Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Environment & Energy

DCKit

(18,541 posts)

2. Late last summer I met a guy who suffered for years from mesotheleoma.

Reply to McCamy Taylor (Original post)

Tue Dec 20, 2011, 07:31 AM

Dec 2011

He died Thanksgiving weekend.

I thought he was the grandfather of the kid he was working with. Turns out he was the father, and a year younger (47) than I am.

In his youth, he was a welder in the shipyards at Norfolk, VA.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

2 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Without Your Consent: The Ongoing Nightmare of Bush Environmental Policy [View all] McCamy Taylor Dec 2011 OP

Shit, this reads like something from the '50s Dead_Parrot Dec 2011 #1

Late last summer I met a guy who suffered for years from mesotheleoma. DCKit Dec 2011 #2