Birth date: Oct 20, 1926 Death date: May 26, 2004
Mr. Eugene “Gene” Wilkins, age 77, went to be with his Lord Wednesday, May 26, 2004. He was born on October 20, 1926 to Henry and Rose (Frederick) Wilkins in Hill City, Minnesota, where he graduated from Hill City High School. He Read Obituary
Willene and Family:
Sorry to hear about Gene. I was unable to attend the funeral due to being out of town. My thoughts and prayers are with you and the family. Maybe sometime we can get together for lunch and talk of old times.
All my love, Connie.##imported-begin##Connie Genter##imported-end##
Hello Gene! Well, now your have your new body! I will be looking forward to our reunion in heaven! Thank you for being a good example for us kids. Put a good word in for me with the man upstairs. You will be greatly missed. Love, Marcus##imported-begin##Marcus Syriac - Son in-law##imported-end##
Dad,
Thank you for your love. Thank you for being around all these years while we were kids, growing up and then into our adult years. What a witness of the power of our Father God you were. I love you and I miss you and thank God our family will be all together again some day.##imported-begin##Pamela Gene - daughter##imported-end##
Wednesday, May 27, 2004
My dear Willene,
I don’t know how to express how terribly sad I am. I was walking with a resident from the Hermitage and walked in the front door of the nursing home. The first thing to catch my eye was the memorial flowers at the desk. I was shocked to see Gene’s name on the flowers. I don’t think that it really hit me until I got home and read it in the paper. I kept walking past his room and expecting him to be there so I could give him a ride down to lunch.
My first thought was of you. I know that Gene is no longer in pain but I also know that your pain must be horrific. Gene is now with his beloved sons and at peace.
You have been such an inspiration to me. The dedication you have shown to Gene is above and beyond what I have ever seen. The love you have for him is evident in everything you do. To see you fight to make sure that Gene had everything that he needed to make him as comfortable as possible was a beautiful thing to see.
I will never forget the Valentines Day dinner. You and Gene made me cry the whole time I was there. To see the love you have for each other after all of these years.
Another thing that I will hold close to my heart was last week when I saw Gene and said to him “Hello trouble”, he said, “I’m not trouble, I’m a sweetheart.” How true is that?
I am so glad that I was there to witness what true love really is “for better and for worse, in sickness and in health.”
Please take care of yourself. I know that Gene was your life but I also know that Gene wanted you to be happy. He liked having you be “the boss.”
We will truly miss seeing you and Gene. Things will not be the same around there. So, if it isn’t too hard please don’t be a stranger.
My prayers are with you and your family. If there is anything that I can do please let me know.
Love,
Pat Ostrum
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