One year ago today we lost one of the kindest, funniest and warm hearted people I’ve ever known. I remember when I got the call and knew in that moment that things would never be quite the same ever again, He was like a big brother to me and our friendship was filled with lots of laughter, silliness and irreverence. He played a mean guitar, could cook up just about anything at a moment’s notice, fished out of a kayak, made everyone laugh but most of all—was just a loving, doting father, husband and friend. This photo was taken on our last day together. It will forever remain special to me. I wrote about this day soon after I got word. I had so much to say. I didn’t want to forget all those special times we shared. I wrote pages upon pages in tears and then filed them away. It’s too painful to think about sometimes but I am so very grateful to have known him. I miss him every day and still can’t comprehend-one year later-that he is not on this earth. God bless you Marty.
winter outing with the one and only M. Culpepper