A Great Man

One of the events I (Sara) was able to attend (unfortunately without Shane and the kids) was my great grandfather's visitation and funeral. He had been sick for a while, so it wasn't entirely unexpected. However, our hearts were heavy in his passing but were lifted as we came together as a family to celebrate his life! He was a generous, kind, thoughtful, quiet, intelligent man who always had a hand to help, an ear to listen and a heart to smile at you. Many people who knew him told their stories about his kindness and generosity in their life. And those able to gather with our family shared tears remembering his life, his love of baseball and golf, and his love for his family--especially his wife. The pictures in the following post are merely a fraction of the family he left in his legacy! Several were unable to attend, and some I neglected to get pictures of (sorry!). As my uncle Dave said at the funeral, "There aren't men like my grandpa anymore...." Well, honestly, I feel I know some of the finest men on the face of the earth right in my own family. But I believe it's due to the grace of God and men, like my great grandfather, who invest in younger lives and who live their own life following after Jesus! I pray God's grace to all affected by my great grandfather's passing.