In Remembrance

It’s been two years to the day since my brother-in-law passed away from pancreatic cancer.  I know people always say that those with cancer fight a courageous battle but Greg was the epitome of that, always more concerned about others than himself. Although he knew he was leaving this earth, there was never any self-pity.

Something sticks in my head that someone said at his funeral and that was, “I didn’t know him very long, but he made you feel like he knew you your whole life and I wish I had been able to spend more time around him”!!! We all wanted more time with him.

I could probably type for days about this wonderful person I had the privilege to call family but I’ll leave off here with the poem my sister picked for his memorial.

In Loving Memory:

You can shed tears that  he is gone, or you can smile because he has lived. You can close your eyes and pray that he will come back or you can open your eyes and see all he has left.

Your heart can be empty because you cannot see him, or you can be full of the love you shared. You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday, or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday.

You can remember him and only that he’s gone, or you can cherish his memory and let it live on.

You can cry and close your mind, be empty and turn your back, or you can do what he’d want, Smile, open your eyes, Love and go on!!!

We’ll always miss you ……xxoo