Grandpa Don's memorial services were held at the Evans Miller Guinn Exeter Chapel on Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 10:00 am followed by a quaint reception at Mama's Restaurant. We decorated the chapel with plenty of memories...through photographs collected by my Grandma Nita and arranged and displayed on large boards by my Uncle Larry. Sherry and Matt helped create the beautiful display of Navy items and flags to show Grandpa's accomplishments. Mom and Grandma collaborated with the florist to make sure the big sprays were representative of Grandpa's life...the one displayed like a big white 
anchor complete with the heavy duty rope and the other was inundated with real oranges to show how Grandpa truly loved his oranges and refereed to them as gold. For him oranges were gold and it 
was his primary way he earned his living. In the spirit of Grandpa's loves Mom and I worked on creating a memorial bookmark to be added into the pamphlets given out to family and friends. The quote for the front was one everyone really liked and it read, "When someone you love becomes a memory, the memory becomes a treasure." Mom came across the poem for the back but it too was well written and read, "Our journey through life is not a simple, straight line from birth to death, but is dotted with milestones; celebrations and sorrows that help us to learn and grow; to become the best people we can possibly be." I also created and printed thank you cards in hopes of helpi
ng my Grandma. Long story short, the 
memorial had a wonderful turnout of friends, family, and people Grandpa's life had touched along the way. Lovely memories were shared, beautiful songs were sang, and taps were played in honor of Grandpa's service in the Navy. It was nice to see family, I only wish it were under different circumstances. We love you Grandpa and will always keep you in our hearts and memories!
anchor complete with the heavy duty rope and the other was inundated with real oranges to show how Grandpa truly loved his oranges and refereed to them as gold. For him oranges were gold and it 
was his primary way he earned his living. In the spirit of Grandpa's loves Mom and I worked on creating a memorial bookmark to be added into the pamphlets given out to family and friends. The quote for the front was one everyone really liked and it read, "When someone you love becomes a memory, the memory becomes a treasure." Mom came across the poem for the back but it too was well written and read, "Our journey through life is not a simple, straight line from birth to death, but is dotted with milestones; celebrations and sorrows that help us to learn and grow; to become the best people we can possibly be." I also created and printed thank you cards in hopes of helpi
ng my Grandma. Long story short, the 
memorial had a wonderful turnout of friends, family, and people Grandpa's life had touched along the way. Lovely memories were shared, beautiful songs were sang, and taps were played in honor of Grandpa's service in the Navy. It was nice to see family, I only wish it were under different circumstances. We love you Grandpa and will always keep you in our hearts and memories!
2 comments:
You got some good pictures of the service. I may be swiping them soon!
Swipe away...I took some of your's that you took during the reception because I didn't take in my camera then. :)
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