5th-Wheel Wanderings

We had planned to spend the Spring in Texas after leaving Arizona but May 5, we turned back north to Colorado because John’s brother, Tim, died.  The death wasn’t unexpected—he had been fighting colon cancer for over a year and he was ready to be reunited with his late wife, Diane.

The funeral was held in Canon City at the Mountain View Community Church.  

Following the funeral the family follow the hearse to Mountain Vale Cemetery where he was entombed near Diane and his parents, C. Douglas and Helen Velin Andrews.

The cemetery had been owned by his parents and the mausoleum was built at that time.  Tim had worked in the family mortuary and cemetery in Canon City.

 

John is pictured with his sister Cindy Walker Gilbreth and brother-in-law John Abbott, husband of the late Kendal—the 4th of the Andrews children.

Here are the 3 Johns in the family—brother-in-law John Abbott, our grandson John and my husband John.

Here Cindy is with Chuck Bowman, a friend of Tim’s since they grew up in Castle Rock.

Tim’s oldest, Mark, is seen here with his son Eion.

My dad always said the only time families got together as he was growing up was at funerals and weddings.  That was our experience last week.  Here John is talking to his brother-in-law John and  John Abbott’s friend Nancy Kovalcik

Scott Fawaz, Cindy, and Kim Bolton and Jennifer Fawaz—the daughters of sister Kendel.

John and Nancy are with Alex, Tim’s grandson, and Megan, Tim’s daughter.

Tim’s son Mike is in the blue shirt.  He is talking to a friend.

In the background are Megan’s husband Gabe’s father and sisters.  Closer are Megan’s son Jared, the mother of Faith, Megan’s son Andre’s wife.

Our son Eric, his son John and Gabe, Megan’s husband.  He was grilling hamburgers for our family BBQ following the funeral

This gathering was to share in the family grief and to renew relationships with the remaining family members. We were grateful we could be there.