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98 Year Old IU Grad Fighting For His Life & A Chance To See IU Beat OSU

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My Dad graduated IU Dental in 1950 & has been supporting IU athletics for over 80 years.

We had to rush him to the emergency room Wednesday night - bad common cold..

Yesterday was not looking good. He was pretty non-responsive yesterday until the end of visiting hours.

He started talking a little & asked if he could get the IU game on that TV?

He has bounced back some today.

I have never anticipated a kickoff this much before. Go IU!!

BRB - 87' IU Business & 88' IU Chemistry
 
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My Dad graduated IU Dental in 1950 & has been supporting IU athletics for over 80 years.

We had to rush him to the emergency room Wednesday night - bad common cold..

Yesterday was not looking good. He was pretty non-responsive yesterday until the end of visiting hours.

He started talking a little & asked if he could get the IU game on that TV?

He has bounced back some today.

I have never anticipated a kickoff this much before. Go IU!!

BRB - 87' IU Business & 88' IU Chemistry
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God Bless Pop!
 
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IUFANBB said:
My Dad graduated IU Dental in 1950 & has been supporting IU athletics for over 80 years.

We had to rush him to the emergency room Wednesday night - bad common cold..

Yesterday was not looking good. He was pretty non-responsive yesterday until the end of visiting hours.

He started talking a little & asked if he could get the IU game on that TV?

He has bounced back some today.

I have never anticipated a kickoff this much before. Go IU!!

BRB - 87' IU Business & 88' IU Chemistry
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God bless your dad and your family as I hope his recovery goes well. IU's victory over OSU should give him a boost to make it through this season.
 
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My Dad graduated IU Dental in 1950 & has been supporting IU athletics for over 80 years.

We had to rush him to the emergency room Wednesday night - bad common cold..

Yesterday was not looking good. He was pretty non-responsive yesterday until the end of visiting hours.

He started talking a little & asked if he could get the IU game on that TV?

He has bounced back some today.

I have never anticipated a kickoff this much before. Go IU!!

BRB - 87' IU Business & 88' IU Chemistry
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My dad was at the IUSD the same time as your’s, having graduated in ‘47 for his DDS and MS in ortho. 1950. Both my folks were huge IU fans and would have enjoyed this season, as has your dad. How’s he feeling this morning?
 
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IUFANBB said:
My Dad graduated IU Dental in 1950 & has been supporting IU athletics for over 80 years.

We had to rush him to the emergency room Wednesday night - bad common cold..

Yesterday was not looking good. He was pretty non-responsive yesterday until the end of visiting hours.

He started talking a little & asked if he could get the IU game on that TV?

He has bounced back some today.

I have never anticipated a kickoff this much before. Go IU!!

BRB - 87' IU Business & 88' IU Chemistry
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Got to watch the game with my Dad. It was fun for almost a half.. Thanks for all the kind words.. Go IU!!
 
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My dad was at the IUSD the same time as your’s, having graduated in ‘47 for his DDS and MS in ortho. 1950. Both my folks were huge IU fans and would have enjoyed this season, as has your dad. How’s he feeling this morning?
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Hi, I was able to watch the game with him today. He still has a ways to go.. He started at Bloomington, but got pulled into the last part of WWII. So, he came back & graduated in 1950. But his older brother was already through by 46 or 47. In fact, my uncle Bob served as a Dentist in the Korean War for most of the conflict. Both practiced in Mishawaka, IN with their Dad. Your Dad might have known my Uncle.
 
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Hi, I was able to watch the game with him today. He still has a ways to go.. He started at Bloomington, but got pulled into the last part of WWII. So, he came back & graduated in 1950. But his older brother was already through by 46 or 47. In fact, my uncle Bob served as a Dentist in the Korean War for most of the conflict. Both practiced in Mishawaka, IN with their Dad. Your Dad might have known my Uncle.
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My dad’s dental training was interrupted by his call to service in Korea, too. The government called it their V-12 Navy College Training Program.
 
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My dad’s dental training was interrupted by his call to service in Korea, too. The government called it their V-12 Navy College Training Program.
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My Dad just got his Quilt of Valor for his service in WWII this past May at the South Bend VFW, but my Uncle Bob got his Quilt of Valor 2 weeks ago at his home in Warsaw for his Dental service in the Korean War. He spoke for about 30 minutes on all the different travel between clinics & doing military dental work all the way till the end of the war. I bet that they knew each other.
 
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IUFANBB said:
My Dad graduated IU Dental in 1950 & has been supporting IU athletics for over 80 years.

We had to rush him to the emergency room Wednesday night - bad common cold..

Yesterday was not looking good. He was pretty non-responsive yesterday until the end of visiting hours.

He started talking a little & asked if he could get the IU game on that TV?

He has bounced back some today.

I have never anticipated a kickoff this much before. Go IU!!

BRB - 87' IU Business & 88' IU Chemistry
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They drained a bunch of fluid around his lungs, & he seems to be moving in the right direction. He is excited about the Purdue game. But todays IU basketball game did nothing to lift anybody's spirits.. That game was not part of his recovery process.
 
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