And So It Goes...

As the world watched the global coverage of Senator Kennedy's funeral cortege and service in Washington, DC, my parents and I quietly dressed and made our way to the church. We remembered the life of Derl E. Weikel, not a senator, but a no less worthy brother, husband, and friend. His ashes were buried next to his wife's, in her family's plot in a rural PA cemetery where forget-me-nots are planted beneath the headstone.

Until we meet again, Uncle Derl...