tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066619996829924418.post2064565693269402909..comments2023-10-11T20:45:41.672+11:00Comments on Taphophile Tragics: Taphophile Tragics # 14Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09513648613788716017noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066619996829924418.post-85825450693728243052012-03-28T14:49:52.507+11:002012-03-28T14:49:52.507+11:00interesting...
principled somehow sounds like some...interesting...<br />principled somehow sounds like something polish people are, or often are. at least how i came to know some of them... <br />makes me wonder yet again. would i want to have principled on my stone? first reaction; no<br />second; hmm, actually i am principled. and i dont think its a bad thing. hmmm.. <br />but thats ofcourse for others to decide. :)<br />its late once again. tomorrow i hope to visit other taphophiles!CaThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15448120621150624576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066619996829924418.post-27418951184991786782012-03-28T08:11:44.267+11:002012-03-28T08:11:44.267+11:00Thanks for pointing this inscription out. It is a...Thanks for pointing this inscription out. It is a moving tribute and suggests a noble man. I was thinking the other day how difficult it is to choose what to write on the headstone, a decision usually made at a time when grief is raw.Joan Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16358008925558240778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066619996829924418.post-27355626312782643352012-03-28T07:16:12.502+11:002012-03-28T07:16:12.502+11:00Marianne: I could not find any information on this...Marianne: I could not find any information on this gentleman. But my guess is that his daughter called him Dad and his grand-daughter called him Papa. I find it an astonishing inscription, original, heart-felt, and devoid of cloying sentimentality.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513648613788716017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066619996829924418.post-51975807080719831572012-03-28T05:48:37.549+11:002012-03-28T05:48:37.549+11:00Sounds like his daughter was named for him and hel...Sounds like his daughter was named for him and held him in very high esteem. There is certainly an interesting family history there.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13093410113028503578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066619996829924418.post-36557363029960791572012-03-28T05:41:52.993+11:002012-03-28T05:41:52.993+11:00I have to guess what this means, two different chi...I have to guess what this means, two different children by two wives? One may call him dad and the other papa? What is the story behind this.biebkriebelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01539958495933835606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066619996829924418.post-60540750562967785432012-03-27T23:50:11.703+11:002012-03-27T23:50:11.703+11:00Sorry about the double post I had to relink, as I ...Sorry about the double post I had to relink, as I had linked my post to this page..lolSondrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03485055844682296876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066619996829924418.post-59223035001231238172012-03-27T18:06:05.475+11:002012-03-27T18:06:05.475+11:00A touching tribute.A touching tribute.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00228604486090869506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066619996829924418.post-45990909366170675432012-03-27T17:55:08.050+11:002012-03-27T17:55:08.050+11:00An unusual epitaph but with clout.An unusual epitaph but with clout.diane bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002292118984909883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066619996829924418.post-21503222992146406942012-03-27T16:14:11.325+11:002012-03-27T16:14:11.325+11:00"Honourable, Dignified, Principled"; the..."Honourable, Dignified, Principled"; these are definitely words of substance to use as an epitpah. Claude Labka must have been greatly admired.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03284847853657086710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066619996829924418.post-35502847114573766632012-03-27T12:27:12.176+11:002012-03-27T12:27:12.176+11:00Its different to have such a description on the he...Its different to have such a description on the headstone.<br />a very unique stone..Sondrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03485055844682296876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066619996829924418.post-20241918179491942362012-03-27T10:26:25.704+11:002012-03-27T10:26:25.704+11:00That's a lovely headstone, not many people cou...That's a lovely headstone, not many people could lay claim to that description...<br />Off to Ravenna and Galla Placidia in my entry!Melbourne Australia Photoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00495515492384987803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066619996829924418.post-59423713584500464672012-03-27T09:54:59.833+11:002012-03-27T09:54:59.833+11:00With a dignified memorial as well.With a dignified memorial as well.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03182743312553270315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066619996829924418.post-4991099414573884472012-03-27T06:12:58.390+11:002012-03-27T06:12:58.390+11:00Sounds like this man had very strict standards for...Sounds like this man had very strict standards for living and his family respected and valued that in him. Rare to find such an inscription on a grave! It says a great deal about the man and the family!Gemma Wisemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540188839321484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066619996829924418.post-83379941081618657022012-03-27T03:16:18.820+11:002012-03-27T03:16:18.820+11:00I take it ethics was important to this family! (Th...I take it ethics was important to this family! (That should be Austria in my link.)Franciscahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10733111654769386624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066619996829924418.post-46522032377360732432012-03-27T00:36:12.529+11:002012-03-27T00:36:12.529+11:00impressive...something you don't see everyday,...impressive...something you don't see everyday, included on a tombstone! That's pretty special to be remembered that way! And there I was hung up on his being a Dad to one and a Papa to another!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066619996829924418.post-29371837994064384512012-03-26T22:24:25.772+11:002012-03-26T22:24:25.772+11:00Great find, Julie. Truly an eye-catching shot.Great find, Julie. Truly an eye-catching shot.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783877262954668959noreply@blogger.com