My mother-in-law, Ellie and Bill
Tracy's step-father and the Grandpa to my children, passed away last night. Bill was a wonderful man, kind and caring, intelligent and witty, and a wonderful step-dad to Tracy, his siblings, and all the grandchildren. He will be sorely missed. He'd been in the hospital and rehab since the end of August, and as time went on it became abundantly clear to him that he was not going to recover enough to live an independent life. He was 91, and five days ago decided that he had had enough. He was able to say his good-byes to his daughters, all of us, and especially to Ellie. Please keep her (and us) in your prayers. Although she supported his decision to stop treatment, it is a devastaing loss to her. Given the awful fire in January where she lost her home and nearly all her possessions, this has been one year of terrible loss.
