Vonzie

So today is a sad day for many of us. Today someone we love and was such a big part of our lives, died. Vonzie will be missed.

Honestly, at times he was annoying and overcritical and always wanted things done his way, right now! There wasn't a topic discussed that he didn't have an opinion on. He was right, always, weather he was or not.

Now Von was Tom's football coach when he was in little league and then he ended up marrying Tom's sister in 1984. He was always around the farm helping and doing what he was asked. He always helped with milking, harvesting and minking. He was the one who took our wedding pictures when Tom and I got married. (not good ones, but did it for free and very nice of him). That's how Von was, doing everything for everyone, all the time.

Von was not one to make people upset, he would let people walk on him at times. That's how he got screwed over in his divorce to the point where he lived like a pauper for many years. But finally the last few years he was able to live to the fullest. He was able to buy his first brand new car ever, outright, no loan. He was able to buy new carpet, a new bed, new recliner.....tons of infomercial crap, and anything his heart desired. His son asked him one time why he bought so much stuff and Von just said, "cause I can".

Von was an important person not just in our lives, but in the commmunity. Everyone pretty much knew who he was. The guys at Larry's will surely miss him for morning coffee. The waitress' will miss him in the afternoon and evening sitting at the bar telling them how to do their job. He drove around Morgan every day, several times a day and knew all the scuttle and gossip. If we wanted to know anything going on, we just had to ask him. He was also a member of the Jeep Patrol/Search and Rescue. Now we all know that he couldn't do much, but he would drive around with the emblem on his door and drive in the parade, or help block off a road and always go to the meetings.

His health of course was not good at all. He started out with 'Mortensen's Disease' which is a disorder of the nerves and equalibrium, and had it for years. He had congestive heart failure and diabeties.

He was quite a guy. Funny, know-it-all, giving, annoying,selfless and the best of us all. He will be so missed and will give us good memories for the rest of our lives.

Thoughts of the day:

* When you're retired, it means you quit working, so what do you call it when you had a job? Tired?

* Why do we cry when people die? We should be happy for them because they are done and moved on to a wonderful place.

* Ever notice how when people do die, all the memories come rushing back like a flood?

Quote for the day:

It's not the living or dying that is hard, it's the transition.