I am losing family members. While I know this is the natural order of things, I DO NOT LIKE IT. I am missing having those family members. Even if I didn't see them every day, it was a comfort knowing they were there.
We (my generation of cousins) are now the Old Guard. I don't mind being the old guard, but not at the cost of losing those before me. I loved the stories that were shared, their laughter and smiles. Us kids looking up to those before us. I don't mind getting older, I am really not scared of dying either. Actually, I have a plan to help me go like I want. (That is a story for another day) I am really saddened by them aging and leaving us, leaving a wound that will heal, but will definitely leave a scar. We can't even begin to take their place and I am pretty sure we don't want to.
I Salute those who were the "Old Guard" before us, alive and gone:
Francis (Chicky) Lundy
Susan Basham
Pinky Bishop
Johnny Bishop
Taffy Bishop
Jerry Taylor
Jerry Basham
Jack Cornwell
Mike Cornwell
Sharon Ellingson
Jesse Ellingson
Patty Basham
Johnny (Jr) O'Neil
Val Burbank Cornwell
Larry O'Neil
Family and Friends, feel free to add to this list in a comment if you remember names I might have forgetten.
T~
