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On a more somber note, I went to Kathleens memorial service on Sunday. I, like most people am not a fan of these kind of things, but I've got to say, I was very moved by the whole experience. When I first got there, I pull up to the mortuary and there were motorcycles everywhere. I'm pretty sure that I was one of the few people who didn't have leather on. You could tell the bikers weren't to fond of being at a mortuary either, but in a way for many, you could sense this was a familiar scene. On the back of most of their jackets were patches that said "in memory of". Some had as many as 10 memorial patches.
I suppose if you saw one of these guys in WalMart you may think they are some kind of bad ass. Maybe they are, but like most people, under the layer of toughness is someone who would probably do anything in the world for a friend. This is the feeling I got when I walked through the doors of the mortuary. The first thing I saw walking in was a video playing various pictures of Kathleen. Her smile is the one thing that I will always remember. As many people during the service testified to, Kathleen was someone you instantly felt comfortable with. She was a woman with beautiful character. The longer I sat there the more I thought about her and how many lives she touched. I'm sure that without even trying, Kathleen had no idea the impact she had on people. She lived a life of complete integrity and never fell short of giving a loving hand whenever it was needed. Of course people say all kinds of things when someone passes away, but not in this case. With Kathleen, what you saw was what you got. A person with an enormous heart and the ability to touch every life she came into contact with.
Something else I wanted to share about the memorial service. Kathleens niece got up and spoke. She made everyone laugh with her stereotypical ideas of bikers:) . She mentioned how impressed she was that her aunt had picked the "nice" bikers to ride with. Everyone got a kick out of that. What I thought was really cool was when the minister asked everyone to say the Lords prayer. Ok, first your thinking, how many of these bikers are going to know the Lord's prayer???..........Well from the sound of it, every single one of them. It gave me goosebumps to hear how loud these bikers in unison, said the Lords Prayer. It was AWESOME!!!
Losing Kathleen is one of those things where you just ask,,why?? Am I selfish to be scared to death of leaving this world?? I mentioned in an earlier post that I really felt like Kath was looking down on me as I was riding my bike. As I look into the sky I feel an real sense of peace. While we're all left down here going through our daily grind, she's up there smiling down on each of us. We're all selfishly wanting her back, yet we all know she's in a better place than we are. Anyway, Kathleen I learned as much from your life as I did in your passing. I can only hope to be as good of a person as you were. To live a life where you put others cares and needs before your own. I will think of you daily and probably in my own goofy way, I'll talk to you while riding my bike. Thanks Kathleen for teaching me more than you every knew you would. You are so very missed. -Peace.
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