I am so sorry to hear of your loss, but, like you, know you will see him again someday. Prayers for the family continue. Joyce
On Sun, Jun 17, 2012 at 5:36 PM, Chuck Alexander < [email protected]> wrote: > ** > Folks: My dear friend and fishin' buddy passed away this afternoon at > about 1pm, surrounded by 40+ family and friends. His heart muscle was just > too damaged to heal itself, even with the bypass surgery. That, along with > the pneumonia he had was just too much for his body to fight off. I believe > with all my heart that he is in a better place than we are and that I WILL > see him again someday. Thanks for all the thoughts and prayers, and please > continue them for his family as he left behind a wife of 44 years, a son, > and a daughter. Three grand kids, and about 7 brothers and sisters along > with a ton of cousins, nieces, nephews and friends. I never met a person > who knew Carlis Ivey who didn't like him right away. I remember vividly the > first night my wife and I met him and his wife. My daughter and his (who > are like sisters to this day) daughter were in school and in the band > together, and my daughter was to spend the night at their house. Well, we > took my daughter to their house to drop her off, and all these ppl were in > the front yard with guitars, banjos etc. And there was this tall lanky guy > with a beard halfway to his waist, who was playing the "washtub" (If you > don't know what that is, google it, but they drill a hole into a #2 > washtub, then tie a rope through the hole, then connect the other end to a > broom handle, then "strum" the rope like a bass, and it sounds JUST like a > big bass guitar). Anyway, they had a country/gospel band and would go all > around, playing in tiny churches etc. But he was nice as he could be that > night, and never wavered in the nearly 15 years I knew him. He'd give you > the shirt off his back. He loved God, and he loved his Family. Chuck > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com
