Tom Davis' Memorial

On January 11th, I went to the memorial service for our family friend Tom Davis. Jennifer, Tom's daughter, and I grew up dancing together and our families have been friends pretty much since we moved to Acton. Tom had been battling lymphoma for about a year. At Jenn's wedding last October, we were trying to remain optimistic, but it seemed as though he was doing everything in his power to make sure he was there for Jenn's wedding, in the best health possible for her special day, but it was pretty clear that his health was deteriorating. Tom was such a kind man and I truly admire how selfless he was, he always put his family's needs ahead of his own. It was a really sad, but beautiful memorial service. Many people gave wonderful tributes to Tom. After the memorial service, I went home to nurse Luc, then Lindsay and I drove to Acton for the reception. Jenn had mentioned that whenever she saw a rainbow it reminded her of her dad and on our drive Lindsay and I saw a beautiful one. It was really special.

It was a sad day, but the one strange thing about funerals is that it always brings people together. I got to see a lot of people I grew up dancing with that I haven't seen in a long time so that was really nice. 

*I thought we had taken a few pictures at the reception, but I wasn't able to find anything.