Captain
05-21-2015, 10:56 AM
Di has sent this information to me this morning...
Bill's memorial service is scheduled for Wednesday, 5/27 at 6:30 pm in the chapel at McKoon Funeral Home (38 Jackson Street, Newnan, GA 30263).
She also asked if any member has any pictures of Bill she is putting together a spread for the service. She has asked to email them to me and I will forward them to her.
I think after the service she may send me a copy of what she uses and perhaps we can use some of them here I"m going to email her this one.
It was Bil's first SC farm buck back in 2006 and I think his biggest buck until this past season when he took the two monsters in his back yard.
4812
Now for the self serving part of this thread.
I’m feeling about as low as I can get about not being able to be at Bill’s service. He was a wonderful friend with a big heart!
My situation is, I have a life long friend that is in about the same situation that Bill was in several months ago. Just about 8 weeks ago he had cancer surgery and lost his Bladder, Prostate and part of one kidney. He has ALWAYS wanted to go Trophy fishing for Tarpon in the Keys. When I visited him in the hospital many weeks ago I promised him I would arrange a Trip to the Keys and we would Tarpon fish.
I have another friend that owns a condo in Islamorada and has two nice Hell’s Bay boats there. The only time I could get the condo was from the 26th to the 30th. So I booked a guide for Wednesday through Saturday.
To further complicate things I wanted Cheryl to make the trip with us. She has never been to the Keys and it is a very special place that I would like to share with her. However this was at the end of the month and that is “months end” for them at her work and supposedly no one can have time off in her department during that time. Her Boss is a good friend of mine and I went behind Cheryl’s back with out her knowing (even before she knew i was planning the trip) and talked to her boss and he agreed to make an exception for her and even brought in temp help to cover those days so Cheryl could go. Then we surprised her with the trip. She is really looking forward to the trip. My loyalty to my family AND friends is very important to me. I've spent weeks making sure every detail at the SC farm was handled, Fences all repaired, hay cut, baled and in the barn, Calfs weened and sent to the sale, etc. so there would be no detail or work my farther would try to attempt while I was gone those few day...
Everyone is Flying down on Wednesday except for Cheryl and I we are driving as we wanted to check on our St. Augustine house on the way down and Cheryl wanted to have her car so while we were out fishing she could scoot around to the beaches and shops etc.
Di had asked for me to speak at the service and was willing to move it to Tuesday for me to attend. I had hoped Arty would say he could come to the service on Tuesday (if that was the day) and I could get him to come here pick me up and we attend the service and then Arty and I could come back to my NC house and spend the night. Cheryl and I would leave in the next morning for Islamorada and Jamie could leave to head back to Va. However I talked to Arty yesterday and he cannot make that time either. I’m afraid there just are not enough hours for me to run down to Atlanta and back around Midnight here and then to Islamorada the next day.
If I cancel the fishing trip I've let a friend down that perhaps will have not other opportunity to ever go again...
I feel like in this situation I will be letting down friends either way I go…. and its tearing my guts out.
Not even sure how I will feel on the fishing trip now...
Bill's memorial service is scheduled for Wednesday, 5/27 at 6:30 pm in the chapel at McKoon Funeral Home (38 Jackson Street, Newnan, GA 30263).
She also asked if any member has any pictures of Bill she is putting together a spread for the service. She has asked to email them to me and I will forward them to her.
I think after the service she may send me a copy of what she uses and perhaps we can use some of them here I"m going to email her this one.
It was Bil's first SC farm buck back in 2006 and I think his biggest buck until this past season when he took the two monsters in his back yard.
4812
Now for the self serving part of this thread.
I’m feeling about as low as I can get about not being able to be at Bill’s service. He was a wonderful friend with a big heart!
My situation is, I have a life long friend that is in about the same situation that Bill was in several months ago. Just about 8 weeks ago he had cancer surgery and lost his Bladder, Prostate and part of one kidney. He has ALWAYS wanted to go Trophy fishing for Tarpon in the Keys. When I visited him in the hospital many weeks ago I promised him I would arrange a Trip to the Keys and we would Tarpon fish.
I have another friend that owns a condo in Islamorada and has two nice Hell’s Bay boats there. The only time I could get the condo was from the 26th to the 30th. So I booked a guide for Wednesday through Saturday.
To further complicate things I wanted Cheryl to make the trip with us. She has never been to the Keys and it is a very special place that I would like to share with her. However this was at the end of the month and that is “months end” for them at her work and supposedly no one can have time off in her department during that time. Her Boss is a good friend of mine and I went behind Cheryl’s back with out her knowing (even before she knew i was planning the trip) and talked to her boss and he agreed to make an exception for her and even brought in temp help to cover those days so Cheryl could go. Then we surprised her with the trip. She is really looking forward to the trip. My loyalty to my family AND friends is very important to me. I've spent weeks making sure every detail at the SC farm was handled, Fences all repaired, hay cut, baled and in the barn, Calfs weened and sent to the sale, etc. so there would be no detail or work my farther would try to attempt while I was gone those few day...
Everyone is Flying down on Wednesday except for Cheryl and I we are driving as we wanted to check on our St. Augustine house on the way down and Cheryl wanted to have her car so while we were out fishing she could scoot around to the beaches and shops etc.
Di had asked for me to speak at the service and was willing to move it to Tuesday for me to attend. I had hoped Arty would say he could come to the service on Tuesday (if that was the day) and I could get him to come here pick me up and we attend the service and then Arty and I could come back to my NC house and spend the night. Cheryl and I would leave in the next morning for Islamorada and Jamie could leave to head back to Va. However I talked to Arty yesterday and he cannot make that time either. I’m afraid there just are not enough hours for me to run down to Atlanta and back around Midnight here and then to Islamorada the next day.
If I cancel the fishing trip I've let a friend down that perhaps will have not other opportunity to ever go again...
I feel like in this situation I will be letting down friends either way I go…. and its tearing my guts out.
Not even sure how I will feel on the fishing trip now...