Saturday, April 21, 2012

Susan's dad

We just got back from Florida but it wasn't really a vacation. Susan's dad died about a month ago and we went down to clean out his house so it can be sold. It opened my eyes on how much "stuff" can accumulate. We shredded over 4 large trash bags of documents he had saved and threw away another 3 bags full of paper that did not have to be shredded. His closet had many shirts that were never worn which we gave to a local church for their thrift store. We also gave most of the furniture to the church. We did manage to go to the beach one day but most of the week was work. It was very emotional when we closed the door on his empty house for the last time. He may have died 3 weeks ago but closing that door was like closing the door of his life. I only knew Paul for a few years but realized what a good man he was. He will be missed by many. Rest in peace Paul.