Journal Week #5

The week started off as an emotional one with the death of Ty's dad. Monday night was the visitation and Tuesday morning the funeral and burial was held in Denham Speings and Walker. Since I am friends with Ty I decided to show my support in his time of loss. The funeral was really sad and different from other funerals that I have been to because the pastor read letters that his kids wrote about him. They also played the song "Temporary Home" by Carrie Underwood which makes me cry because its lyrics are so strong. After the funeral, we drove a while to their property in walker where the burial took place. Because he was a Marine veteran from the Vietnam War, there were Marines there who conducted the ceremony and played "Taps". It was an emotional day because of the reality that sets in when you realize how fast life could possibly change.