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April 15th 1942- July 21st 2006
April 15th 1942- July 21st 2006
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April 15th 1942- July 21st 2006
April 15th 1942- July 21st 2006
Gene was a friend to
many and probably one of the most respected men that
attended the genealogy chat in the Family Treehouse on AOL
,on a regular basis. Gene was a man of few
words, but when he said something it usually was a gem!
Something either to laugh at or to set you
thinking. Gene never spoke often
of his service to his country other then a quip now and
again abou t gunmetal gray and having to paint a few
times. I will stand
today and thank him for that service to his
country. So as not to seem as
if I am babbling, something Gene hated :) and heaven forbid
I should get sappy! I will share
with you somethings I think Gene would
appreciate. This widow had a
grown-up daughter This made my dad my
son-in-law To complicate the
matters worse, My little baby then
became For if he was my
uncle, Father's wife then had
a son, My wife is now my
mother's mother If my wife is my
grandmother, For now I have
become
Clifton E. "Gene"
Whitley Apr. 1942- July 21,
2006 Clifton E. Whitley 64, of
Bloomington died Friday at his residence. You can make memorial donations to
the American Cancer Society. It never occurred to
you to be offended by the phrase, "One nation, under God
... "
Gene and Family
2006
CW :o) you will be greatly
missed.To his family my heart and deepest sympathies go out to you in
your time of loss. May God Bless and keep you now and
always.
when I was twenty three,
I got married to a widow who
was pretty as could be.
Who had hair of red.
My father fell in love with her,
And soon the two were wed.
And changed my very life.
My daughter was my mother,
For she was my father's wife.
Although it brought me joy,
I soon became the father
Of a bouncing baby boy.
A brother-in-law to dad.
And so became my uncle,
Though it made me very sad.
Then that also made him brother
To the widow's grown-up daughter
Who, of course, was my step-mother.
Who kept them on the run
And he became my grandson,
For he was my daughter's son.
And it makes me blue.
Because, although she is my wife,
She's my grandmother too.
Then I am her grandchild.
And every time I think of it,
It simply drives me wild.
The strangest case you ever saw.
As the husband of my grandmother,I
am my own grandpa!
Survivors include his wife, Brenda K. Whitley; two daughters
Elizabeth Whitley Martin and Michelle Whitley both of
Ellettsville; one son,
Nathan Whitley of Bloomington; two brothers; Mike Rudolph of
Brownstown and Skip Whitley of Washington State; one sister,
Sheila Whitley of California; and four grandchildren: Amanda
and Jourdan
Martin and Symon and Reis Scaggs.
You might be a
redneck if. . ..
You've never protested about seeing the Ten Commandments
posted in public places.
You still say "Christmas" instead of "Winter Festival."
You bow your head when someone prays.
You stand and place your hand over your heart when they play
the National Anthem.
You treat American
Veterans with great respect, and always have.
You've never burned an American flag.
You know what you believe and you aren't afraid to say so,
no matter who is listening.
You respect your elders and expect your kids to do the same.
You'd give your last dollar to a friend.
^^^6^^^
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