~ The MAN - The LEGEND ~ MY HERO
US ARMY AIR CORP 101ST AIRBORNE
He was a wonderful Christian, son, brother, husband, father, grandfather, uncle, nephew, and friend to many. He proudly served in the United States Army. He was special to so many but to me he was not only my favorite uncle but he was my HERO ... here is just one of MANY wonderful memories I have of my uncle [to all my cousins he was either "dad" or "Uncle Eddie" but to me and my sister he was always "Uncle Pie" ... my mom never knew why my sister at two years old started calling him "Uncle Pie" instead of "Uncle Eddie" but my sister was presistant and no matter how many times my mom tried to correct her and get her to say "Uncle Eddie" she'd just get frustrated and scream "NO, Unc Pie! Unc Pie!" so my mom finally gave in and said fine "Unc Pie" it will be … skipping forward about 30 years; we're having a family reunion at my uncle's house in South Carolina and for the first time in my life I called my uncle "Uncle Eddie" because all my cousins and their kids were calling him "Uncle Eddie" and I didn't think it would matter - boy was I wrong, my uncle turned around and looked at me as if I'd just cursed at him and he said, "What did you just call me?" and without skipping a beat I said, "Uncle Pie" and with that beautiful, uplifting smile on his face he replied, "That's what I thought I heard, you might be grown but I'll always be 'Uncle Pie' to you and don't you ever forget it" ... that really touched my heart because it wasn't until then that I realized how much it meant to him that me and my sister had always called him "Uncle Pie." My Uncle Pie was one of my mom's big brothers and the one she was closest to while I was growing up. If you look at the photos to the right you will see a picture of my mom and her brother, Eddie -- they were extremely close .. growing up he was the only father figure my mom had. He was my hero growing up and he will ALWAYS be my hero! My uncle was known to some by the nickname "Tex" and although I am not certain where or exactly when he got that nickname I do know it was before my parents married in 1960. At some point after they married, my uncle came to Tampa to live moving from Colorado Springs and he would meet his future wife, Virginia after moving to Florida. (I just threw this brief bio together while I am working on a nicer one).
Obituary: Mr. Rummel was son of the late Charles Myron Rummel and Evelyn (Hart) Rummel Robbins. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corp in the 101st Airborne. He was a member of Cornerstone Community Church and was retired from Carpenter Technologies. Mr. Rummel was preceded in death by his parents and his youngest sister, Merry K. Hart (Rummel) Eiland. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Virginia (Landaker) Rummel of the home; two sons and daughter-in-law, Bill Tucker of Orangeburg and Mike and Jamie Tucker of Pelion; two daughters and sons-in-law, Cindy and James Mitchell of Cordova, Michelle and Billy Jennings of Cope; eight grandchildren, Ginny Mitchell, Barbara and Shawn Brant, J.C. Mitchell, Steven and Shannon Tucker, Ashley and Todd Bolton, David Tucker, Justin Jennings and Shayna Jennings; eight great grandchildren; one brother, Kenneth Lee Rummel of Albuquerque, New Mexico; two sisters, Martha Waldner (Harlan) of Utah and Margaret Brown of Olive Branch, Mississippi; and numerous nieces and nephews.
♥ڿڰۣಌIN LOVING MEMORYڿڰۣಌ♥
If tears could build a stairway
and memories a lane,
We'd walk right up to Heaven
and bring you home again.
No farewell words were spoken.
No time to say good-bye.
You were gone before we knew it,
And only God knows why.
Our hearts still ache in sadness
and secret tears still flow.
What it meant to lose you,
NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW.
US ARMY AIR CORP 101ST AIRBORNE
He was a wonderful Christian, son, brother, husband, father, grandfather, uncle, nephew, and friend to many. He proudly served in the United States Army. He was special to so many but to me he was not only my favorite uncle but he was my HERO ... here is just one of MANY wonderful memories I have of my uncle [to all my cousins he was either "dad" or "Uncle Eddie" but to me and my sister he was always "Uncle Pie" ... my mom never knew why my sister at two years old started calling him "Uncle Pie" instead of "Uncle Eddie" but my sister was presistant and no matter how many times my mom tried to correct her and get her to say "Uncle Eddie" she'd just get frustrated and scream "NO, Unc Pie! Unc Pie!" so my mom finally gave in and said fine "Unc Pie" it will be … skipping forward about 30 years; we're having a family reunion at my uncle's house in South Carolina and for the first time in my life I called my uncle "Uncle Eddie" because all my cousins and their kids were calling him "Uncle Eddie" and I didn't think it would matter - boy was I wrong, my uncle turned around and looked at me as if I'd just cursed at him and he said, "What did you just call me?" and without skipping a beat I said, "Uncle Pie" and with that beautiful, uplifting smile on his face he replied, "That's what I thought I heard, you might be grown but I'll always be 'Uncle Pie' to you and don't you ever forget it" ... that really touched my heart because it wasn't until then that I realized how much it meant to him that me and my sister had always called him "Uncle Pie." My Uncle Pie was one of my mom's big brothers and the one she was closest to while I was growing up. If you look at the photos to the right you will see a picture of my mom and her brother, Eddie -- they were extremely close .. growing up he was the only father figure my mom had. He was my hero growing up and he will ALWAYS be my hero! My uncle was known to some by the nickname "Tex" and although I am not certain where or exactly when he got that nickname I do know it was before my parents married in 1960. At some point after they married, my uncle came to Tampa to live moving from Colorado Springs and he would meet his future wife, Virginia after moving to Florida. (I just threw this brief bio together while I am working on a nicer one).
Obituary: Mr. Rummel was son of the late Charles Myron Rummel and Evelyn (Hart) Rummel Robbins. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corp in the 101st Airborne. He was a member of Cornerstone Community Church and was retired from Carpenter Technologies. Mr. Rummel was preceded in death by his parents and his youngest sister, Merry K. Hart (Rummel) Eiland. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Virginia (Landaker) Rummel of the home; two sons and daughter-in-law, Bill Tucker of Orangeburg and Mike and Jamie Tucker of Pelion; two daughters and sons-in-law, Cindy and James Mitchell of Cordova, Michelle and Billy Jennings of Cope; eight grandchildren, Ginny Mitchell, Barbara and Shawn Brant, J.C. Mitchell, Steven and Shannon Tucker, Ashley and Todd Bolton, David Tucker, Justin Jennings and Shayna Jennings; eight great grandchildren; one brother, Kenneth Lee Rummel of Albuquerque, New Mexico; two sisters, Martha Waldner (Harlan) of Utah and Margaret Brown of Olive Branch, Mississippi; and numerous nieces and nephews.
♥ڿڰۣಌIN LOVING MEMORYڿڰۣಌ♥
If tears could build a stairway
and memories a lane,
We'd walk right up to Heaven
and bring you home again.
No farewell words were spoken.
No time to say good-bye.
You were gone before we knew it,
And only God knows why.
Our hearts still ache in sadness
and secret tears still flow.
What it meant to lose you,
NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW.
~ The MAN - The LEGEND ~ MY HERO
US ARMY AIR CORP 101ST AIRBORNE
He was a wonderful Christian, son, brother, husband, father, grandfather, uncle, nephew, and friend to many. He proudly served in the United States Army. He was special to so many but to me he was not only my favorite uncle but he was my HERO ... here is just one of MANY wonderful memories I have of my uncle [to all my cousins he was either "dad" or "Uncle Eddie" but to me and my sister he was always "Uncle Pie" ... my mom never knew why my sister at two years old started calling him "Uncle Pie" instead of "Uncle Eddie" but my sister was presistant and no matter how many times my mom tried to correct her and get her to say "Uncle Eddie" she'd just get frustrated and scream "NO, Unc Pie! Unc Pie!" so my mom finally gave in and said fine "Unc Pie" it will be … skipping forward about 30 years; we're having a family reunion at my uncle's house in South Carolina and for the first time in my life I called my uncle "Uncle Eddie" because all my cousins and their kids were calling him "Uncle Eddie" and I didn't think it would matter - boy was I wrong, my uncle turned around and looked at me as if I'd just cursed at him and he said, "What did you just call me?" and without skipping a beat I said, "Uncle Pie" and with that beautiful, uplifting smile on his face he replied, "That's what I thought I heard, you might be grown but I'll always be 'Uncle Pie' to you and don't you ever forget it" ... that really touched my heart because it wasn't until then that I realized how much it meant to him that me and my sister had always called him "Uncle Pie." My Uncle Pie was one of my mom's big brothers and the one she was closest to while I was growing up. If you look at the photos to the right you will see a picture of my mom and her brother, Eddie -- they were extremely close .. growing up he was the only father figure my mom had. He was my hero growing up and he will ALWAYS be my hero! My uncle was known to some by the nickname "Tex" and although I am not certain where or exactly when he got that nickname I do know it was before my parents married in 1960. At some point after they married, my uncle came to Tampa to live moving from Colorado Springs and he would meet his future wife, Virginia after moving to Florida. (I just threw this brief bio together while I am working on a nicer one).
Obituary: Mr. Rummel was son of the late Charles Myron Rummel and Evelyn (Hart) Rummel Robbins. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corp in the 101st Airborne. He was a member of Cornerstone Community Church and was retired from Carpenter Technologies. Mr. Rummel was preceded in death by his parents and his youngest sister, Merry K. Hart (Rummel) Eiland. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Virginia (Landaker) Rummel of the home; two sons and daughter-in-law, Bill Tucker of Orangeburg and Mike and Jamie Tucker of Pelion; two daughters and sons-in-law, Cindy and James Mitchell of Cordova, Michelle and Billy Jennings of Cope; eight grandchildren, Ginny Mitchell, Barbara and Shawn Brant, J.C. Mitchell, Steven and Shannon Tucker, Ashley and Todd Bolton, David Tucker, Justin Jennings and Shayna Jennings; eight great grandchildren; one brother, Kenneth Lee Rummel of Albuquerque, New Mexico; two sisters, Martha Waldner (Harlan) of Utah and Margaret Brown of Olive Branch, Mississippi; and numerous nieces and nephews.
♥ڿڰۣಌIN LOVING MEMORYڿڰۣಌ♥
If tears could build a stairway
and memories a lane,
We'd walk right up to Heaven
and bring you home again.
No farewell words were spoken.
No time to say good-bye.
You were gone before we knew it,
And only God knows why.
Our hearts still ache in sadness
and secret tears still flow.
What it meant to lose you,
NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW.
US ARMY AIR CORP 101ST AIRBORNE
He was a wonderful Christian, son, brother, husband, father, grandfather, uncle, nephew, and friend to many. He proudly served in the United States Army. He was special to so many but to me he was not only my favorite uncle but he was my HERO ... here is just one of MANY wonderful memories I have of my uncle [to all my cousins he was either "dad" or "Uncle Eddie" but to me and my sister he was always "Uncle Pie" ... my mom never knew why my sister at two years old started calling him "Uncle Pie" instead of "Uncle Eddie" but my sister was presistant and no matter how many times my mom tried to correct her and get her to say "Uncle Eddie" she'd just get frustrated and scream "NO, Unc Pie! Unc Pie!" so my mom finally gave in and said fine "Unc Pie" it will be … skipping forward about 30 years; we're having a family reunion at my uncle's house in South Carolina and for the first time in my life I called my uncle "Uncle Eddie" because all my cousins and their kids were calling him "Uncle Eddie" and I didn't think it would matter - boy was I wrong, my uncle turned around and looked at me as if I'd just cursed at him and he said, "What did you just call me?" and without skipping a beat I said, "Uncle Pie" and with that beautiful, uplifting smile on his face he replied, "That's what I thought I heard, you might be grown but I'll always be 'Uncle Pie' to you and don't you ever forget it" ... that really touched my heart because it wasn't until then that I realized how much it meant to him that me and my sister had always called him "Uncle Pie." My Uncle Pie was one of my mom's big brothers and the one she was closest to while I was growing up. If you look at the photos to the right you will see a picture of my mom and her brother, Eddie -- they were extremely close .. growing up he was the only father figure my mom had. He was my hero growing up and he will ALWAYS be my hero! My uncle was known to some by the nickname "Tex" and although I am not certain where or exactly when he got that nickname I do know it was before my parents married in 1960. At some point after they married, my uncle came to Tampa to live moving from Colorado Springs and he would meet his future wife, Virginia after moving to Florida. (I just threw this brief bio together while I am working on a nicer one).
Obituary: Mr. Rummel was son of the late Charles Myron Rummel and Evelyn (Hart) Rummel Robbins. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corp in the 101st Airborne. He was a member of Cornerstone Community Church and was retired from Carpenter Technologies. Mr. Rummel was preceded in death by his parents and his youngest sister, Merry K. Hart (Rummel) Eiland. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Virginia (Landaker) Rummel of the home; two sons and daughter-in-law, Bill Tucker of Orangeburg and Mike and Jamie Tucker of Pelion; two daughters and sons-in-law, Cindy and James Mitchell of Cordova, Michelle and Billy Jennings of Cope; eight grandchildren, Ginny Mitchell, Barbara and Shawn Brant, J.C. Mitchell, Steven and Shannon Tucker, Ashley and Todd Bolton, David Tucker, Justin Jennings and Shayna Jennings; eight great grandchildren; one brother, Kenneth Lee Rummel of Albuquerque, New Mexico; two sisters, Martha Waldner (Harlan) of Utah and Margaret Brown of Olive Branch, Mississippi; and numerous nieces and nephews.
♥ڿڰۣಌIN LOVING MEMORYڿڰۣಌ♥
If tears could build a stairway
and memories a lane,
We'd walk right up to Heaven
and bring you home again.
No farewell words were spoken.
No time to say good-bye.
You were gone before we knew it,
And only God knows why.
Our hearts still ache in sadness
and secret tears still flow.
What it meant to lose you,
NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW.
