My dad had a fabulous voice, and loved to sing and listen to Russian folk songs (Reply #21)

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Fri Nov 16, 2018, 04:03 PM

JudyM (25,682 posts)

21. My dad had a fabulous voice, and loved to sing and listen to Russian folk songs

I put Natanya Davrath on heavy rotation during his last months earlier this year. He was close to 97. He and Mom and I lay on his hospital bed singing together on his last night with us.

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22 replies	Author	Time	Post
My 4 amazing 80-something friends became my 4 amazing 90-something friends. Now there is one left [View all]	DFW	Nov 2018	OP
You've had some marvelous friends... I bet they passed on their strength and longevity to you...	hlthe2b	Nov 2018	#1
You're right, I do treasure the memories	DFW	Nov 2018	#2
Ah, my dear DFW, I feel your loss keenly.	CaliforniaPeggy	Nov 2018	#3
Well you certainly DID get carried away! LOL!!	DFW	Nov 2018	#5
Thank you for sharing your perspective and story of your friendships...	Moostache	Nov 2018	#4
When I saw the news about Stan Lee I thought of you.	panader0	Nov 2018	#6
The problem is that they're all just as mortal as the rest of us.	DFW	Nov 2018	#7
How Mr. Lieber became Stan Lee	Lionel Mandrake	Nov 2018	#8
What qualified as "slumming" changed even more.	DFW	Nov 2018	#9
I wouldn't dare to speculate on that. nt	Lionel Mandrake	Nov 2018	#10
No sane person would, these days.	DFW	Nov 2018	#11
So very interesting, your friends IRL have enriched us all	bigbrother05	Nov 2018	#12
Except for Helen Thomas, whom I had known since my age was in single digits	DFW	Nov 2018	#13
The Great Equalizer...remembers all of us equally	pbmus	Nov 2018	#14
Truer words were never spoken	DFW	Nov 2018	#15
You already made a small difference in my life!	steve2470	Nov 2018	#16
Thanks, Steve!	DFW	Nov 2018	#17
No apologies needed, DFW... we know how tough it is to lose friends	ailsagirl	Nov 2018	#18
My dad loved to listen to his Theo Bikel album, an early memory for me.	JudyM	Nov 2018	#19
I miss Theo, too	DFW	Nov 2018	#20
My dad had a fabulous voice, and loved to sing and listen to Russian folk songs	JudyM	Nov 2018	#21
Many old cultures have a wealth of wonderful old folk songs	DFW	Nov 2018	#22

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