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re: How long do you wait to take dead people off your contacts?

Posted on 2/28/15 at 4:19 pm to
Posted by SuperSaint
Sorting Out OT BS Since '2007'
Member since Sep 2007
140462 posts
Posted on 2/28/15 at 4:19 pm to
quote:

May never get another phone just to keep son's texts on first page.

Wow....... sending good vibes your way hommie I can only imagine
Posted by SuperSaint
Sorting Out OT BS Since '2007'
Member since Sep 2007
140462 posts
Posted on 2/28/15 at 4:23 pm to
quote:

I knew what you meant and didn't mean to get,this deep so early in the day but had a few brews watching LSU-OLE Miss. Haven't had any phone contacts die except my son 12-2-13 . He posted here. Warmed my heart to see other TD poster friends of his say they would never delete his # from their phones.
What was his screen name? If you don't mind sharing at least... I'm curious if it was one of my TD buddies?
Posted by rantfan
new iberia la
Member since Nov 2012
14110 posts
Posted on 2/28/15 at 4:23 pm to
I know your pain. Stay strong !
Posted by crimsonsaint
Member since Nov 2009
37250 posts
Posted on 2/28/15 at 4:26 pm to
Thankfully I haven't encountered that problem yet.
Posted by JSM
Member since May 2013
647 posts
Posted on 2/28/15 at 4:26 pm to
El Josey Wales.
Posted by LSUSoulja08
Member since Oct 2007
16969 posts
Posted on 2/28/15 at 4:29 pm to
I still haven't deleted my friend Jame's (WarhawkTiger6) from my phone. Just can't bring myself to do it
Posted by 4LSU2
Member since Dec 2009
37343 posts
Posted on 2/28/15 at 4:31 pm to
I will never delete Josey's contact info or texts. I revisit those texts once a week or so.

Posted by tigburls
Member since Feb 2010
543 posts
Posted on 2/28/15 at 4:35 pm to
I am an avid outdoor board lurker. Your son's story and the friends and family that came together is touching and heartbreaking. I got emotional even though I never knew him.

No better time to get deep than after a few beers and an LSU win.

Posted by JSM
Member since May 2013
647 posts
Posted on 2/28/15 at 4:37 pm to
Posted by Simpkjo
West Monroe
Member since Jun 2007
2912 posts
Posted on 2/28/15 at 4:39 pm to
My mother is still on my contact list and she has been gone since 2010. Can't make myself delete it.
Posted by sassyLSU
Lake Charles, La.
Member since May 2011
2080 posts
Posted on 2/28/15 at 4:40 pm to
the next day.

its not like you killed him by deleting his name.

it keeps you from having to remember the death every single day.

move along. Everyone dies.

If you want to make use of the incident of his dying - remember, your life is ON LOAN from God, and your every breath is a gift from God.

This post was edited on 2/28/15 at 4:41 pm
Posted by Ole Geauxt
KnowLa.
Member since Dec 2007
50880 posts
Posted on 2/28/15 at 4:43 pm to
i have several, a few from here, including josey.
they're staying with me..
Posted by JSM
Member since May 2013
647 posts
Posted on 2/28/15 at 4:46 pm to
Read texts often first few months. Too sad now but want them there when ready to go back.
Posted by Jim Rockford
Member since May 2011
98203 posts
Posted on 2/28/15 at 4:49 pm to
Lots of sad threads in the past few days. I guess I'm partly responsible too, because I started one.
Posted by Jim Rockford
Member since May 2011
98203 posts
Posted on 2/28/15 at 5:08 pm to
Apparently it's a thing to leave someone's social media account up for friends/family to post on it on anniversaries, etc. Kind of weird, but whatever helps them cope.

Worse is there's always somebody out of the loop who says "happy birthday, let's get together," or "looking good!" on a thread where everybody else is posting remembrances.
Posted by Kracka
Lafayette, Louisiana
Member since Aug 2004
40815 posts
Posted on 2/28/15 at 5:12 pm to
It took me a couple of years before I took my brothers name out of my contact list. I felt bad every time I tried to do it prior to actually doing it. In my mind, removing it was saying that he was dead and was never coming back, which was something I didn't want to believe.

Side story, his nephew used his phone for a couple years after he died, and one day out of the blue my phone rang with my brothers name showing up on my screen, I damn near had a heart attack, I lost it and had to compose myself before answering once I realized it was my nephew calling.
Posted by Paige
Vice President of the OT
Member since Oct 2010
84748 posts
Posted on 2/28/15 at 5:17 pm to
Aww so sorry for your loss

Mine are still in my contacts or still my fb friend even though it's been years. They always survive the purge
Posted by TIGRLEE
Northeast Louisiana
Member since Nov 2009
31493 posts
Posted on 2/28/15 at 5:17 pm to
I have 4 .
Never will delete them.
Posted by Paige
Vice President of the OT
Member since Oct 2010
84748 posts
Posted on 2/28/15 at 5:21 pm to
Please stop posting this
quote:

If you want to make use of the incident of his dying - remember, your life is ON LOAN from God, and your every breath is a gift from God.


This is the second time it's annoyed me today

And "next day...move along. everyone dies." is really crass
Posted by JSM
Member since May 2013
647 posts
Posted on 2/28/15 at 5:30 pm to
Few days after Josey died his 6 year old daughter who knew how to text picked up his phone and texted her mom " I love you" . Shook her to core till figured out source.
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