Good bye, Pat

Our friend, Pat Hayes, mother of Joe, who was in Lawsuit, died in 2019.  We attended her memorial at that time.  I can't remember where they were living at the time, but maybe an hour from here.

Her husband, Mike, has decided to have her ashes buried here in Davis, where they lived for so long.  He invited a few friends to come for a ceremony, which was so wonderfully loving.  There were her siblings, friends she has known all her life, friends from their years living in Davis, friends from their years living where  they were living when she died.  There was music and wonderful memories.

It was one of those ceremonies that make you realize what a very special person she was, her entire life.

Husband, Mike, gave a lovely speech about Pat and then her ashes were placed the place where she will remain.

After the ceremony, we were all invited to have lunch at a Chinese  restaurant in Davis.  We took up an entire room and it was nice to see people I hadn't seen in a long time, like Paul's best friend Kag and his wife.

There were more comments and memories of Pat that were given at the lunch, and Marta sang a song from Oklahoma!

Lots of hugs at the end of the afternoon.  It was such a warm, wonderful event and made me so happy to remember the days when Mike and Pat lived in Davis and our kids were in Lawsuit.

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