On Friday, we went to help Alan and Linda move into their beautiful new "palace". It is a very beautiful home. Jay was the builder and he outdid himself. We also drove by the temple to see the new construction. It is also beautiful. We couldn't get really close, but if you look really hard you can see that the old archway now has a front door which shows up better in the second picture. The third picture is the side entrance from the upper parking lot. For those who haven't seen our own Columbia River Temple, this was an archway/entrance to the temple. It's now been closed in to provide a larger entry way/waiting room, etc. We were duly impressed. We have another week before we go back. I'm anxious to see the inside.We lost another good friend this week. He was a wonderful cowboy who drove big hay trucks and was the ultimate volunteer in our community. He was very active in Fire District 11 having served as volunteer chief and commissioner. My sister blogged about a poll taken of 3,000 people who said President Obama was their #1 hero, Jesus Christ was second, and Martin Luther King third. Like Julia, I take exception. If ever there was a true hero put on this earth to help mankind, it was Willis and he did it with good humor, the milk of human kindness, and true gentlemanliness.
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If there ever was a man that would enjoy old time fiddling it would have been Willis! I could just hear him whoop'n and hollar'n! I am sad that I missed the funeral. I should have been there.
Gosh it's hard to believe Willis is gone! For some when I think about Willis, I always think of Stephanie and Willie's reception and his gold chains he always wore...lol, and firetrucks of course!
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