Celebrating Dad

Again I was up early to join Mom for coffee. More photos tweaked and tested. We all got dressed, hair curled and ready to go. Kaylin, Nathan and Renn arrived after 11 to feed her quick. Britt, Shaina and Matt were behind them as was Dave coming from Edmonton. All changed and headed in to the legion. TJ and I tested the system again. Last minute additions of belts, boots, spurs and flowers. There were many friends already there and the legion filled requiring more chairs added.

The celebration service (this RED link is the live video of the celebration) for Dad was perfect. Randy was a great emcee. He and Ray read the obituary adding their own humorous stories. The girls read a lovely poem as well as Travis’s 4-H speech which touched many. The slideshow had a glitch losing all connections after I  closed it earlier but we got it up and running and only a few photos went blue toned. Whew!

Shawna Brunner took this of the girls to show her 97 year old Dad who the girls loved to visit he and his wife Dorothy who lived next door when we lived in Hanna

The luncheon was lovely followed by visiting after. This had us reconnecting with so many people we all had not seen in years. It was really nice to see such a big turnout to honor Dad. Many said how much they enjoyed the display and photos. Kaylin and N took Renn for a drive. Britt, Dave, Matt and  Shaina headed to the farm with the leftover food. They all started a card game. We stayed till Mom was at the last table of friends. Amanda and I took Dad home. Craig and Sheldon stopped for C to change and pickup Aislyn. Uncle Ron arrived at the farm next. Travis brought Mom out soon after. Dale’s arrived after they changed too. It was a very family oriented evening of games and visiting. A celebration of an amazing memorable Dad, Grandy, husband, brother and friend to many.

Dale and Stacie hosted Uncle Ron again as well as Shaina and Matt. S & M stayed till the end of the evening catching a ride to Dale’s with TJ. Another late night did have S and I reading a bit before lights out again.