over the years. You could tell how much he cared about his family. We will miss him.

Jerry

[Don Coatney]

Good morning Don.

I woke up this morning really missing my dad, so I thought I would take a look at the Forum. Daddy so loved the Forum. Thank you for your kind words posted on March 21 and those of others. It is nice to know that daddy hasn't been forgotten by those he cared so deeply about.

Today is my son's 14th birthday. Zac was very special to Daddy. How I wish Zac would hear his Papa say, "Zook, get a hair cut" today. Daddy always called him Zook and told he to get a hair cut. It was a game they shared over the years.

My mom seems to be doing okay. She kept herself busy making decisions and acting on them with regard to the properties. At first, mom was going to sell Bessy, but for now she has decided not to. She did sell all of the cattle, have the trees all cut down from the pasture and is having the fencing removed on the 15 acres of pasture. It is amazing how everyone responds dramatically different to the loss of a loved one.

A friend of mine wrote the following poem and it depicts very closely how I have responded to loosing my dad:

Broken

It's a struggle everyday.

It wears me out everyday.

It's relentless, the constant pain.

Leaves me questioning life.

What matters?

It's heartache that never goes away everyday.

Try so hard to move forward,

only to find my feet unable to move, stuck in glue.

It's so very hard everyday.

The hardest thing I've ever been through,

the death and loss of you.

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Don, once again, THANK YOU!!! You and the Forum touched my Dad so deeply and gave him friendships that, I believe, literally added years to his life. He was such a good man and I am so pleased to know that he touched so many people with his wisdom, humor, and love of his family and Bessy.

Best regards to you and please tell the guys hello from Nelson's family,

Karen

[Dennis Hemingway]

Don, Thank you for posting that.

Dennis

[Normspeed]

Ditto.

[PatS....]

I agree...thanks Don.

My grandfather died in '72 at the age of 84. I was only just 17, so I didn't get to know him as I now wish I had. He won first prize in a square dance competition at the Calgary Stampede just 6 weeks before he died. Great guy, and tough as nails.