This memorial website was created in memory of our loved one, Arthur Engelskind, 84, born on November 19, 1929 and passed away on August 7, 2014. We will remember him forever.
Arthur was a beloved husband, father, grandfather & friend. He is survived by his wife Shirley Engelskind, and his five children: Diane, Cindy, Arthur Jr., Laura & David. And his 3 Son In Laws: Norman, George & Michael. He had five Grandchildren: Geroge Jr., Robert, Carrie, Jessica & Julie. Arthur also had one sister Marlene. He loved all his family & friends, and those that knew him will never forget him or the imprint he left in this world.
Our family would like to thank everyone for the love & support you have shown for Arthur. To all of those that attended the memorial & life celebration...it was great to have you there with us. For those that could not attend, all the phone calls, letters, emails & gifts are very appreciated. Thank you all & God Bless you.
Tributes
Leave a tributeI never expected to write to you under these circumstances, but my heart is void and hurt with loss. I didn’t expect to see my baby brother be called home so soon. His kindness and compassion, his brilliance and creativity, his lust for life and even his stubbornness (don’t know where that came from, wink wink), are missed already and will be missed forever. I lost another piece of my heart yesterday so suddenly. The only comfort I have right now is knowing he’s not alone. I guess he felt you needed a golf partner or fishing mate during the day and a cigar and brandy partner in the evening. I know you were there to welcome him to heaven with those big bear hug open arms of yours. I miss him so much already. I know you’ll take care of him just like you always did. We lost a good man, a great son and a terrific brother. Until we meet again…I love and miss you both.
XOXOXOXO
Laura
I can’t believe it’s been seven years since you were sent to Heaven. It’s strange how the days go by slowly but the years seem to fly by. Down here on Earth, it is not as bright without your lively spirit. We all miss you so much. I consider myself blessed to have so many great memories with our family because of my amazing grandparents. And I consider myself lucky to have been the last born girl that had my poor grandpa wrapped around my finger! You were the only grandpa I had, and you were the only grandpa I ever needed. I catch myself talking to my girls about my grandpa often, and I wish they would’ve had the chance to meet you and experience what a wonderful man you were. I know they would’ve been sitting on your lap, conning you into watching their favorite movies repeatedly just like I did! I will always love you grandpa, and your spirit and memory will live on in the hearts of your family forever.
Love,
Julie
I still remember You very well and the time we spent together. I'm glad that we visited Your place in Arlington. That was very impressive. I am sure, You will have an eye on the whole family
We will never forget You.
Your german friends,
Mike & family
Your sons are have been growing goatee's in your honor since November. I don't know how you wore one for so long cause the itching has been driving me crazy! Another example of your resolve I suppose.
Hard to believe that it has been 5 years. Love you Pops!
This is super random, but I just watched a video of a 105 year old great grandfather holding his 5 day old great grandson for the first time. It was so beautiful and touching, and of course I instantly thought of you. I watched it over and over again, envisioned what it would have felt like for me to watch you hold your great granddaughter, and couldn't help but cry. As my heart filled with sadness, I realized something: you did hold your great granddaughter. You held her before I did, before anyone did, in Heaven before God gave her to me. For that, I am truly grateful. It has never gotten easier to not have you physically here with us, but I know that you are always watching over our family. When I see Emilia looking off into space babbling, laughing, and smiling, I know it's her great grandpa being silly or telling her one of his famous stories. There have been so many difficult days where I've wondered how I'll make it through the challenges life has thrown my way; but then a little voice tells me to just keep pushing through it and to be strong, and I know it's you. I know I speak for everyone when I say that life will never be the same without you, and we miss you so very much. We love you, and are lucky to have you as our guardian angel❤
wedding anniversary. Wish we could celebrate it together. Thinking.of you, and miss you every day. Even though it has been over 3 years. But you are not suffering where you are now and thankful for that. Happy Birthday! We will be together again someday.
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rainbow
ON the first anniverary of Art passing, the family that lives in south Florida got together for dinner. Norm and Diane and Laura and Mike brought over a wonderful Italian dinner. A very.bad rain storm with thunder and lightening started. As we sat down to dinner the sun came out. I told the family to look for a rainbow. As soon as I said that, the most beautiful, brilliant rainbow apeared. That rainbow lasted for an hour, never losing its color until our dinner was over. Never in all my life have I seen a rainbow last that long. We all knew who sent it. God created the rainbow, but I like to think Art had a part in it also. It was very comforting to all of us, and we know it was sent to let us know everything is OK.
Anniversary & Birthday
My Dad & Mom were both very clever. One of the best ideas I thought they had ever come up with was getting married on his birthday. Talk about a date that you simply never forget...and if he did, he could simply say "Hey honey, it's my birthday." Pure Genius!
As we lived our lives together it became easy for us to plan some kind of event on that day or get our parents a special present to celebrate both. Often we would have a dinner or party and all the children would send flowers or call. Usually Art would get his favorite meal...a steak dinner with homemade cheesecake for dessert. Yummy!
One day, Danny had told us about a new Oiless turkey fryer that he had gotten. Well, my father told me that he wanted one and sent me on a mission to aquire it. The first turkey we cooked in it happened to be awesome and it quickly became a family favorite thing to do. We would sit outside and listen to music while the turkey cooked away. Us guys would smoke cigars and have a drink or two. It was a great time that I will always remember. I also will never forget how happy my father was each time we did this. The reason I mention this is because on this Birthday/Anniversary we are going to fry a turkey...it will be in rememberance of those times. And as I found out today....it just so happens that on this day 62 years ago, my mother & father had turkey for their wedding dinner.
Parades
As an annual passholder at Disney World, I'm there... a LOT. I've only gone one time since grandpa passed away, and realized something while I was there that I forgot about.
Before the parades at Disney, they have one or two high school or college marching bands play, followed by the grand marshall, and then the floats. My friends and I found a great spot for the parade and sat down, and soon enough, the marching bands came down the street through Frontierland. As soon as I heard the music, I started to cry. I didn't just get teary-eyed, I almost started sobbing. At first, I couldn't figure out why. The songs were happy songs (If I recall correctly, one of the songs was "Happy" by Pharrell Williams). I had no reason to cry... and then it hit me.
When my sister and I were little, we spent MANY parade-meriting holidays sitting on Grandpa's lap, in his big chair, watching the parades. I remember watching the Rose Parade with him more than once, and he told us all about how the floats are made and named off the different kinds of flowers.
I guess the Disney parade just stirred up my memory and brought it to the surface, but I don't mind. It's wonderful to remember the good times.