My Uncle Burt......

This is Burt and Judy....

young and in love...

Maybe 1965..

I thought they were the most beautiful couple in

WORLD...

I was eight...

I am now 52,

and I still think they were the most

glamorous couple in the world....

I idolized them...

Burt died on Sat...

my birthday...

I will never have another birthday that

I don't think of this.....

I am sad,

and yet....

glad that he has been released from

the disease that killed him....

It was wicked..

Burt Batty, 67, civic-minded retired administrator, sailing buff Portland Press Herald

A new day.....

Yesterday was the funeral.
It was tough.
I am completely worn out today. My muscles are aching from being so tense yesterday. My neck is so sore, my head hurts, and even my back hurts. I guess this just goes along with the ride.
Anne is laid to rest in a beautiful place. Right in the middle of her small town, a place of peace, and beautiful nature. She is surrounded by very large trees, and very old headstones, some with dates to the 1700's. It is only a couple of blocks from the small home she shared with her daughters, and a few more away from her parents.
I saw friends from childhood that I only seem to see at weddings and funerals, now.
It was almost surreal.
Lots of emotion. Lots of tears. Relief for her.
Sad, today.