Loss of Another Friend

Sometimes, life is really pleasant, and sometimes, it's not. Maybe the "not" times make us appreciate the good times. Still, that doesn't make it any easier to deal with a death. Yet another good friend has passed from this life to the next. John Wesley Hawbaker, sometimes known to his friends as PawPawRedFox, graced Heaven this past Sunday with his humor, his wit. Heaven's gain of John is our loss. John was a gracious gentleman, never to be hurried in completing a task to perfection. Before I met him, he served in the Army, reaching the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. I have no doubt he was one of the best.

He loved, with all his heart, his children, John, Joel and Julie - something those who'd only just met him learned quickly, as his conversations were peppered with news of high school, and then college, progress. His babies are now grown, with babies of their own. I have no doubt that each grandchild born received much adoration from PawPawRedFox. I only wish he'd had longer to dote on each one of them.

We'll be seeing you, my friend.