Celebration of Life

Yesterday we said goodbye to Roger. As expected, it was so very sad and so very hard and felt so very wrong.  It was a very nice Catholic ceremony however and the burial at the cemetery with the bagpipes (?) and flag folding was something that I think he would have liked.  Afterwards, a lot of the family and friends went into Cold Spring to the bar, but me being pregnant and us needing to be back to pick Madie up from daycare and take Harley to the vet, we headed home.  As the afternoon wore on, I was more and more sad that I wasn't there with everyone.  Around 8, I texted Emily, telling her I was having a hard time not being there and to give everyone hugs. She immediately called back and said it was hard for them my not being there as well. We talked a little and cried a little and it ultimately made us feel a bit better I think. I am still sad whenever I think about it.  He had touched so many lives and left such an amazing legacy for his friends and family. We will all miss him dearly. Gone but never forgotten, as they say.