The 'Rest in Peace John Horton, your family and friends honor you!' breakroom.
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The 'Rest in Peace John Horton, your family and friends honor you!' breakroom.
This weeks breakroom is dedicated to the memory and legacy of John Horton, Grandfather and mentor to our friend Matt. (Red3quarter)
Matt, your friends here at DTR would like you to continue this thread any way you see fit. If you want to share, we're here to listen or laugh, what ever you chose. We respect and appreciate your Grandfather's contributions to our world and to making you the individual you are. You have family here as well as at home. I'd also like you to know that someone else brought this idea to our attention, one of your friends here. We all endorse the gesture and share the sincerity he felt by suggesting it.
Matt, your friends here at DTR would like you to continue this thread any way you see fit. If you want to share, we're here to listen or laugh, what ever you chose. We respect and appreciate your Grandfather's contributions to our world and to making you the individual you are. You have family here as well as at home. I'd also like you to know that someone else brought this idea to our attention, one of your friends here. We all endorse the gesture and share the sincerity he felt by suggesting it.
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Matt
All I can say is always remember the great times that yall shared together. They will always remain fresh in your mind for many years to come.
We are all here if you need.
All I can say is always remember the great times that yall shared together. They will always remain fresh in your mind for many years to come.
We are all here if you need.
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Good job, Rick.
A lot of us got together and decided to do this for Matt, he is a good friend to us, and his family's memory is very important to us.
Thanks to Chaikwa for coming up with the idea.
Currently drinking a beer and enjoying some company.
A lot of us got together and decided to do this for Matt, he is a good friend to us, and his family's memory is very important to us.
Thanks to Chaikwa for coming up with the idea.
Currently drinking a beer and enjoying some company.
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I want to thank all of you for your prayers and thoughts for my family, grandpa, and I over the past few weeks. You're all good people and are like an extended family to me! I was surprised tonight when I saw the name of the breakroom! I don't have much to say now (I'm a little speechless) but I can say I am very grateful to have people like all of you as friends! I am going to let mom and my aunt know about this thread, they'll enjoy reading what's been said too!
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Evening everyone, the service went well today. Got to visit with some good people. It was pretty upbeat for the most part. The hardest part for mom and my aunt was when they displayed the flag and played Taps. I didn't shed a tear but I've been that way always, I just don't show my emotions like some do. It still hit me hard when taps played for him and when i saw my cousin salute during the playing of taps(he just got out of the navy). I kept thinking about the good times grandpa and I had together and the good stories he use to tell me. I am glad that he's now at peace and can finally rest.
If any of you ever pass though Santa Rosa Beach Florida, there is a place named after my grandpa off of US-98 and 393, it's the "John Horton Senior Center of South Walton County".
Here's the obituary that was written for him...
JOHN A. HORTON
La Porte, Indiana
Age 81, of La Porte, IN, formerly of Santa Rosa Beach, Florida and Merrillville, IN, passed away Saturday May 15, 2010. He is survived by two daughters: Ramona (Emilio) Diaz of La Porte, IN, Maureen (Walter) Kolodziej of Valparaiso, IN; four grandchildren: Alexis Chirila of Rolling Prairie, IN, Matthew (Sarah) Kolodziej of Valparaiso, IN, Geoff Kolodziej of Bloomington, Emily Kolodziej of Valparaiso, IN; great-grandson Remy; sister, Julia Erdei of West Chicago, IL and special friend, Shirley Wiese of Florida. Preceded in death by wife Eugenie; two brothers: George and Charles and sister, Mary Flanagan. Mr. Horton was a retired crane operator from U.S. Steel, Sheet and Tin Mill with 35 years of service. John also retired from the Merrillville Conservancy District in which he was instrumental in setting up the Merrillville sewer systems. John was a graduate of Lew Wallace High School, Class of 1946. He was a U.S. Army veteran, a member of Local # 1066, J.R.O.T.C. American Legion Post #430, VFW #1563, Romanian Lodge # 148, and the Merri-Glen Kiwanis Club. He retired to Florida in 1991 and became actively involved with the South Walton County Council on Aging, which recently honored him by re-naming one of their senior centers "The John Horton Senior Center of South Walton County". Family and Friends may call Pruzin Brothers Funeral Service (6360 Broadway Merrillville, IN) on Saturday, May 22, 2010 for a gathering from 12 noon until 2:00 P.M. with a Memorial Service at 2:00 P.M. with Rev. Jerry Ulrich officiating. Memorials preferred to American Cancer Society . Family and friends may share an online condolence or memory at www.pruzinfuneralservice.com
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Evening everyone, the service went well today. Got to visit with some good people. It was pretty upbeat for the most part. The hardest part for mom and my aunt was when they displayed the flag and played Taps. I didn't shed a tear but I've been that way always, I just don't show my emotions like some do. It still hit me hard when taps played for him and when i saw my cousin salute during the playing of taps(he just got out of the navy). I kept thinking about the good times grandpa and I had together and the good stories he use to tell me. I am glad that he's now at peace and can finally rest.
If any of you ever pass though Santa Rosa Beach Florida, there is a place named after my grandpa off of US-98 and 393, it's the "John Horton Senior Center of South Walton County".
Here's the obituary that was written for him...
JOHN A. HORTON
La Porte, Indiana
Age 81, of La Porte, IN, formerly of Santa Rosa Beach, Florida and Merrillville, IN, passed away Saturday May 15, 2010. He is survived by two daughters: Ramona (Emilio) Diaz of La Porte, IN, Maureen (Walter) Kolodziej of Valparaiso, IN; four grandchildren: Alexis Chirila of Rolling Prairie, IN, Matthew (Sarah) Kolodziej of Valparaiso, IN, Geoff Kolodziej of Bloomington, Emily Kolodziej of Valparaiso, IN; great-grandson Remy; sister, Julia Erdei of West Chicago, IL and special friend, Shirley Wiese of Florida. Preceded in death by wife Eugenie; two brothers: George and Charles and sister, Mary Flanagan. Mr. Horton was a retired crane operator from U.S. Steel, Sheet and Tin Mill with 35 years of service. John also retired from the Merrillville Conservancy District in which he was instrumental in setting up the Merrillville sewer systems. John was a graduate of Lew Wallace High School, Class of 1946. He was a U.S. Army veteran, a member of Local # 1066, J.R.O.T.C. American Legion Post #430, VFW #1563, Romanian Lodge # 148, and the Merri-Glen Kiwanis Club. He retired to Florida in 1991 and became actively involved with the South Walton County Council on Aging, which recently honored him by re-naming one of their senior centers "The John Horton Senior Center of South Walton County". Family and Friends may call Pruzin Brothers Funeral Service (6360 Broadway Merrillville, IN) on Saturday, May 22, 2010 for a gathering from 12 noon until 2:00 P.M. with a Memorial Service at 2:00 P.M. with Rev. Jerry Ulrich officiating. Memorials preferred to American Cancer Society . Family and friends may share an online condolence or memory at www.pruzinfuneralservice.com
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Morning Yall
Matt, I would have been proud to know your grandpa, sound like he had a full life with accomplishments most can only dream of.
Im packing up a few things, cutting the grass, then its back to northeast Texas.
Matt, I would have been proud to know your grandpa, sound like he had a full life with accomplishments most can only dream of.
Im packing up a few things, cutting the grass, then its back to northeast Texas.
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Great thread title to a great man, nice job Rick!
Morning all.
Today is Sunday, May 23rd.
On this day in 1618 - The Thirty Years War began when three opponents of the Reformation were thrown through a window.
1785 - Benjamin Franklin wrote in a letter that he had invented bifocals.
1788 - South Carolina became the eighth state to ratify U.S. Constitution.
1827 - The first nursery school in the U.S. was established in New York City.
1873 - Canada's North West Mounted Police force was established. The organization's name was changed to Royal Canadian Mounted Police in 1920.
1879 - The first U.S. veterinary school was established by Iowa State University.
1900 - Civil War hero Sgt. William H. Carney became the first African American to receive the Medal of Honor, 37 years after the Battle of Fort Wagner.
1901 - American forces captured Filipino rebel leader Emilio Aguinaldo.
1908 - Part of the Great White Fleet arrived in Puget Sound, WA.
1915 - During World War I, Italy joined the Allies as they declared war on Austria-Hungary.
1922 - "Daylight Saving Time" was debated in the first debate ever to be heard on radio in Washington, DC.
1934 - In Bienville Parish, LA, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were ambushed and killed by Texas Rangers. The bank robbers were riding in a stolen Ford Deluxe.
1937 - Industrialist John D. Rockefeller died.
1945 - In Luneburg Germany, Heinrich Himmler, the head of the **** Gestapo, committed suicide while imprisoned by the Allied forces.
1960 - Israel announced the capture of **** Adolf Eichmann in Argentina.
1985 - Thomas Patrick Cavanagh was sentenced to life in prison for trying to sell Stealth bomber secrets to the Soviet Union.
1995 - The Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City was demolished.
Morning all.
Today is Sunday, May 23rd.
On this day in 1618 - The Thirty Years War began when three opponents of the Reformation were thrown through a window.
1785 - Benjamin Franklin wrote in a letter that he had invented bifocals.
1788 - South Carolina became the eighth state to ratify U.S. Constitution.
1827 - The first nursery school in the U.S. was established in New York City.
1873 - Canada's North West Mounted Police force was established. The organization's name was changed to Royal Canadian Mounted Police in 1920.
1879 - The first U.S. veterinary school was established by Iowa State University.
1900 - Civil War hero Sgt. William H. Carney became the first African American to receive the Medal of Honor, 37 years after the Battle of Fort Wagner.
1901 - American forces captured Filipino rebel leader Emilio Aguinaldo.
1908 - Part of the Great White Fleet arrived in Puget Sound, WA.
1915 - During World War I, Italy joined the Allies as they declared war on Austria-Hungary.
1922 - "Daylight Saving Time" was debated in the first debate ever to be heard on radio in Washington, DC.
1934 - In Bienville Parish, LA, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were ambushed and killed by Texas Rangers. The bank robbers were riding in a stolen Ford Deluxe.
1937 - Industrialist John D. Rockefeller died.
1945 - In Luneburg Germany, Heinrich Himmler, the head of the **** Gestapo, committed suicide while imprisoned by the Allied forces.
1960 - Israel announced the capture of **** Adolf Eichmann in Argentina.
1985 - Thomas Patrick Cavanagh was sentenced to life in prison for trying to sell Stealth bomber secrets to the Soviet Union.
1995 - The Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City was demolished.
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Great job on the breakroom Rick and great idea to the ones involved.. Wish I could have stayed up lone enough to be a part of it. Matt, losing a grandpa is one of the harder things I've been through. Not many days go by that I don't think of both of them. My sincere condolences to you and your family.
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Very very good man /good generation we have lost! Hope the smiles replace the sadness too soon....all the Comfort to you and yours Matt.
Nice job! pretty good for a bunch of shmoes here on DTR! chaikwa is the one who passes around the cards to sign for co workers, right? good on ya! you really should get paid for your good ideas now...not the truck paint jobs (LOL) just kidding.
son is moving, hubby is double teamed for any mechanical work today. borrowed neighbor's hot rod half ton dodge-sa- weet! (before they had hemis....) to pull the enclosed trailer.
in for a coffee and back to supervising.....
left the hazelnut in the pot and whipped up some blueberry muffins and fruit for you guys on the road...BE SAFE!!!
Nice job! pretty good for a bunch of shmoes here on DTR! chaikwa is the one who passes around the cards to sign for co workers, right? good on ya! you really should get paid for your good ideas now...not the truck paint jobs (LOL) just kidding.
son is moving, hubby is double teamed for any mechanical work today. borrowed neighbor's hot rod half ton dodge-sa- weet! (before they had hemis....) to pull the enclosed trailer.
in for a coffee and back to supervising.....
left the hazelnut in the pot and whipped up some blueberry muffins and fruit for you guys on the road...BE SAFE!!!
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Matt, glad things went well. You as with a lot of us here have been lucky enough to have been Loved, taught and shared in the life of one of the world hero's from the greatest generation gone by. Your life and the lives of the people he touched made this Country a better place, now it's your turn to pay it forward. God bless pal.
Oh what a night at the homestead. What turned out to be a small bon fire with the wife and another couple turned into, "hey, I heard you were having a bon fire" mind if we come up.
Time to make a beer run.
Got a ton of stuff done yesterday so it wound up being the perfect way to end the day and start the new one. Think I pretty much demolished a case of Coors Light by myself. At least from the bottles I cleaned out of the yard.
Going to finish up some stuff then head out on the scooter for a few hours with the wife and some friends. I am really starting to like being an empty nester. WOOOOOHOOOOO.
Oh what a night at the homestead. What turned out to be a small bon fire with the wife and another couple turned into, "hey, I heard you were having a bon fire" mind if we come up.
Time to make a beer run.Got a ton of stuff done yesterday so it wound up being the perfect way to end the day and start the new one. Think I pretty much demolished a case of Coors Light by myself. At least from the bottles I cleaned out of the yard.
Going to finish up some stuff then head out on the scooter for a few hours with the wife and some friends. I am really starting to like being an empty nester. WOOOOOHOOOOO.