Condolence: It's me again!! Lying here at 2:30 am and can't sleep, thinking about you and dreading tomorrow so much!! Thinking about your wake service tonight, the presence of God was there so strong! I don't think I have ever felt the power of God so strong in a wake service before! Praise God! He gave me that reassurance that you made it safely across the river to the other side!! It makes my heart happy to know you are no longer suffering! I love you! See ya in a little while!!

Condolence: Oh my, where do I begin? You left us with so many precious memories which we will cherish forever! You were actually my father in law and the best one I could have asked for, but in my heart and thru your actions toward me you were more than an "in law" You were a dad to me and I was a daughter to you, you were always there for me. You always treated me like one of your own. As I sat here and read your obituary, it really hit me---you are really gone. With tears streaming down my face, just trying to find the words to say how much you meant to me. I remember on more than one occasion, I would be sitting beside the road broken down and with one call you would be on your way to rescue me. You helped raise the man of my dreams and the daddy of two of your granddaughters and I am so grateful for that!! I will never forget that day we were talking and I told you that you should just leave your trike to me one of these days. You told me if I wanted it then it was mine! Little did I know within the next week you would actually hand over the title and tell me to go to DMV and tag it in my name! I was so excited and could not believe that you were giving me this awesome gift!! I remember you telling me when you gave me the title to always be careful and to enjoy it. I will not forget the smile you had on your face when you gave me that title. I could tell that it made you happy and gave you great joy to do this for me. You made one of my dreams come true!! I will treasure it forever!! Now whenever I ride, you will be riding with me because I will have you/your memory in my heart always! I loved you even before you gave me your trike, but wow it created a special bond between you and I that could not be broken and you will never know what that meant to me. It meant a lot to your baby boy too!! But there's something else that meant even more to me and touched my heart even more than your gift to me and that was on Friday night when I stopped in and dropped Pete off something to eat and you were trying to say something and you couldn't get the name out and you told me to wait until you could think of what you were trying to say and then, all out of the blue, you said it! It was the name above all other names! You said "JESUS" You had him on your heart and mind. You had told Bro. Jerry that you had been praying, THAT is what means the most to me! GOD has given me Peace in my heart and I believe with my whole heart that you made things right with the GOD before you left here. I love you and will miss you always, but I will keep you in my heart forever. I promise we will keep your memory alive. I know you will be there waiting for me to cross over when my journey ends here on earth. I will see you soon!! With love, Janie