Passing of a PH

scubamyk · Post by **scubamyk** » June 21, 2006 8:03 pm

A great parrothead (in my eyes) has just passed.

My great aunt, finally gave up and let cancer get the best of her.
Bobbie "Sissie" Warnock was 86 years young. Just over a month ago she was diagnosed with cancer in her liver, kidneys, lungs and brain. When I went to visit her in the hospital three weeks ago, I told her I had brought some of her favorite chocolate only because I couldn't fit a margarita in my pants pockets.
Her reply, "You should have carried a purse instead".

I blame her for many of my bad habits and my love of the San Fracisco Giants. She liked music from Eddie Arnold, Buddy Holly and Jimmy Buffett.
I have a long list of things she has done in her life. All are far fetched, unbelieveable, irresponsible and quite humorous, and all are true.

From hitchhiking to California from Oklahoma when she was 18 in order to serve her husband divorce papers while he was on leave from the Navy, to dancing the "Funky Chicken" on a table top during a booze cruise in Hawaii on her seventieth birthday, she lived life like a party.

She will be missed but never forgotten.

Thanks for listening.

z-man · Post by **z-man** » June 21, 2006 8:06 pm

Sail on Aunt Sissie, it sounds like it was a life well lived!

Brown Eyed Girl · Post by **Brown Eyed Girl** » June 21, 2006 8:06 pm

Sail on Sissie...it sounds like you had a lovely cruise. I bet you're dancing the Funky Chicken in Heaven right about now.

(((((Scubymyk))))) My sincere condolences to you and your family on the loss of this great lady. Keep making her proud of you.

dawgfan · Post by **dawgfan** » June 21, 2006 8:08 pm

Sail on Bobbie "Sissie" Warnock

East Texas Parrothead · Post by **East Texas Parrothead** » June 21, 2006 8:09 pm

Sail on, great lady. She sounds just wonderful!

CUparrot · Post by **CUparrot** » June 21, 2006 8:10 pm

Sail on, Aunt Sissie. Sounds like she was a great lady to know.

Much phin power to you and your family after this loss.

tikitatas · Post by **tikitatas** » June 21, 2006 8:15 pm

Sail on, wonderful spirit . . .

Deep sympathy, scubamyk.

springparrot · Post by **springparrot** » June 21, 2006 8:17 pm

Sail on, Sissie.......

flyboy55 · Post by **flyboy55** » June 21, 2006 8:21 pm

These are the folks who teach us how to live . . .

sorry for your loss scubamyk.

sail on Aunt Sissie.

ParrotHeadDeb · Post by **ParrotHeadDeb** » June 21, 2006 8:24 pm

Sail on Aunt Sissie

A woman who lived life to the fullest! Wish I had an aunt like that!

Condolences to you & your family scubamyk...

pbans · Post by **pbans** » June 21, 2006 8:27 pm

scubamyk wrote:My great aunt, finally gave up and let cancer get the best of her.

Ah, no she didn't.....she just chose a different road....one without cancer.
Heaven has a new star tonight.....

Sail On, Sissie!

parrottheadbaby · Post by **parrottheadbaby** » June 21, 2006 8:33 pm

"Aunt Sissie" sounds like a wonderful lady and parrotthead...seems like she "lived her life like a song"
Sail on Aunt Sissie

((((Sissies family))))
~~~^~~~~~
sending phin power your way...

parrotsgirl · Post by **parrotsgirl** » June 21, 2006 9:01 pm

Sail on Sissie....

and sorry for your loss....but think of all those great memories she left you with

Dally · Post by **Dally** » June 21, 2006 9:06 pm

Sail on Sissy........

My condolences to you and your family

parrot1 · Post by **parrot1** » June 21, 2006 9:10 pm

Sorry for your loss.

big hat carmen · Post by **big hat carmen** » June 21, 2006 9:33 pm

Your loss is heaven's gain. Sail on Sissy

scubamyk · Post by **scubamyk** » June 21, 2006 9:39 pm

Thank you all for your concern and cares.
She was a wonderful lady. A real spitfire.
This is not the first loss to cancer we have faced. Her brother, my grandfather, died the same way. His time dragged on for almost a year, her's was quicker and therefore less painful, but still a blow to us all.
She kept saying she was not in pain and the doctors said that was due to the cancer blocking the "pain sensors" in her head.
She went quietly at home in her bed with her niece and sister-in-law beside her. She had no children of her own, but instead claimed all of her grand nephews and nieces and great-grandnephews and nieces as her own.
One day I'll put her stories on paper and you will all have a chance to read the "life and times" of a wild, fun, crazy woman who shaped three generations of our family.

Thank you again to all of you.

Post by **SMLCHNG** » June 21, 2006 9:44 pm

My condolences to you and your family, scubamyk.

Sail on Aunt Sissie - you sound like you had a grand life.

bravedave · Post by **bravedave** » June 21, 2006 9:44 pm

Sail on, Aunty Sissie.

You are a good friend that I look forward to meeting for the first time.

sunseeker · Post by **sunseeker** » June 21, 2006 9:44 pm

sail on Sissie....sail on

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