God be with you till we met again.....

All of you who know Lloyd know of the love he had for his family, the gospel, temples, any kind of sport,being in the outdoors and his Savor Jesus Christ. As we gathered around Grandpa during his last few hours we shared many stories. We laughed as we talked of the cabin and the boys and their hunting and fishing adventures. We felt peace as we read scriptures and disused the great love Grandpa has for the gospel and how lived it.

We wiped away a few tears as we sang hymns and primary songs around his bed during his last few minutes. You could feel the spirit so strong in his room and the joy he must have been feeling to be reunited with his sweetheart and daughter once again.

Soon after he passed someone said “I wonder if he is passing though the veil right now?" We talked about how he was the last one in his family to go and how they might feel being able to welcome him home. We wondered if those beyond the veil feel the same way about welcoming someone back home as we do when we welcome a new baby to earth.

As Kent, Larry and Roger stood around him I heard them say
“Well done thy good and faithful servant you have passed the test.”

we love you and will miss you until we met again

Memories of Grandpa

I know we are all reflecting on memories we have had with Lloyd Keith Schlappi whether he was your neighbor, father, Grandfather or friend he has left precious memories in our lives.

We would love for the family to share your memories on the blog if you want, that way we have something to read and remember the great impact he had in so many lives.

If you would like to do a post and are not sure what you need to do you can email me at Crawfordang@gmail.com and I will my best to help you.

My Grandpa

My Grandpa, Lloyd Keith Schlappi passed away yesterday.
This is the last picture I have of him.
I knew it would be my last visit with him.

During our short visit we talked about "dancing in the kitchen"
I will always remember standing on my grandpa's feet and dancing through the house.
I even found this picture and my mom had written on the back,
"dancing with Grandpa"

Last night my kids were asking me about my Grandpa. I told them this story.
My Grandpa was a counselor in the Manti Temple Presidency for many years. One summer when I was 9 years old I got to go stay with them for a few days in their little apartment at the bottom of temple hill. While they would work in the temple for a few hours I would stay at their apartment and color and eat grandma's treats and watch The Price is Right. One morning the phone rang and it my Grandpa. He told me to put my church dress on and meet him at the temple and he would be waiting for me.
As I was walking up the hill I remember being nervous because I didn't see my Grandpa.
And then just as I got up to the temple the temple door opened and my Grandpa was standing there all in white and gave me a hug.
He held my hand and we walked inside the temple.
For a minute I thought maybe I was doing something wrong because I knew I wasn't old enough to go in the temple yet, but I also knew that my Grandpa wouldn't take me anywhere I wasn't supposed to go.
I remember seeing the chandelier in the temple and thinking to myself that this was the most beautiful place I had ever been in.
Turns out my Grandpa just wanted to have lunch with me. He took me downstairs to the cafeteria and we had lunch with my Grandma.
I look back on that day and realize that is the day I knew that someday I would be married in the temple.
Twelve summers later my Grandpa sealed Kyle and I in the Mt. Timpanogos Temple for time and all eternity.
My Grandpa was holding my mom's hand as she passed away. He kept talking to her right until the end. He was crying and I knew how hard that was for him as a father to see his only daughter pass on before him.
I know yesterday there was an amazing reunion as my mom was with both her parents again. How happy my Grandpa must have been to see them both dressed in white waiting for him.
He must have been as happy as I was on that summer day when my Grandpa all dressed in white was waiting for me.
I will miss you Grandpa.

Grandpa we love you!!!

Tonight (Aug 18) at 8:54 pm Grandpa passed away peacefully.
He was surrounded by several family members as he passed on.
There will be a viewing Friday night (I believe form 6-8)
The Funeral is Saturday August 22 at 2:00pm

It was very peaceful he was calm and would open his eyes every once in a while when he would hear us talking by him. You could really feel the spirit as we gathered together to be with him during those last few hours of his life.

More information and pictures soon to come.

I have heard from Roger that Grandpa is on oxygen all the time right now and that they have decided to take him off the oxygen at 7:00pm tonight. The hospice nurse thinks that once the oxygen is off it won't be to long before he pass on.

I will continue to keep you up to date with what I know.

More information

Larry received a phone call this morning and Grandpa has gone down hill fairly quickly today. They are telling us that he may not make it through the day.
We will keep you up to date as the day goes on.

New information on Grandpa

The last few months as my family and I have gone to see Grandpa there hadn’t been much change in his condition until lately, he would have good and bad days but for the most part he had more good days. I went to visit on Aug 6th and he was doing pretty good he was awake and alert he talk to us, mostly about his past he asked when Kent, Rog and Larry were coming to get him to go fishing. He talked about going fishing east of the old swimming hole. We had a good visit my favorite part was when the nurse came by and asked Grandpa if he knew who I was and he grab my hand and said “this is my sweetie” and kissed my hand. I’m not sure if he really knew or not but he made me feel special.

Kent saw him on Aug 13th and said he was awake and very talkative then as well.

If you look close you can see that his eyes are open in this picture.

For those of you who don’t see him very often I thought I would post a few pictures.

My Dad hasn’t been able to see him for a few days but did get there tonight and Grandpa wasn’t having a good day and from what the nurses said has been that way a few days. He has refused food and water for 2-3 days now and had a very glossy look in his eyes. He also seems to be having some pain but no one is sure where it’s coming from every time they touch him even to hold his hand he gets upset and says that it hurts. Roger talked to him about Grandma and Carolyn and asked him “do you want to go home?” and that seemed to help calm him down a little bit. When Roger got there he was breathing fast and his heart rate was a little elevated. His oxygen levels have been dropping as low as 73% when he’s sleeping once they get the oxygen on for a while it comes back up to around 95% he doesn’t like the oxygen on so that makes it a little tricky. His hospice nurse (Jason) said that typically once he stops eating and drinking most people usually don’t make it very long the most is about 7 days. But if they can get him to drink something it may be as long as a month.

No one is really sure how much longer Grandpa has to live, we don’t know if this is his last few days or if he will make it another few months. We just wanted everyone to know what things are going on right now and share what we have heard from the nurses. I will keep the blog up to date with what I know. I’m sorry it has been so long between updates I know that some of you check often to see how thing are going and I will try really hard to help you stay in touch by sharing what I know about Grandpa’s condition.

Kasey needs help getting to Carnegie Hall

Do YOU know how to get to Carnegie Hall? We do! And our High School Varsity Choir needs YOUR help!
See the TV news video here: http://www.youtube.com/ksprnews

The cost PER person is $1,800.00 before food. Kasey still needs $900.00 by May 1st to go on this trip. We are not able to pay it for him and he has been working VERY hard 5-6 nights a week and putting 1/2 his pay to the trip and the other 1/2 to his mission/college fund.
Please help Kasey in any amount you can spare and send to the school address below, but please put Kasey's name on the check so that it is credited directly to his account and be sure to watch this YOU tube video- Kasey is the main speaker- I think you will be surprised at how he has grown up! We are very proud of the young man he is and what a joy he is to have in our home!

The Logan-Rogersville High School Varsity Choir has been invited to travel to New York City this May to sing at Carnegie Hall under the direction of renowned composer, John Rutter. They will be performing with several other high school and college groups from around the country.

Approximately 58 people, including students and a few chaperones, will be getting on a bus headed to New York on May 21, 2009. Needless to say, taking that many people to New York costs about as much as a small house! (it’s a min of $1,800.00 PER person for this trip not including their food)
This is where YOU come in!
We NEED your help!
Monetary donations of ANY amount are welcomed and greatly appreciated. They can be sent to Travis Graham at the High School (checks made out to LRHS Choir Carnegie Hall project).
Donations are tax deductible.
And if you would like to directly donate to Kasey, just put his name at the top of the check- donated on behalf of Kasey Mangelson.

Send your tax deductible donations By May 1st, 2009 to:
Logan Rogersville High School Choir
C/O Travis Graham
4700 S. State Highway 125
Rogersville, MO 65742

Thank you!!!

Casey Mangelson

You should take a minute and watch this it is really neat!!!

Finally an Update

Sorry it has been so long since the last update. For those of you who check the blog every day we will try to do better. Hopefully we will get a few more people posting so we can keep it more up to date.

Grandpa, (your Grandpa Schlappi), is doing about the same. Healthwise, he is well and is eating pretty good. He enjoys the chair that your dad purchased with Grandpa's funds. It's one of those that will raise you up nearly to your feet. It's also a recliner where he takes his afternoon naps. I bought him one of those snuggies that you see on T.V., (a blanket with sleeves and pockets...royal blue of course for BYU), and he enjoys using that since he always seems to be cold. He uses it for his naps and when he sits in the wheelchair.

As far as mobility, it doesn't look good. We had hoped that the P.T.'s would be able to teach him how to move from his bed to his wheelchair or from his wheelchair to a regular chair. The Therapists made your Dad sign a paper that said therapy was being dis-continued because he was resisting when they tried to give it to him.

As far as being lucid or "with it", that comes and goes. I feel that he has made progress in that area the past two weeks. He still has days though, when he is out of it.

On Friday March 20th, Dad and I had a special experience together. His mind was very clear and our conversations were very "with it". After visiting for about 30 minutes, I was prompted to offer him a comfort blessing. He was very willing. The spirit was strong and he heard and understood every word. He had tears in his eyes when I finished. Another prompting came. I asked him if he would give me a "Father's blessing". He said "I can do that". He was in his wheelchair, so I knelt down by his side and he placed his hands on my head and with no help what so ever, he said the correct ordinance requirements for the blessing and gave me a very beautiful, specific, blessing. A general authority couldn't have given me a better blessing for my needs that day than my Dad did. I know the Lord spoke through him because things that were said and that I needed to hear, only the Lord knew. I had not prompted Dad as to what I needed in the blessing, the Lord literally spoke through him. We were both crying when he finished. Of all the blessings he has given me throughout my life...I will never forget that one!

I hope all is well with you and your families. Keep checking the blog!

Love,
Uncle Roger/Dad/ brother/ whatever our relationship is.

Hello All,

It's Amy. There are no pics on here so I've decided I'll post some up. Sunday the 28th of December, my parents were going to see Grandpa and I wanted to see him too, I've wanted to see him while he's feeling well so I can have some good memories of him. So Dave and I decided to go with my parents. We got engaged the Monday before Christmas (see my blog for more details, if you'd like) and Grandpa hadn't seen the ring or heard about it so we went to tell him. We got there at dinner time, so after he was done eating we went over to the couch to sit down and chat with Gramps. As we got talking about things Grandpa said something about Dave borrowing me for a little while, Dave said "well Grandpa that's what we came her to talk to you about, I was wondering if I could borrow her for a little longer than that." I then said "Grandpa, Dave asked my dad if he could have my hand in marriage and he said yes, so we're engaged now." Grandpa did the funniest thing ever he raised his hand up to his head, kinda like this but with a smile on his face, (it's not a very good pic) for about a minute. It was so funny.

So then I showed him the ring and we talked a little more, he seemed pretty excited for us.

Updates on Grandpa

I’m sorry I did not update last night, so I am a day behind but I will try to get everyone back up to date. Yesterday morning(January 8th) he was not feeling so great his blood pressure was worse and the Doctors had some concerns about his Kidneys. They decided to do a CT scan to get a better look at what was going on. (I’m not sure on the results of the scan) Because of his blood pressure dropping they were having a hard time keeping him comfortable with the pain medicine they could give him so they moved him to the ICU were they could give him a different type of medicine that is better for his blood pressure. He seemed to be feeling better as the afternoon went on but didn’t get much sleep during the night.
I was talking to my Dad last night on his way to the Hospital and he shared some neat things that happened on Wednesday. My parents (Roger& Alane), Kent & Shannon and Larry & Pat were at the Hospital meeting with the Doctors trying to decide the best thing for Grandpa. After they had talked with the Doctors Kent gave a family prayer that really helped to invite the spirit there to help them know what choices they should make in Grandpa’s behalf. The brothers (Kent, Roger & Larry) had talked and they felt that Grandpa had lived a good long life and if he was ready to go back to his Heavenly home his family was okay with that. They wanted Grandpa to know how they felt so in the blessing that Roger gave him he told Grandpa that if he felt it was time and if Heavenly Father was ready that they were okay with him returning home with Grandma and Carolyn. He also said that if it was not his time to go that he would be blessed with the strength to have surgery. He blessed him that he would be able to sleep and that Heavenly Father would ease his pain with the help of medicine. My Dad said you could really feel that the spirit. After the blessing Grandpa was alert and awake so each of his Son’s and their wife’s stood by his bed and had a special moment with Grandpa. As they were getting ready to leave Grandpa would say things like “Honey I want to go with you” the Brothers felt as if he was talking to Grandma.
We are not sure what the next few days will bring but, what we do know is that we have the blessing of the gospel in our lives. And our Heavenly Father has a plan for each one of us and he knows the desirers of our hearts and he will watch and bless Grandpa as well as his family during this time.

A New Update
Today (January 9) I was able to go see Grandpa I wasn’t too sure how he would be doing or if I was ready to see him in that situation. When I walked in his room I felt a clam feeling about his room. He was lying asleep peacefully in his bed I didn’t want to wake him but wanted to tell him I was there and that I loved him. As soon as I talked to him he looked up at me and looked right in my eyes, I asked if he knew who I was and he shook his head yes. Then closed his eyes again and listen to me talk to him. I could tell he was listening because after I said something he would try to talk back to me. I didn’t stay long because I knew he didn’t get much sleep the night before. As I left I talked to his nurse he said that Grandpa had been doing quite well today for a man of his age. They were able to take the oxygen off and he was keeping his oxygen levels at about 96% or higher when he was awake and at 95% or higher when sleeping which is a normal oxygen reading. He also said that his blood pressure was better today and they didn’t need to give him as much medicine as they had before to keep it under control. They check his kidneys and they looked good they also found a better way to move his leg to take some of the pressure of his hip so between that and the pain medicine he was able to be comfortable. His nurse also told me that they had him on some pain meds but not a high enough amount that he should be that sleepy he was able to work with his body and inner strength to control his pain enough to get some much needed rest.

A Quick up Date

They did some test today to see if Grandpa is physical strong enough for surgery. They got the test back and as of right now the Doctors don’t believe that he is strong enough to live through the surgery. So they have decided to give him a few days to hopefully become stronger and push the surgery off until Sunday. Then they will test again in a few days. After they receive the results of the 2nd set of test if they feel he is strong enough to make it through the surgery they will operate Sunday afternoon. Talking to my Dad tonight he told me that Grandpa is in a lot of pain and that the Hospital is trying to make him as comfortable as they can but it is a balancing act trying to get him out of pain and not get him so comfortable that his blood pressure drops.

We Love you Grandpa and will keep you in our prayers!!!!

Posterity list
Aunt Pat is working on a posterity list and would like us all to send her an email with our full names and Birthdates of our children, spouses and anyone that is a part of the Schlappi family. Thanks (patschlappi@hotmail.com)

Prayers for Grandpa

Today Grandpa fell getting out of bed and thought he had hurt his foot or his leg. He was in so much pain they could not move him and had to call the ambulance to take him to the hospital. He had some x-rays taken to night and they found that he has a broken hip. (Not the same one he has broken before) They are planning to do surgery tomorrow as long as he is strong enough to go through with it. Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers over the next few weeks. I am going to visit him in the next few days and will try to keep the blog up to date on his progress.