Holly & Bob Vagley (Rudkin)
Mary, Krista and Derek,
What a lovely service, honoring and celebrating Uncle Jack. Bob and I watched from Naples. Thank you, Krista and Derek, for sharing so many stories (I'd forgotten about the wrestling mats and the Russian Roulette!), it was lovely to hear the coaching stories from the former players and Coach George did a beautiful job leading the proceedings. It was clear they had a close relationship.
The sweet video was especially touching and brought back so many happy memories of Christmas Eves at Grandma Blackburn's (some crazy Christmas gifts!) and the fun annual family reunions in the Ozarks.
I can still see our Dads and Grandpa Jay sitting in Grandma's kitchen sharing jokes and long, funny stories, and hear them howl with laughter after a punch line. Grandpa loved a good story and so did your sweet father. Which made the sharing today particularly dear.
Praying for you three, Steve, Dana and all. Sending you love and very fond memories. With Sympathy, Bob and Holly (Rudkin) Vagley.
PS I forwarded the service's link to my Dad, Rodger. He expressed a sincere desire to attend today, but, sadly, he recently began limiting his driving to short distances.
