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| Uncle Jim, Aunt Kay, Dad and Aunt Joan. |
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| Brothers at the reunion. |
So sad to lose Uncle Jim this week. Cousin Peggy had a lovely celebration of life (94 years!) for him yesterday. He is back together with Aunt Shirley now. And what a joyous reunion in heaven, back with his family. The world would be a lot better place with a lot more Uncle Jims. Like Dad his faith was strong, and his morning prayers took a long time as he prayed for everybody by name. He knew someone wherever he went and could talk to anyone. He would call and check up on the happenings in Morris. I will really miss that. And he wrote the best cards and letters. I remember Dad sitting at the kitchen table, reading a card Uncle Jim sent. Uncle Jim advised Dad to "root for Notre Dame, stay loyal to the White Sox, and vote Republican!" Dad laughed out loud at the thought . . . of voting Republican! LOL Uncle Jim had a great memory and even this past year laughed as he remembered one time when he was at our house, gosh over 30 years ago I think, and we always had cats around, and one of the cats, Pudgie, was showing off for him on the end table in the living room and settled in for a nap . . . with his head in the ashtray! lol A wonderful and generous husband, father, brother, uncle and friend, a another tremendous loss to our family. And Cousin Peggy losing both her folks within 6 months, that is heartbreaking. I commented to her that we were sure lucky girls to have had such fathers for as long as we did.
We cousins were and are lucky to have such uncles. The best ever I think. John remarked at the funeral dinner yesterday that all the male cousins resemble the uncles, but not necessarily their fathers, and it is true.
Cousin Peggy toasted her Dad yesterday, and remarked that she couldn't wait for 2015 to be over and the entire family heartily concurred!
Dad's birthday today, he would have been 96! So thankful he is in heaven, whole in mind and with his beloved family.
Peace.
Kay
