Those of you who read my blog know my daughter graduated high school two weeks ago. She was one of about 250 grads. She had many friends but like all teenagers she was especially connected to a smaller group of very close friends most of whom were either in drama or band, her two loves.  A month or so ago she was the costume person for the play beauty and the beast it was a position that required many hours and lots of patience, she enjoyed it immensely. The young man who played the beast was a giant of a boy, well over 200 pounds and strong as an ox. He was also the one who brought joy everyday to the school and the cast. Always smiling always cheerful. He was an accomplished drummer for the band and his Church's choir. Last Monday he was killed in a four wheeler mishap while working as a volunteer at a church camp. His classmates were and still are devastated. The funeral was yesterday. It was held at the high school performing arts theatre as so many people attended that there was no church large enough to contain all who wanted to pay their final respects. It was an unusual funeral as two cadences were played by his high school band drum line which he had been a proud member of, and a song was sang by the genesians, the drama group that he and my daughter belonged .Such a sad day and my heart aches for his parents who of course are crushed with grief. I am sorry to tell such a sad thing but it is laying heavy on my heart and I needed to talk about it.