It seems that almost every time that I attend a funeral or a wake it rains. Even when we are in a drought like Missouri has been in for more then a year I have gone to 3 funerals including my wonderful neighbor, Mike Greim's, yesterday. When I was very young someone told me that it meant the Angels were crying for the loss of the person who died and for the unhappiness of their friends and families. A little part of me still believes that today especially for the very good hearted people that we lose. Mike was one of those people. He started his life as a good Son and basketball star at Blue Springs High and then he served our country in the US Navy during the Vietnam War from 1964-68. When he came back, he met his lovely wife Vicki and her son Ron. He went on to start a painting company that grew and coached and mentored countless young boys in Blue Springs playing Basketball, Baseball and Football for 30 years! He lost his wife to cancer a few years back just as cancer took him also Saturday morning. But before he went, he touched so many lives over his 68 years on this earth coaching, encouraging and being a damn good citizen. I'm going to miss my neighbor, my friend. The Angels have you now Mike and you are back with Vicki. God Bless You!!
