Sterling's dad passes away on Saturday February 28, 2009. We've spent the last week in Illinois for the funeral and to take care of some of his Dad's affairs with the rest of Sterling's siblings. Sterling's Dad Carl was diagnosed with cancer last summer and had been fighting it ever since. When he was diagnosed it was already stage 4 cancer. It is so hard to believe that he is gone. That we can't just pick up the phone and call him anymore. But boy are we both thankful for the knowledge we have from the gospel, knowing that after this life we can all be together forever as a family. I know that Carl is probably throughly enjoying seeing his parents and brother right now.
The funeral went really well. It was pretty much like a family reunion. It was great to see how much Carl meant to so many people. He truly was one of the kindest people I have ever met. He never raised his voice or got angry. He was calm and an amazing listener. Jordan made a wonderful video slideshow of photos of Dad's life to play at the service. All of his children plus two of his nephews were pallbearers. I felt so honored to read the eulogy at the service. And of course Donovan was there making everyone smile and forget that they were feeling sad.
Here are some of my favorite photos of Dad.
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