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MERRILL, KENNETH STANLEY Kenneth Stanley Merrill January 25, 1927 - October 24, 2006 Hi Daddy, I am remembering you today, as I do everyday. And yes, still missing you, and regretting all the things I never said to you. It's funny, it still feels like you went to the store and just haven't come home yet....But I know that you are Home and that where you are, you are without pain, without sadness, without age, without limitation, and I believe very happy. I like to think you are with Momma, that you guys are sailing on a beautifully still sea, with all the pets you loved over the years. You were and are such a good man and I wish you had had more people in your life tell you that. I don't think you ever felt appreciated for all your wonderful qualities, but I am better for having you as a father. It was so hard to loose Momma in April, but after all the sadness we endured since you left my comfort is thinking about what it was like for the two of you to see each other again. She missed you so much and it was so hard for her to be here without you. I like to think of you both realizing that life goes on after this classroom and that it does so without the limitations of the coats we wear in this earthly experience. When I am tempted to dwell on how hard your lives were I work hard to remember how extraordinary you both were/are in spite of the physical limitations, and that you are together and progressing on your journeys. Kenny and Paula, your cherished and much loved grandchildren are well, happy, married, and successful on their own terms. They are living their own lives. Daddy, I am so sad that you never got a chance to meet your great-grandson Gage, but Momma did, and she loved him enough for both of you. Gage is all of our joy and he is the best of all of us and more! I know you are watching over him, and guiding him, like you are both doing for all of us. And, Momma, your Baby is having a very good, spoiled life with Dara. Dara and Mel took him in and while he is a challenge, they are committed to him because of their love for and promise to you. He is fine. We are all ok, but we miss you very much.
        Published on: Fri October 24, 2014