But Daddy lived a long happy life. He had his bad times but especially the last years of his life was fulfilling. He loved to fish, and garden(he grew some of the prettiest tomatoes you'd ever see, and his Angel Trumpets were the talk of the neighborhood), and he loved his 4 pet goats.
Daddy would have been 80 in August, and although I argued with his Archie Bunker attitude he had a wonderful sense of humor and at his age he still liked to watch Beavis and Butthead, The Three Stooges, and Benny Hill.
Daddy was a member of the American Legion since he served the Korean War, and was given a military funeral service with a gun salute, and taps. The flag draped across his coffin was buried with him.
He and my Mom were married almost 56 years.
The past few days have been a shock, and I'm still numb. I will be taking care of my Mom alot so she won't be alone. That big white house is going to be a much quieter place now that Daddy is gone. But The Circle will be unbroken someday, and we will be together again around the throne of God, and with His Angels---where the roses never fade.
Daddy, I miss you.♥♥♥♥
WHERE THE ROSES NEVER FADE
I am going to a city,
Where the streets with gold are laid;
Where the tree of life is blooming,
And the roses never fade.
Here they bloom but for a season,
Soon their beauty is decayed;
I am going to a city,
Where the roses never fade.
Loved ones gone to be with Jesus,
In their robes of white arrayed;
Now are waiting for my coming,
Where the roses never fade.
Here they bloom but for a season,
Soon their beauty is decayed;
I am going to a city,
Where the roses never fade.
Here they bloom but for a season,
Soon their beauty is decayed;
I am going to a city,
Where the roses never fade.
Where the roses never fade!
. Be strong BEG.
I'm sorry 
