Loss In My Family
~Town of Amherst man dies today in car crash
July 18, 2009
AMHERST - A 73-year-old man died this afternoon after the pick-up truck he was driving hit a tree, according to the Portage County Sheriff’s Department.
The town of Amherst man was driving northbound on Isaacson Road near Bestul Road when the truck drifted to the right and struck a tree shortly after 2 p.m., according to a news release.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene by the Portage County Coroner. Amherst EMS, Fire and Rescue and Portage County deputies responded to the scene.
The name of the man is not being released at this time.
The coroner is investigating the cause of death and the sheriff's department is investigating the crash.~
This little article was taken out of the Stevens Point Journal from Stevens Point, WI. It's where I grew up. The story is of my great-grandfather. My dad called me today and informed me of his passing. I'm in that place between shock and disbelief. I just don't want it to be true. I break down and cry for a while, then I sit and stare like I'm in a dream.
I have nothing but good memories about him. He was a farmer, and from the time we were little, we got to go out and help plant vegetables in the fields. We got to help milk the cows. Played with the chickens and turkeys. We even teased his mean ol' bull when we were brave enough. My great-grandmother, his wife, passed away almost 15 years ago of cancer. They were both such loving people. My great-grandma had the best green-house I'd ever seen. She had so many different kinds of pretty flowers. People came from miles away for the ones she grew. I remember when there were tornadoes one time we were visiting and we had to go to their cellar. Not a basement, a cellar. I remember meals at their house. They had several wood-burning stoves. Great-grandma was a talented artist. She painted and assembled little cherubs and sold them.
I will miss him so much....