Sorrow Darkens Our Bright Outlook 2015

The day after we put our house on the market,  Bob's younger brother, Leonard, unexpectedly passed away.  We had visited him and his wife, Amy, in Anderson last November.  At that time, Leon told us he had liver disease and was a candidate for a liver transplant and was in the processing of making arrangements for one in January.  Right after Christmas, he became ill again, and was hospitalized.  After several days of testing, he was told on January 4th that he had liver cancer and maybe 6 months to live.  We were planning on leaving on the 7th to go up to visit him, but it was too late.  He had two days.  There was a memorial service for him in Greenville the next week, and Bob and I drove up for that.  Leonard's last wishes were to have his remains interred at the VA cemetery in Bushnell, Florida.  The service was set for Friday, March 6th.  All during the time we were readying for the move, we were dealing with his loss, and knowing we would have to make one more trip back to Florida. It was a very solemn and moving ceremony with the unfurling of the flag and re-folding it for presentation to Amy, then Taps were played.  I know Bob was looking forward to spending time with his brother up here, helping him finish building his garage, working on old cars, shooting pool, fishing, and just hanging out together.  It is difficult to believe he is gone.