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Marilyn (Mathews) Billone posted a condolence
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
I love you, Dad...always will...
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Marilyn (Mathews) Billone posted a condolence
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
What I wrote and read at wake (I am the middle child; Dad named me after Marilyn Monroe.):
• I'll always remember Dad working outside on our old '59-'64 Chevies…all neatly parked around the curve. Along with his overalls, sometimes he would wear a bathing cap so that his hair would not get greased by all the oil and engine muck…Embarrassing? Of course, at the time…But looking back, we all realized how much money he saved our household by doing most of our auto repairs all by himself.
• Whenever I was feeling anxious and upset, Dad would tell me, "Take five deep breaths." Words of wisdom from a loving father--His sage advice helped calm me then, and it still helps me now.
• Most of all, I will forever hold in my heart Dad's smile and witty sense of humor…how he would share his quips with that twinkle in his sky-blue eyes.
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Historic info:
• On October 31, 1941, Dad--only 19 years old--served as a Gunner's Mate in the U.S. Navy; he was on one of the four destroyers sailing from Newfoundland, escorting eastbound convoy HX 156. The USS Reuben James--a four-funnel Clemson-class destroyer--had joined them on October 23rd. At 5:30 that morning, Reuben James was torpedoed by a German U-boat near Iceland. She had positioned herself between an ammunition ship and a group of submarines that preyed on Allied shipping. Reuben James was hit forward by a torpedo and her entire bow was blown off when a magazine exploded. The boat sank immediately--the first U.S. Navy ship lost preceding World War II. The aft section floated for 5 minutes before going down. Of the 159 crew members on board, only 44 survived. I remember Dad telling me only once how he had helped in pulling those survivors out of those icy waters off the coast of Ireland. Woody Guthrie wrote the song, "The Sinking of the Reuben James," and every time I hear it, I think of Dad and try to imagine what that whole historic and emotional experience must have been like for him…because he hardly ever talked about it.
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