Tungsten Memories: A turn in a post

So, today I had all intentions of posting pictures of Kai-son in his first snow....
Today has taken a turn, and I won't be writing about Kai-son...
Today Delaware was hit by a blizzard pretty much (pardon the coloring of the pictures.. I was passenger and it was a bumpy ride... some seem to have a blue haze... sorry

My husband and my Father-in-Law love to go to South Bowers (a place you hear often from me)....whenever storms hit... They like to assess the road conditions, make sure no one is stranded and needs help (Nate drives a good vehicle and has great driving skills)... they then will attempt to make it to the end of the road; the beach and look at the beach conditions

Well, today was no different... We called Bob (Nate's Dad... who is referred to as Pops by us and his nickname is Boo)... last night to make plans to head out today... We wake up... there's like 6 or 8 inches of snow.... no state of emergency called... so we went to Pops to shovel his driveway and see if he changed his mind about wanting to go with us... because he had said no last night...
We got there...

and Pops wasn't home... his wife said he had just run out... well, we shoveled the driveway... we met up with Nate's cousin Dominic and fiance Loretta and headed on out to see the damages...On our way home... we got the call... Pops was found in the marsh... an auto accident as a result of the storm... Pops had decided he didn't want to go 4 wheeling but he did decide he wanted to get out of the house and check on some friends He went, hung out for a bit and said he was going to head home...
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He didn't make it; his jeep got swept into a marsh by the current... he apparently made it out of the jeep but must not have realized how incredibly deep the water was.... it was chest deep and he went into instant shock... because of the cold........
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Nate lost his best friend and his Dad today....
Pops died at South Bowers, the place he and Nate loved the most.... With all the crosses you have been bearing this past year Pops... We pray that you have found peace... We already miss you terribly...

No, he didn't wear this EVER, well; except for this day ;) Nate and I got married on St. Patrick's day... it was supposed to be my hat.. all apart of the celebration.. He had a great sense of humor