A quick, non-word post.
Fr. Eugene Middendorf, mentioned in the post Homily has died today. He was 88 years old.
He was a great man, and a big part of my childhood. He was kind of a nut, but I think that's what made him great with us grade school kids. We like it when grown ups behave like us.
Fr. Eugene was in a rest home for the last few years of his life. It always pains me to think about how we can get so old that we can't take care of ourselves anymore, and Fr. Eugene had no family to take care of him. I don't really want to think about what his last few years on this earth were like. He wasn't in good shape when I saw him last, about 8 years ago.
I just hope that wherever he is now, he's happy.
2 comments:
I know exactly where he is. He's in heaven. My wife and I knew Fr. Gene in the late 70s when he spent time as our Assostant Pastor in Winter Park, FL. He was the most humble man I ever knew.
Fr. Gene, pray for us.
I know exactly where he is. He's in heaven. My wife and I knew Fr. Gene in the late 70s when he spent time as our Assostant Pastor in Winter Park, FL. He was the most humble man I ever knew.
Fr. Gene, pray for us.
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