In Loving Memory............

This is in loving memory of my second cousin, Christine McNabb. She was killed last Saturday by a car when she was walking back to her dorm with a group of friends on campus at Virginia Tech. There was such a lovely ceremony at the funeral and the church. Students from Virgina Tech spoke; I never realized how many people she touched.

From the church to the cemetary, we had to cross county lines with the funeral procession. I have never seen so many police at a funeral event in my life. Each county had at least 20 cops along the procession route to make sure we had the right-of-way. It was very impressive. When we got to the cemetary, we all noticed that there we no tombstones anywhere. This is very common in Virgina (the call them memorial parks). She was buried on a hill next near a tree. Everything was beautiful, Christine would have been proud.

When I Must Leave You

When I must leave you for a little while-

Please do not grieve and shed wild tears

And hug your sorrow to you through the years.

But start out bravely with a gallant smile;

And for my sake and in my name

Live on and do all things the same,

Feed not your loneliness on empty days,

But fill each waking hour in useful ways,

Reach out your hand in comfort and in cheer

And I in turn will comfort you and hold you near;

And never, never by afraid to die,

For I am waiting for you in Heaven!

We will never forget you Christine!