You Will Be Missed

(This was a letter I wrote about my cousin’s husband. I was unable to attend his funeral. I sent this letter in my absence to be read at the funeral.)


A Man With A Purpose

"Then the Lord told Abram, 'Leave your country, your relatives and your father’s house and go to the land that I will show you. I will cause you to become the father of a great nation. I will bless you and make you famous, and I will make you a blessing to others. I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you.
So Abram departed as the Lord had instructed him and. . .' "

Ray was on a journey. He was going somewhere. Along the way, God gave him Sephie, his wife, to love cherish and honor as his own body, and he did that.

Many dangers lurked while he was on his journey, he never ran away; he faced them one by one. Sometimes he experienced the sting of letting go of loved ones for their best interest to promote harmony and love but God fixed it.

In his journey he was never to prideful to say, “I’m sorry,” to ask for forgiveness.

In his journey his door was always open with hospitality. An invitation to his home always made one feel welcome.

In his journey he enjoyed life and lifestyle. He enjoyed looking good and smelling good. And he always had an entertaining conversation. He was a people person.

In his journey he gained a wife who would pick up and go wherever he set to go and never complained. Along the way, they would go through whatever they had to go through as a husband and wife to make wherever and whatever situation they were in work.

In his Journey he always encouraged and spoke good of all. Never heard him say a harsh word, or put others down.

In his journey, I never saw his face without a smile. He never complained.

In his journey, his role as husband left an indelible mark, one that will never be erased, one that many marriage partners can learn from. Yes, he was special that way.

In his journey, not many could have endured what Ray endured and still held their heads up.

Ray taught how to hold my head high, in spite of…

In his journey, there was nothing too good for his special girl. Cuz,I have always thanked God for giving you Ray. You deserved to be Ray’s Queen, his little girl, the love of his life.

In his journey, Ray knew how to make money and was always striving for greater wealth.

Thank you, Ray, for that entrepreneurial spirit in you, that part of you who didn’t hang up your retirement banner, in spite of what others thought, to pave the way for others with that same spirit. It is because of what I learned from you I will never give up pursuing my dreams.

We won’t get to tour the country together, or be in business together, but the dream of coming to your city is not dead. I will do that for you one day, Ray.

Who was Ray? A loving, caring husband, and a businessman. That’s how I knew him and remember him today. I loved him as a brother, a friend, a businessman and I feel blessed to have known him.

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