Eddie has always had a heart of gold & that is something that I've always admired about him. He misses his mother very much & talks about her often. She passed away August 5, 2008 after a battle with Parkinson's Disease & the beginning of memory loss. He had a hard time seeing his mother the way she was, but is grateful that we decided to come home to care for her the last few months of her life. Although some people tell us that we need to decide where we want to live (back east or out west), we feel that sometimes things happen that you have no control over & we do what we feel is best for us. Eddie did not want his mother to be without a headstone (his father has decided not to purchase one until he passed away), so he went about getting one ready for her. He bought the wood, glued the pieces together & cut it into the shape he wanted. He had Jill (thanks Jill for your help-It means a lot to us) do the lettering for him. He attached the lettering & sealed it together & went to the cemetary to put in up for his mother. This is the outcome.
He had a hard time putting it up. He dug the hole & situated the wood & started to pack the dirt around it. He looked up at me with tears in his eyes & tells me that he has done this before - probably in his dreams. I then told him that it's obvious that he was suppose to do this for his mother. After he finished, he called his father & his brother Davy to come out to the cemetary & take a look at it. You did a wonderful job! I am so proud of you for always wanting to do something to cheer someone else up.
We miss you.
