Goodbye, Jim.
You were a good man with a very kind heart and you will be missed by all of us.
I am happy to have known you, and I can see many of your traits in Brian.
You were always welcoming and always will to help others.
I'm so glad you were able to come out our way in May and visit and talk to Brian and hold your grandsons.
We had no idea that there was cancer eating away at you from the inside; we only saw that you were hurting but wouldn't except our help. You lived how you wished.
I am so sorry that you were called away so quickly...too quickly.
Too quickly.
We all loved you and will remember you and speak well of you to our little ones.
We are in the process of dealing with the aftermath of our loss...
We are remembereing.
We are shutting down finances his old life, bills, utilities, etc.
And this has moved Brian and I to make sure our affairs are in order just in case anything should happen to us.
There is and will be much cleaning of the house and unearthing of some forgotten treasures.
We have brought things home to Tam and Jude, letting them play with things that were important to Brian as a child, or were his Aunt Carol's. The ton of marbles have been a blast. The boys have found many ways to incorporate them into their play. The games have been fun too...stadium checkers, junior monopoly, Chinese checkers, and dominoes have all been played.
And the art supplies. Jim, you were an artist. Your markers and pens are being put to good use by our own little artists, especially Jude.
