Burpee, Carpenter & Hutchins Funeral Home

Dear Jim, I thought I would write this letter to you, just to let you know just how much you have meant to me over these past 25 years. You are truly an outstand man and has been said so many times you really “set the bar very high” for the rest of us, especially us Son-in-laws. Some things I have learned from you: 1) Family was truly what mattered most. Whenever there was an event for anyone in your family, you where there. I never heard you complain about it. You just did it. 2) A little humor can really change the situation. When I got us lost on a ride one day. I was already mumbling swear words and about to pull my hair out. You simply smiled at me and said “well I’ve never been on this road before”. You made me laugh. You had made your mind up to enjoying the trip and we did! 3) Your patents with all us was incredible. I never heard you say a bad word about anyone. Even if I could tell you didn’t like someone , you simply would say something like. “Boy…he’s an odd duck”. You truly have set the bar very high, the way you treated everyone was an amazing to witness and be a part of. I like to think of it as you are the “high water mark” of Father-in-Laws. I could not have asked for a better one. I have been so blessed to know you, to learn from you and to be called your son. So glad to know that this is not goodbye and that we will have that glorious reunion. We know you’re watching over us from heaven, just as you did when you were right here with us. All my love, Edward