"Cryin' For Me" - Miss You Bill! (And Ken!)

Today was a pretty emotional day as Wayne and I lost a friend to cancer.  While we mourned his lost today, we also celebrated his life in a similiar fashion to my brother's funeral.  His closest friends gathered after the funeral, had some drinks, shared stories, and shed some tears.   His name was Bill Gosch.  Wayne and Bill go way back as friends, and were the best of them for a long time. I'd like to say they didn't get into trouble, but I heard a lot of memories today that would contradict that.  :)  Wayne was the bestman in Bill's wedding, my first few years in Cresco were spent with Wayne and Bill out on Thursday nights, and as couples, us along with Bill's wife, Barb, and many other couples, have a lot of fun memories together in our early years of marriage.

Bill battled cancer for 3 1/2 years and was a definition of a "fighter".  When Barb and I were chatting the other night, amid all our tears, we both smiled because I told her that I know Bill was sitting with my brother having a beer (both loved beer) and chatting about what a sucky year the Vikings had - both Vikings fans!  She said she hopes so....and I know in my heart they are!!!   Bill has a son that is a year older than Elyse and two stepsons he called his own. His oldest stepson, Brandon, also has 3 little kids who Bill loved very much.  (You will see them in the video at the bottom of this post)  Everyone loved Bill and no matter what he was going through, when you asked him how it was going, he would always say, "Can't complain."

Words can't express the emotions that came back today....new ones and old ones....sometimes life just really sucks.  I read the book titled "One More Day" yesterday morning before Bill's wake. (very good book if you haven't read it)  In it it stated that "When someone is in your heart, they're never turly gone.  They can come back to you, even at unlikely times."  I can only hope that is true.  I felt quilty today at times because my mind and my emotions went back to Ken and it was Bill's day.  But I know Bill would understand......(and Ken would still be telling me to "quit crying"...as he said I am the "emotional one".) 

So, here is a video one of Bill's family members made.  The song is "Cryin' For Me" and someone sang it today at Bill's funeral to acoustic guitar.  It was BEAUTIFUL!  There was not a dry eye in the place.  So...here is to our friend Bill....and my brother Ken......sometimes we just cry for ourselves because we miss you.....now both of you!