We have had a tripped planned with a bunch of friends to Las Vegas for presidents day weekend for quite a while!!!
With my grandpas health we had canceled our trip with not knowing what was going to happen or how soon anything was going to happen. I was scared that if we went he’d pass while we were gone and very much needed with family. ---After he passed we were going back and forth about whether or not to go. We knew I could no longer take any work off due to missing a few days for the services.
Wednesday night we went to Salt Lake City after work to hang out with a few of the people who had flown in for the trip. (it was cheaper to fly into SLC and ride down with a few that were driving, than to fly into Las Vegas)
oh and it made me ache to go even more.. on our 35 min drive home we talked… and what the hell we should just drive down Friday after work. We could be there before 10pm Vegas time! And drive home Monday afternoon.
I am SO GLAD we went, it was such a stress releaser. And we got to see our friends we hadn’t seen in almost a year. Friends from California, New Jersey, New York, Washington, South Dakota, Illinois… I feel like I’m missing some.
I was nice to hang out in the sun, going swimming , and walk the strip all hours of the night.
And I miss them all already!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Aching Heart.
Well I’ll go back a bit…
My amazing Grandfather had been in remission for his lung cancer.
(he did chemo months before and got through it all ( told you he’s amazing))
Christmas Day night he just wasn’t right so he was taking to the ER,
they did a CT scan and found many small tumors in his Brain.
He chose to go through radiation and fight!
he had gotten through chemo and would get through radiation too!!!
At a doctors appointment they had found that he lung cancer was back and had also spread into his lymphoids.
He finished his Radiation and had good days and bad.
we noticed an infection on his hear didn’t look too good and he was admitted to the hospital on a Sunday evening.
He has to go through a heavy round of antibiotics.
I few days later he was transferred into a rehab health center across from the hospital.
Things went downhill from there..
after a few days we fought to have him released so he could be in the comfort of his own home.
Hospice was called.
My loving husband was amazing and helped my grandfather and aunt immensely, he stayed by my grandfathers side all night long meeting his every need.
My Aunt, father, Husband, sister, her 3 children , and I spent Thursday night hang out at grandpas house talking about all of our memories. I am ever so grateful for that peaceful night.
Grandpa wasn’t looking to great and his breathing had changed quite a bit.
we knew the end was in sight, and we were thinking a week maybe two tops
He passed the next morning right before 8:00 am.
just FOUR days after coming home from the rehab nursing center.
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Eugene "Gene" Ruel Evans
(July 26, 1927 - February 3, 2012)
Eugene “Gene” Ruel Evans Eugene Ruel Evans was born July 26, 1927, in Lehi to Ruel and Beulah May (Bone) Evans and passed from this life on February 3, 2012, at his home in Provo after a courageous battle with cancer.
A 1945 graduate of Lehi High School, Gene participated in many sports including football, basketball and tennis, and helped lead his team to the state championship football game his senior season. He attended the University of Utah where he played as a running back for the Utes and graduated with a pharmaceutical degree and worked several years in the area as a pharmacist. Later in life, Gene worked many years as an import specialist for D&L Supply until he retired a few weeks before his death.
He married his sweetheart, Marilynn Kirk Evans in Las Vegas on January 29, 1959.
Gene loved the outdoors and sports of all kinds, most especially football, hunting and golf. He was a proud founding member of Riverside Country Club in Provo where he enjoyed playing golf and the fellowship of others. He had many other hobbies and passions as well, including gardening and photography.
Gene had many friends and spent a lot of time doing quiet acts of service to others without ever seeking recognition or acknowledgment.
Gene was preceded in death by his wife Marilynn, his parents and his sister, Joan. He leaves behind his children Rick Evans of Provo, Terry (Randy) Gibson of Provo and Tahlequah, OK, and Dan Vance of Salt Lake City; brothers Mike (Diane) Evans of Helena, MT, and Morgan (Charlyn) Evans of Salt Lake City; sister Colleen Abate of Syracuse, six grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, and a host of nieces, nephews, friends and loved ones.
Memorial services will be held on Tuesday, February 7, at 11 am, 118 East Main, Lehi. Interment will follow in the Lehi Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will be Rick Evans, Dan Vance, Tyler Evans, Kenny Evans, Renzo Dessens, Noah Garrett, Randy Gibson and Shawn Arthur. Honorary pallbearers are Morgan Evans, Mike Evans, Wyatt Garrett, Bear Morgan Garrett and Treven Evans. Friends and family may call on Monday, February 6, from 6 – 8 pm at Wing Mortuary and one hour prior to services at the mortuary. Online guest book at wingmortuary.com.
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It all happened SO fast.
His services were better and more beautiful than anyone could have asked for.
He was and still is a very very loved man!!!
My amazing Grandfather had been in remission for his lung cancer.
(he did chemo months before and got through it all ( told you he’s amazing))
Christmas Day night he just wasn’t right so he was taking to the ER,
they did a CT scan and found many small tumors in his Brain.
He chose to go through radiation and fight!
he had gotten through chemo and would get through radiation too!!!
At a doctors appointment they had found that he lung cancer was back and had also spread into his lymphoids.
He finished his Radiation and had good days and bad.
we noticed an infection on his hear didn’t look too good and he was admitted to the hospital on a Sunday evening.
He has to go through a heavy round of antibiotics.
I few days later he was transferred into a rehab health center across from the hospital.
Things went downhill from there..
after a few days we fought to have him released so he could be in the comfort of his own home.
Hospice was called.
My loving husband was amazing and helped my grandfather and aunt immensely, he stayed by my grandfathers side all night long meeting his every need.
My Aunt, father, Husband, sister, her 3 children , and I spent Thursday night hang out at grandpas house talking about all of our memories. I am ever so grateful for that peaceful night.
Grandpa wasn’t looking to great and his breathing had changed quite a bit.
we knew the end was in sight, and we were thinking a week maybe two tops
He passed the next morning right before 8:00 am.
just FOUR days after coming home from the rehab nursing center.
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Eugene "Gene" Ruel Evans
(July 26, 1927 - February 3, 2012)
Eugene “Gene” Ruel Evans Eugene Ruel Evans was born July 26, 1927, in Lehi to Ruel and Beulah May (Bone) Evans and passed from this life on February 3, 2012, at his home in Provo after a courageous battle with cancer.
A 1945 graduate of Lehi High School, Gene participated in many sports including football, basketball and tennis, and helped lead his team to the state championship football game his senior season. He attended the University of Utah where he played as a running back for the Utes and graduated with a pharmaceutical degree and worked several years in the area as a pharmacist. Later in life, Gene worked many years as an import specialist for D&L Supply until he retired a few weeks before his death.
He married his sweetheart, Marilynn Kirk Evans in Las Vegas on January 29, 1959.
Gene loved the outdoors and sports of all kinds, most especially football, hunting and golf. He was a proud founding member of Riverside Country Club in Provo where he enjoyed playing golf and the fellowship of others. He had many other hobbies and passions as well, including gardening and photography.
Gene had many friends and spent a lot of time doing quiet acts of service to others without ever seeking recognition or acknowledgment.
Gene was preceded in death by his wife Marilynn, his parents and his sister, Joan. He leaves behind his children Rick Evans of Provo, Terry (Randy) Gibson of Provo and Tahlequah, OK, and Dan Vance of Salt Lake City; brothers Mike (Diane) Evans of Helena, MT, and Morgan (Charlyn) Evans of Salt Lake City; sister Colleen Abate of Syracuse, six grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, and a host of nieces, nephews, friends and loved ones.
Memorial services will be held on Tuesday, February 7, at 11 am, 118 East Main, Lehi. Interment will follow in the Lehi Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will be Rick Evans, Dan Vance, Tyler Evans, Kenny Evans, Renzo Dessens, Noah Garrett, Randy Gibson and Shawn Arthur. Honorary pallbearers are Morgan Evans, Mike Evans, Wyatt Garrett, Bear Morgan Garrett and Treven Evans. Friends and family may call on Monday, February 6, from 6 – 8 pm at Wing Mortuary and one hour prior to services at the mortuary. Online guest book at wingmortuary.com.
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It all happened SO fast.
His services were better and more beautiful than anyone could have asked for.
He was and still is a very very loved man!!!
Gah
I need to blog more!!!
I go through phases where I Blog a ton then I don't at all for awhile.
CHEERS , here's to trying to blog more!!!
I go through phases where I Blog a ton then I don't at all for awhile.
CHEERS , here's to trying to blog more!!!
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