February 2009-Dad

Mr. James Ronald "Rony" Webb

October 02, 1951 - February 10, 2009

On Tuesday, February 10, 2009, James Ronald “Rony” Webb of Rockville, MD departed this life at the VA Medical Center in Washington, DC. Born October 2, 1951 in Bethesda, MD to Leilani Guss (nee Holbron) and the late Laurence Webb. He served in the United States Marine Corp during the Vietnam War and was a member of the American Legion Post 86 Color Guard in Rockville, MD. He was and avid outdoorsman and loved rafting. Devoted son of Leilani Guss of Beulaville, NC. Beloved father to Jason (Nicole) Webb of Okinawa, Japan; Amber (Shawn) Ramsey of Science Hill, KY; Virginia (Bobby) Vann of Minot, ND. Brother of Bobby (Donna) Webb of Oxnard, CA; Tommy Webb of Rockville, MD; Elaine Williams of Salt Lake City, UT; Arleen (John) Sleeman of Rockville, MD; Lillian Webb of Rockville, MD and Mary Webb of Beulaville, NC. He will also be missed by three grandchildren, Shon Hagan and Isaac Webb of Okinawa, Japan and Alyssa Vann of Minot, ND; a very special friend Mary Angelo and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a brother, Larry Webb and a sister, Charlene Shifflett. Funeral InformationA memorial service will be held Sunday, February 15, 2009 at Noon at the American Legion Post 86, 2013 Veirs Mill Road, Rockville, MD 20851.Inurnment to be determined at Arlington National Cemetery.

February 2009

My dad currently weighs 82 pounds. All you can see are his bones. He cannot sit up, cannot move his legs or his head. He can only drink water if you put it on your finger -then in his mouth. He cannot walk anymore. He has cysts on his pancreas, polyps in his colon, lesions on his liver and a liver biopsy came back positive for cancer-metastatic disease (as in it's been spreading) He's Stage 4. No chemo or radiation to treat the cancer as he is only 82 pounds. Morphine drip and glucose drip around the clock. If he doesn't have the glucose drip-within one hour of being without it- he will die. The doctors gave him 3 weeks at the most.

Today, I said good-bye to my dad.