[Magdalen] One down

[Ginga Wilder]

I am thankful so many friends were with you and you family. The presence of
lots of people who care is a great comfort.

You continue in my prayers, Jay.
Ginga

On Sun, Jan 10, 2016 at 4:39 AM, Sally Davies <sally.davies at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Love, and hugs, Jay. I'm glad that the day went so well but not surprised
> at the turn out. People do care and each one of them will take a small
> piece of Adam home with them, to be kept and cherished in memory.
>
> So I guess you can see he's not only in Tennessee where his body will lie,
> but everywhere those hearts and minds may go, and most especially with you,
> his family.
>
> Rest well my friend
>
> Sally D
>
> On Sunday, 10 January 2016, Kristin Rollins <kristin at verumsolum.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Jay's report of her son's funeral yesterday.
> >
> > --
> >   Kristin Rollins
> >   kristin at verumsolum.com <javascript:;>
> >   Portsmouth, VA
> >
> > On Sat, Jan 9, 2016, at 10:59 PM, Jay Weigel wrote:
> > > Today was my Adam's funeral service in the church where he was baptized
> > > and
> > > brought up and where he was an acolyte for many years. It was a most
> > > amazing day, though a very hard one. We began receiving friends an hour
> > > before the service and I was absoutely dumfounded by how many people
> > > showed
> > > up. There were people I hadn't seen in years, some since he was a
> little
> > > boy, some since his high school days, others I only knew from him
> talking
> > > about them, some I didn't know at all. The Swamp Rats turned out in
> > > force,
> > > minus only two who live some distance away, and even the other
> > > local surviving Swamp Mom and Swamp Dad (different families). His
> buddies
> > > from the Guard were there, even those who had drill this weekend and
> > > could
> > > only beg off long enough to stop by and pay  their respects to the
> > > family.
> > > One of my brothers was able to fly in from San Francisco. The flowers
> > > were
> > > done by a friend who had known Adam since he was a teenager and had cut
> > > his
> > > hair numerous times and done flowers for all family occasions. The
> > > service
> > > was performed by a deacon who'd known him since he was a litte guy in
> > > diapers. Lectors were old choir buddies of mine, and eulogies were
> given
> > > by
> > > Betsy's husband and one of Adam's closest friends (and my other-son)
> who
> > > is
> > > a career Army NCO. John touched on the sucide rate of Iraq and
> > > Afghanistan
> > > veterans very effectively in his talk and I was grateful for that. It
> was
> > > an incredibly hard but very beautiful day but I wish I didn't have to
> do
> > > it. This whole business just sucks. Monday I have to bury my boy and
> > > I'll have to leave him behind here in Tennessee when I go back to
> > > Virginia.
> > > This is just WRONG.
> >
>