Wake

[tsubaki]

My wife and I had the pleasure of helping sponsor a get together for our neighbors closest friends and family.
A couple of weeks ago Danny unexpectedly left us due to an undiagnosed heart condition. His wife Vicki had a conversation with him at 6am and 45 minutes later he had expired in his chair at home. Reasonably physically fit, not overweight, etc, 59 years old. Surprise to everyone.
Danny was a surveyor by trade and hated the idea of taking up valuable real estate for the purpose to "stick his dead, stinking *** in the ground", his wishes were followed. Vicki only allowed 10 or 12 people to see him prior to the cremation, I'm honored she let Debbie and I to be among them.
Friends/neighbors usually are a hard combination to combine, Vicki best describes it, "only a couple of people can get by talking bad about Danny, you being his friend and me being married to him".
Seemed always while cleaning up after many of the parties/events we had helped each other put on over the last 20 years or so, sitting back catching our breath we all agreed to not expect a funeral type send off for any of us but to do one just like what we had done the night before. We naturally obliged.

Sorry if y'all find it too strange.

Facilities for the near 80 guests.


Vicki thought they was perfect.


Debbie & Vicki.


Presetup.


Some of the food.


Couple of night shots after winding down.



Danny, inducted into the military and present.



And a pretty good night for a send off!