My dear Uncle, I am so lucky to have had you in my life. You were a shining example of a good husband, father, son-in-law, uncle and citizen. You have touched so many lives by your understated humility. You were a shining example of a veteran who dearly loved his country as much as he loved his family. You will live forever in my heart. I love you and always will. To Dolly, Richard, Jen, Tom & Jared, I want to express my sincere thanks to you for accepting and loving My beloved uncle as your own. He thrived in your love, and you gave him the gift of your family to call his own. Dolly, you made him a very happy man. You took good care of him and made his last twenty-some years comfortable and enjoyable. I am forever grateful to all of you for your love to him and for the care and respect you are showing him in death. From the botom of my heart, thank you.