Kerry's Burial... Message from Susie

Hey Semi's!
Kerry's wife Susie asked if I would share this email with you all. I sure miss the old coot!!!
Jennie



Hi Jennie. Well we did it. We celebrated Father’s Day and the spreading of Kerry’s ashes last Sunday. It was a gorgeous day and the boys and their families came down Sunday afternoon. I wanted them to be able to spend alone time with their family to celebrate Father’s Day and not to come down here and do a lot of work. Of course they did mow the front lawn for me. We cooked on the grill and had a great meal. After we did the dishes (a Susie must), we loaded up the Kubota truck and Dan’s Jeep with a rake, jugs of water and plastic cups and headed down to the pines. Dan played a John Denver CD and I filled up the cups with Kerry’s ashes and each one of us spread them around Kerry’s beloved pine trees. We raked the ashes into the soil and poured water over each one so, God forbid, he wouldn’t blow into Dent County. We then put all the cups together and set them afire and we all said what we wanted about Kerry. I was so touched about the wonderful things my boys said about their father. Preston, my 15 year old grandson said he learned more about life from his grandpa than anybody else. It was the first time I have ever seen my daughters-in-law cry and each one of them has lost a parent or two and I was at their funerals. Poor Dan had tears rolling down his face and just talked and talked about his father. He and Kerry were very close.



After we emotionally recovered, we loaded up and headed back to the house. We had homemade coconut cream pie and strawberry shortcake which were some of Kerry’s favorites. We all felt good about our ceremony and followed Kerry’s wishes, even though we added the John Denver on our own, but he loved John Denver and Dan wanted to do it. The next day I saw two deer down at the pines walking all over Kerry. I’m sure he was smiling down from heaven because that’s what he wanted. Yesterday there were two turkey hens with lots of babies scratching down there and I swear I heard a chuckle from up above.



Even though I feel so good about getting his ashes out of that box and under the pines, it now puts a kind of finality to Kerry. I talk to him every day and sometimes I cuss at him for leaving me with all these things to fix, but it sure is lonely. The house hasn’t even had a nibble. My agent says nobody does much looking until July. People are so busy with vacations in June and there is not much looking in that month. I am ready to get out of here. I can’t imagine living here through the winter. Please pray that this house sells fast!



How is Buzz doing? I think of him all the time and wonder how he is doing. We have lost quite a few friends lately from cancer and now I can picture them all up in heaven together. I know they are in heaven because they already paid their penance here on earth. Would you do me a favor and tell the forum about our ceremony. I think that would be a way for Kerry to say his final goodbye to them all. Keep in touch Jennie.



Love Susie