In his presence at 6:25 this beautiful morning the Patriarch of our family drifted peacefully to heaven. Thank you friends and family for all of your love, prayers, and encouragement. He told us often, “God, I know you’re there and I know you care.” You lived your life by example and action. Used your time, skill, and tools to be there for others and make them feel like the special, unique, individuals that they all are. Enduring to the end of your new beginning. You built a family based on service to others and not self-indulgence. “Where there is light darkness flees,” and grandpa your light is shining now more than ever before and lights the light of countless of others. I am honored and privileged to carry your last name and your enduring legacy of faith, hope, love, and action. We will carry you with us always and generations to come because of your steadfast commitment and example of true love and service. I see you in the man who got to tell you that you are his “hero,” my phenomenal father. Your testament of Christ’s love and service. Never have I met a more honest, humbled, selfless, hardworking, loving man in my life. Thank you for all of the great memories with my sister, brother, family, and friends. All the support and encouragement over the years in so many ways. We love you yesterday, today, and all the days to come. You are at perfect peace. Glad we got to tell you while you were here how much we appreciate you and how much you mean to so many. Agape (unconditional, perfect love) My brother and I read this on Monday. After leaving, Tim called and said he got the energy to say, “I am grateful.” :) ““I WISH YOU ENOUGH Recently, I overheard a mother and daughter in their last moments together at the airport as the daughters departure had been announced. Standing near the security gate, they hugged and the mother said: I love you and I wish you enough. The daughter replied, Mom, our life together has been more than enough. Your love is all I ever needed. I wish you enough, too, Mom. They kissed and the daughter left. The mother walked over to the window where I sat. Standing there, I could see she wanted and needed to cry. I tried not to intrude on her privacy but she welcomed me in by asking, Did you ever say good-bye to someone knowing it would be forever? Yes, I have, I replied. Forgive me for asking but why is this forever good-bye? I am old and she lives so far away. I have challenges ahead and the reality is the next trip back will be for my funeral, she said. When you were saying good-bye, I heard you say, I wish you enough. May I ask what that means? She began to smile. Thats a wish that has been handed down from other generations. My parents used to say it to everyone. She paused a moment and looked up as if trying to remember it in detail and she smiled even more. When we said I wish you enough we were wanting the other person to have a life filled with just enough good things to sustain them. Then turning toward me, she shared the following, reciting it from memory, I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright. I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more. I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive. I wish you enough pain so that the smallest joys in life appear much bigger. I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting. I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess. I wish you enough hellos to get you through the final good-bye. She then began to cry and walked away. They say it takes a minute to find a special person. An hour to appreciate them. A day to love them. And an entire life to forget them. “
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