Gates of Heaven
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1:09:03
he did it with his mannerisms,
his eyes, and reception.

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One of the things
that you noticed with him...

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was when we were sitting in a room,
he wouId position himseIf...

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and as each one of us spoke...
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the tone of their voices wouId
direct his attention to that person.

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And during the course of the conversation...
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if the conversation was pIeasant,
he wouId react to that...

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or if it was sharp, he wouId react to that.
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And he aIso had a sense as to what
the subject of the conversation was.

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In particuIar, at Christmas time...
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the discussion about gifts
to various members of the family.

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And there were certain things
that we knew he would like...

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as to doggy bones
and little chewy things that he had.

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We didn't conceive that he wouId
be aware of our conversation...

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but we were reIating to him,
because as I say...

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there was no one eIse he couId
taIk and reIate to except ourseIves.

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Christmas morning,
in fact, this was just before his death...

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we all came down to open our presents...
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they were all laid out in various
sections around the Christmas tree.

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And we would hand each one of us a gift...
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particuIarIy, my mother-in-Iaw,
her being the eIder of the famiIy...

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we'd bring her presents.
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He Iined himseIf up and couIdn't wait...
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and he went right to the direction
of where his packages were...

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and started unwrapping them,
right in there...

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they were not Iaid out in the open.
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And he unwrapped his presents
just Iike sharing with aII of us there.

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It's amazing that there are
so many different aspects of this.

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It's not just, you know,
an opening in the ground...

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somebody prefers a casket or not...
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and the ground is put back
into the opening. No.


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