I’ve got a lot on my mind today.
You know how memories are so special and become even more meaningful when someone we love is taken from us. A shock takes over and you feel numb and don’t want to believe what you’ve just been told. That very thing happened to me and many others on November the third.
A friend of sixty-five years was taken from this world suddenly. It was the “best” day of his life and one of the saddest for the rest of us.
It’s hard to imagine no more pain and eternal happiness through human minds, but those of faith know it’s true. “Through God all things are possible”, that is all the proof that is needed.
What a happy life for him! He was a christian man with a caring soul. He was such an inspiration to many. He enjoyed playing his guitar and singing Hank Williams songs, but he became a humbled man with every gospel song he played and sang.
He left behind a wife, son, brothers and sisters. I don’t even know how to write a number for the friends he had.
I continue to pray for the emptiness and loss you are feeling at this time and the strength to carry on.
Spruce Pine Day of this year will always be a cherished moment in time for those who sat around after picking up and putting away everything.
We talked about going to school there and the different teachers we had and then a few began talking about the things they got into. Wow! The things I learned that day!
BEfore some of you begin jumping to conclusions, there was no breaking into buildings or stealing things. There were fights and a few bluffs they were thankful for. All the fun stuff I would have enjoyed doing but knew I wouldn’t have done it because the consequences would have hurt more than the few minutes of fun. It was still fun to hear all the stories… and the stories I heard!
That was the last time I got to see my friend and the last conversation we ever had.
Ronald Sherrill will be remembered for the special person he was by his wife, his son, his brothers and sisters and all his many friends. He loved his family and appreciated his friends.
He will be missed. To be missed is to be loved and to be loved is a blessing!
Upon that last remark, I have nothing else to add, so remember…
Until later…
