[Nfb-krafters-korner] to my friends here

[Annette Carr]

Joyce,

Thank you for sharing.  I am sorry that I never had the chance to meet John
and that I could not be there to support you.  I am so glad that you found
support and beauty in the events of the past few days.  You described so
many wonderful moments that I felt like I was there with you.  So please
know that I am with you in thought and prayer.

Annette


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Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2014 10:57 PM
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Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] to my friends here

 
Yesterday was really hard, but it was beautiful, touching and so many people
were there.  Thursday there was 4 VFW members in uniform who stood
alongside the coffin [2 of them at a time] during the entire 4 hours and
they did a ceremony too.  These guys were the color guard that are from our
town VFW.  John was First Vice Commander at the Goldback VFW 9460 Post in
Stratford, CT.
 
Yesterday at the funeral the commander of the VFW Post gave an eulogy   and 
he had known John for 25 years.  My daughter's husband gave such a touching,
heartfelt  eulogy  and my daughter's friend that she knew  and went to
school with from Junior High School, who came over our house and  stayed
over for the weekend probably when she was a Freshman or Sophomore in  High
School and never left our home for about 8 years.  Yep, all my kids  left
and Sara was still there, gave an eulogy  about how he was a father to  her.
The minister, who  never met him, but knew my Mom and I listened  to what I
had to tell her about him and included everything.  They at the  end opened
up the doors to the funeral home and we had contacted the proper  folks of
the military and out in front of the funeral home, over looking our
Paradise Green in the center of our town, they shot off the guns for the gun
salute  and played taps.  The Army fellow came in and presented the  flag to
me and I hugged it and the tears flowed down until every person went up  to
the coffin and walked out of the funeral home.  It was then time for me,
JC, Michael and Katie to say our good-buys.  
After more tears we all had a group hug and walked out leaving my heart and
my eyes there. 
 
I am sitting here with my hands shakingI need some time, but I will pop in
and out until I get a little past all of this.
 
Thank you for being a friend.  I am treasurering each and every one of  you
right now.
 
 
 
Love,
Joyce
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