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A Candlelight Vigil
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A Candlelight Vigil As some of you may have heard by now, my cousin's husband (who was also the sheriff of the county we live in), died. Today, while reading different things on a site called topix, my husband found a post saying that there was going to be a candlelight vigil held in front of their home. After calling a few family members to see if they had heard about it,(and they hadn't), my hubby and i drove down to their house to see if it was true. When i made the turn onto their street, i was totally shocked at all the people that were already standing there. I pulled over to the side of the street and parked. I walked up to the yard, and found that my aunt was there. I talked with her for a few minutes after giving her a big hug and she told me that my cousin's 2 daughters was going to try to come, but they were all taking this really hard, and didn't know if they would show up or not. A few minutes later, my cousin and her whole family pulled up. We all lit our candles and they played the song "In The Arms Of The Angels". A prayer was then said, and a few people stood up and said a few words about him. It was a very touching time, several tears, hugs, and thoughts were shared by a small community of family and friends. After a little bit, people started walking down to the garage door (where he was actually found), and set their candles, notes, teddy bears, and other things for him and the family. There are a few things, even now, that are uncertain about his death. The coroner's report leads you to believe it was suicide, but, everyone that knew him, knew he wasn't that kind of man. His wife has even said that there wasn't anything that they didn't talk about, and there wasn't anything that he was upset about at the time. She has also stated that if it had been suicide, he wouldn't have done it there at the house where his and wife would find him and he would have left a note or been some sort of sign that this was coming. There was nothing. His 11 year old is the one that found him first and called for help. The house has been turned back over to the family, and my cousin wants to go home, but their , refuses. I was very proud of them all, to face their biggest heartbreak, by coming back to the house, for the vigil. He was a great man. He loved his family and friends unconditionally. He was always a happy man, laughing boisterously, and picking on everyone he saw with lots of humor. He will be missed greatly.   Suthrn |
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10/20/2008 3:53 pm |
At least it's still under investigation. We'll just have to pray they find the real truth.
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