By Rev. Gian Carlo Villatoro
Founding Pastor, Victory Church Odessa
As I am sitting here next to you in this hospital room, looking through the window to the blue sky, I say my prayers to the good Lord. I give thanks to the Lord for your life because you, my wife’s dad, were very special to me.
The tears of my wife for the pain that we are going through become usual, during this time we just learn to deal with it.
Knowing that in the following hours you will be gone it breaks our hearts because we are going to miss you. But at the same time, there is so much peace in our hearts knowing where you are going.
It will be in Heaven where we will see you again, you are so blessed that you are going to be with our Lord God, and also around Mama Tina, my parents and everybody else that went before us to the presence of the Lord.
We will have in our hearts beautiful memories of the good things you did in your life, your big smile, your passion for the Cowboys and the Rangers. We will remember how much you enjoyed going to the Sunday school class to hear the teachings from the Bible. We will remember how much you loved when we cooked for you.
You are the reason why we travel from Odessa to Wills Point the last two years since Mama Tina went to Heaven. It was always a long trip, but every time a joy to see you and spend time together it made us feel good.
I will always remember you sitting in your recliner with your TV remote and any kind of snacks you love to eat, and I will remember especially when the food was hot because of the peppers or hot sauces and you always said, “It has a bite.”
It really breaks our hearts to see you leaving us because our selfish self wants you with us, but we know you’re tired and you want to rest. And what could be better to go to Heaven where everything is perfect, where there is no more suffering, no more tears, no more sorrow, and no more pain.
As we kiss you goodbye and say the final blessing on you, Tracy and I embrace your love and the wonderful memories of our family.
