Heather’s dad passed away on November 7th. He was 92.

Heather and I have been married a long time, so I got to know her dad pretty well. Of course, we did not see eye to eye on everything, but he was such a sweet man.

A huge number of the choir turned out to honor his memory. He sang as a tenor with them for many years and finally quit when he couldn’t breathe well enough to sing anymore.

He religiously attended church up until about three Sundays before he passed. He loved being there!

As you can imagine, we are thankful for his life and the quiet impact he left behind.

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Paul Merrill writes here every first Friday.