The Flag

The funeral was really nice if you are allowed to say that about a funeral. Linton and Ruby have so many friends, there were a LOT of people there. Ruby held up so strong, I couldn't believe how strong she was being but after they had folded the flag and gave it to her (he was in the Air Force) and then she went up to the casket one last time to say good bye she broke down and gee you just wanted to hold her so tight and make all the pain and sadness go away. Jerry was standing next to her and I was standing behind her and there were a few others standing up there but I can't even remember who. But at that point everyone just broke down. I think it was a combination of saying good bye to Linton and Ruby's tears because everyone just loved them both so much. Then at the end she turned and gave the flag to Jerry and said your dad would want you to have this and I want you to have it to and man then Jerry really started crying because he was just so touched and Ruby started crying again and that made me start crying again because they were both crying. It was tough but at the same time it was so nice to be able to honor him today and hear so many stories about Linton that I had never heard before and to even meet some family that we had never met. You left feeling really good about the whole thing, you knew Linton was in a better place and was no longer hurting. And you knew that somehow Ruby as strong as she is will make it ok.

Jerry is going to have the flag put in a shadow box and we will hang it on our wall.
Until next time.