Love you pop

Today is a day that I will never forget...we buried my pop today. What a good man, correction...what a great man he was. As a few said today, if you needed something all you had to do was ask Stan.

It still amazes me how he went from from a loving father and a loving husband to an angel of the Lord. It all happened so fast, 7 weeks to be exact. March 9th we found out about the cancer and April 19 he left his earthly home for his heavenly home. I think to myself and say only 7 weeks, really? That is only 41 days, a month and half, why so fast. Then it hits me, what some people would give to have 7 weeks with their loved ones. I can't look at the 7 weeks a negative but as a positive...a blessing. We still had time to laugh and cry with pop. We were able to celebrate his 66th birthday with 130+ of family and friends. The 7 weeks were truly a gift from God as he had no pain at all and that was also a blessing.

The funeral service was just amazing. The amount of friends and family was just crazy. My pastor told me he had to part down the street and walk to the funeral home. The songs were perfect, the testimonies were funny and sad but what stands out to me is how Tom LaHue shared the one and only way to accept God's gift for eternal life. Pop was smiling down on us as he knew that it touch at least one person's heart to admit, believe and commit. Thanks Tom for the great service. After all the family and friends said their final goodbyes I got to say a little goodbye and I stayed until the casket was closed. Not something that many people get to see so I will hold that special in my heart, thanks Mark.

The dinner was held at the First Baptist Church and a special thanks to all the people involved to make that happen. I know mom will agree, but I would not have been able to get through this without my loving wife and my church family, so a special thanks to you. When my aunt G and uncle Edgar were leaving I hugged them both and was given the best compliment of my life. While hugging my aunt G, she told me that she knows that pop was so proud of me as I have grown up to be a great man, father, husband and love the Lord. What more could a son ask for?

I am not got to drag this out any longer as it is after midnight so I will sum this day up in one word...Godly.

In my Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. John 14:2