Condolence: Emil & Bonnie,

Grandpa will be greatly missed. After reading the obituary, I wish he would have told us more about his long and full life. I guess that was his style. We thoroughly enjoyed our visits to Ashlar and only wish they could have been more frequent. Our sincere condolences to you and Carol. We're sorry we'll miss the service today as we are in Florida. As we sit overlooking the ocean and numerous boats, we fondly remember Grandpa and our wonderful visits with him. He was the sweetest most gentle and loving man we have ever had the pleasure of knowing.

With Love,

Tom and Brenda

Condolence: May the wonderful memoried you have help you to keep hope alive in your hearts. Thank you for placing such trust in us.

Condolence: Dear Emil,

Mary's brother emailed us the notice of your dad's death. I'm so sorry for your loss and would be there if I wasn't here in Key West. Your dad truly was "a man among men". I have many great memories of him and your family. The time that you, I and Harvey Berman skipped school and he caught us in the act comes to mind. He touched so many lives and I know how much you loved him and will miss him. My thoughts and prayers are with you, Bonnie, Carol and your families.

George Ward

Condolence: Paul and I were so sorry to hear of your Dad's death. He was a great man, and redefined the saying, "Salt of the Earth". He and Helen were my parents' first friends when they moved to Milford, and they remained true and lasting friends all their lives. I have so many wonderful childhood memories of picnics and parties, shucking the oysters, chowder that to this day has spoiled me for the usual kind served in restaurants, going out on the oyster boats, trips to Sayville in the summer as a teenager, all the hours of food prep Helen and Mom put into our wedding and so many other things. My last memory is of Bonnie and Emil bringing Emil to my Mom's Memorial service. And now they will all be together once again. The obituary was incredible! I never knew most of those things about your Dad; what an amazing life. It was so wonderful, in talking to Carol, to know that he was actively enjoying life till the end, and had such a peaceful death. No one can ask for more. He was a good man and we were all lucky to have him touch our lives. I am sorry we cannot be with you for the services; he will be in our thoughts and prayers. And let us all fervently hope that there IS beer in Heaven, and that there is a grand old reunion going on.

Sincerely,
Margaret Taylor

Condolence: My Father-in Law
(who knew what was real and true)

I read of a man who stood to speak
at the funeral of a friend
He referred to the dates on his tombstone
from the beginning to the end
He said first came his date of birth and
and noticed the following date with tears
But he said what mattered most of all
Was the DASH between those years.(1910-2007)

For that dash represents all the time
that he spent alive on earth...
And now only those her loved him know
what that little line is worth

For it matters not, how much we own;
The cars..the house..the cash,
What matters is how we live and love
And how we spend our dash

So think about this long and hard
Are there things you would like to change?
For you never know how much time is left
That can still be rearranged.
If we could just slow down enough to
consider what is true and real,
And always try to understand the
way other people feel.
And be less quick to anger, and show
appreciation more and love the ppeople in
our lives like we have never loved before
So when your eulogy's being read
With your life's action to rehash..
Would you be proud of the things they say
About how you spent your dash.
I am very proud of my father-in-laws dash. Bonnie