Happy new year everyone. Diane and I are just back from a good night of music in Burlington then a meetup with friends. We were just reflecting that we’d been in four churces today.. the las three were music venues for Burlington’s First Night.. We hear folk, jazz, and prog rock music from a a bunch of local artistis in three differ churches down town.. it was nice to see all the other grey and scraggly Vermonters scurrying between venues for some good wholesome new years cheer…
it’s the first church that’s stuck with me though.. This morning we went to St . Thomas in Underhill Center for the Funereal of our friend Rob.. like last nights wake .. it was packed. I think the entire towns of Jericho an Underhill were there..and many of us from Richmond and Huntington. we got there nearly an hour early just to get a seat. The building was packed completely full of Rob and the Mosca’s many friends.
The service was traditional.. a roman catholic mass.. I’ve been to so many this year, that I can even recite the stuff from memory.. there was a comfort in the familiarity of it.. The priest did a reat job of personalizing it for Rob. He summed Rob up perfectly by saying he was completely about love.. and he was.. i looked around to see about 400 folks nodding in agreement when he said that
my favorite… and by far the hardest parts where when 3 family and friends got up to eulogize rob. His oldest son… and my good friend .. Marcello did such a beautiful job paying tribute to his dad.. folks .. me included… were laughing and crying.. as he told crazy stories about his dad.. Rob would have been so proud.. I was for him
there was so much love and sadness in that church today. I know that Rob’s family will get great support from all of us in the community..
we left the church and went on our business.. and like most … celebrated the end of the old year. // I had a good time… and at the same time I kept Rob and his family close in my heart.
Rob would have definitely wanted us to have fun… and we did
i wish everyone out there a peaceful, healthy and happy 2016.. I know wishes don’t count for much.. lets all work to make it so !
night all. night sam
-me
ps.. here’s the view of today from our new weather cam