My beautiful wife (Traci, Paul's daughter) has given me alot of things in the last 17 years....let me explain. She gives me love daily. She has given me 2 wonderful sons. She's given me aunts, uncles, great and fun cousins, an awesome brother and sister in law and she has also made me an uncle. Some of these I have in my immediate family but we do not keep in touch as I come from a Mother and Father that were not a "mom and Dad" (if you know what I mean). My wife Traci gave me a "MOM and a DAD" for the first time ever. Over the last 17 years of knowing Paul and Kathy Bromley they have become my Mom and Dad. I am sure Mike Heemstra (Kathys's son, my brother) doesn't mind sharing this beautiful loving lady we call mom.

312 Gaylord ave is heaven on earth. This is where these 2 loving people live, shared their lives and their love with all of us. Kathy (Mom), I know,  will continue enjoying the gift of life and her love with all who come by. Know this mom, you our so loved by many as I've seen this first hand over this trying time.

My dad has given me more than I can put in words in this story. He showed me that being able to forgive is a gift. I am a better husband, dad and friend to others because of his guidness and actions. When stuck with a difficult decision or problem I ask myself "what would dad (Paul) do?" He also gave his time! Time is precious to all of us but this man would stop, listen and make you feel you were the most important person alive. He didn't judge but spoke his mind. This man walked the talk. I bet most of this wish we could say the same. I am still working on it.

As I watched the string of people coming to say their good byes it struck me that life is a journey of relationships. Life is how you made a difference in other's lives and that you enjoyed them and they you. I have never met a man that could do it all. There are frames on the wall that show he was the Hope Hospice volunteer of the year many times, where he held the hands and comforted people he didn't know in their finally moments, he was a man of faith and God, yet he could have drink and rip it up with best of them. He was everything to everybody he knew. He served our country and was very proud of this as we are of him.

Dad, Thank you for your gifts of guidness, your unconditional love and the family I never had. I love you dearly. Save me a chair at that Euchre table in the sky! 

Craig