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| I walked with my friends at the cemetery the week between my Dad's death, and his funeral and burial. It just so happened that we were able to see them digging the grave. Kind of surreal for sure. |
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| Loved the Display |
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| Zac and CJ's boys - Tagg, Treyson, Thatcher |
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| Our oldest Grandkids - Cam and Treyson |
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| Grandma with two of Landon and Kacey's girlies - Bright and Bex |
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| Landon and Pays |
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| GRAND daughters !!! |
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| So grateful the weather was beautiful - what a gorgeous day ! |
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| Erika and Aaron's Family - minus Lizzy who was stuck in Arkansas finishing up school. |
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| Zac and CJ's family |
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| Landon and Kacey's family - minus little Bentley |
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| Our Arizona girls (wish the boys could have been here too ) |
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| Grandma and her Grandkids Colton, Lance, Brian, Tiana, Zac, Dallin, Amanda, Dax, Devin, Landon, Jaden |
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| Our kids - LOVE THEM SO MUCH !! How blessed we are, they are all so wonderful, helpful, kind, loving, smart........ I'm a little bit biased :) |
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| I love our family so much. This has brought Mark, Erika, and I even closer together. We will take care of Mom - our promise to Dad |
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| With our spouses - We are all so lucky in love ! |
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| Mark and Carrie's Family We will sure miss Dad (Grandpa D). Although truth be told, I've missed my dad for a few years. I haven't shed a tear about his passing. That may seem strange, but I KNOW he is so so very happy to be free at last. Mom is doing very well. She is a trooper for sure, and we are trying to keep her busy, and checking in on her daily. Erika and Mark gave such wonderful tributes at the funeral, and I hope to have the audio of those posted to family search soon. Here is what I wrote for my talk at his funeral. Thank you all so much for being here today to support our
family. We have felt your love with the
kind acts of service, with food and with prayers on our behalf this past week. I think everything has pretty much been said about Dad that
could be said, either here in his service today, or in your kind words spoken
to us about him in the viewing last night and this morning. We all loved Dad and Grandpa, and more importantly we knew
he loved us. Family was so important to
him, and he and mom worked hard their entire lives to provide for us, and to
set an example for us to follow. We are grateful that he is free of his Parkinson ravaged
body at last. He can see again ! I don’t think any of us can truly imagine
just how hard it was for him to lose his sight, and his ability to talk and
express himself freely. The words were
always there inside, he just had the hardest time getting them out. He became
very patient as he learned to deal with his circumstances and never complained
about the afflictions he suffered. What a blessing that he was able to slip into heaven as
quickly as he did at the end. He had
always worried just what he would have to go through to get out of this world,
and in the end Heavenly Father was merciful and took him home quickly. What a wonderful reunion he is having with
our family who have gone on before. Dad was a worrier, and so are many of us………. (Thank you
Grandma Dickson). But we assured him,
and He knows that we will all step in to help and take care of Mom and Grandma
with love and patience as she navigates a new life without him here on
earth. I know he would be proud of us today, as we have tried our
best to honor him with our words of remembrance and love. Dad had a good heart, and was always trying his best, and
isn’t that all any of us can do? He
loved our Heavenly Father and our Savior, and He KNEW that there was life after
death, and that we will all be together as a family in the eternities. I then concluded with his testimony of life after death. Click here to view it. Click here to view the entire 20 minute slideshow which played during the viewing. |
