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Here I would love to share with you our travels and adventures as international mushroom consultants. MEMOIRS about husband Pieter Vedder, who was a SCIENTIFIC PIONEER in Mushroom Cultivation Education. His practical handbook is in 9 languages and is called the MUSHROOM BIBLE: https://mariettesbacktobasics.blogspot.com/2020/08/modern-mushroom-growing-2020-harvesting.html

Friday, December 11, 2020

Uncle Bo Whaley's 15th Birthday in Heaven

 


A young and handsome Uncle Bo Whaley, when he was in the army...

From 1954 till 1974 he worked as an F.B.I. Agent and lived all over the U.S.A.

He later became a columnist and writer and published a lot of books, we do have 11 of them!

Several with a personal message...


On October 7, 1988 shortly before we moved to Pennsylvania, Uncle Bo came to dinner at our home, as a farewell and he gave us the special Friendship Poem

Related link to other posts that I wrote:

{FRIENDSHIP by Elizabeth Barrett Browning}

18 comments:

  1. Hello Mariette, It's nice that you remember and are commemorating Bo Whaley. It looks like his time here was put to good use!
    --Jim

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    1. Dearest Jim,
      Thank you and so often we miss Uncle Bo. He could 'read' a person like no other and his writing was excellent too! Miss his advice...
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  2. What a nice tribute to a life well lived. I feel sure you treasure having those books..
    I should have known that you have no trouble staying busy. Hopefully 2021 will be a better year for all of us.

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    1. Dearest Janey,
      Yes, we sure do and feel proud and humbled for having met him.
      We never get bored indeed... wish only we had more time!
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  3. How lovely to have his books! My goodness, he WAS handsome, wasn't he? And he would have needed to read people well, having been in the FBI. Goodness! I have interesting family members, some more so than others (ha!), but as far as I know, no one quite that interesting!

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    1. Dearest Kim,
      Yes, those books are treasures and also reveal so well who he was, his way of thinking and handling people. He sure was handsome! For a good FBI agent it no doubt served him well, being able to read people. He could see through things easily.
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  4. Se ve bien parecido y el poema es precioso. No te ha podido dejar mejor regalo que ese poema, en el que vuelca sus sentimientos.

    Besos

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    1. Querida Antónia,
      Sí, muy bien redactado, atesoramos eso mientras vivamos. Tiene un significado tan especial para los dos.
      Abrazos,
      Mariette

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    1. Dearest Jo-Anne,
      That he was indeed and. he left his books that reveal his lovely character behind...
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  6. May he rest in Peace.

    Thank you Mariette. This is a lovely tribute. Your uncle is proud of you.

    God bless you and your whole family. You're a good friend.

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    1. Dearest Victor,
      Thank you and guess, during those 15 years he's been helping me 'write'... Souls never die and we remain close forever and also can support one another.
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  7. That’s a great photo of uncle Bo Whaley. He was very handsome indeed. And a sweet photo of him and you together. It’s so special he gifted you with friendship poem. Happy birthday in heaven to him :-)

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    1. Dearest Tamago,
      His daughter had this photo of him that I'd never seen before. Neither had she seen the photo of Uncle Bo with me... May all of us be remembered equally, fifteen years after passing!
      The poem is very special indeed and remains a treasure to us.
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  8. Uncle Bob sounds like a special person Mariette, I'm sure you think about him often ✨

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    1. Dearest Grace,
      Yes, he sure was a very special person and a good man.
      May all of us be thought of one day after we've passed on...
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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