Celebration of My Father's Life

My father died on August 15, 2010 of Alzheimer's Disease.   He had passed into the last stage of Alzheimer's and could not swallow or recognize my mother.  I am glad, for his sake, that the last stage passed fairly quickly, as his body was present, but he was not.  He was a WWII veteran, and it was the first funeral I had been to where the officers fold the flag, and present it to the surviving wife.   My mother also arranged to have doves released at the conclusion of the graveside ceremony.  I am sharing a page I put together of the folding of the flag.  My son took the photos, so I could just sit with my mother.   (the digital template is from Splendid Fiins)