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- Thread starter Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith
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Oh, Stacy, I am so sorry. My thoughts are with you and your family.
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Hi Stacy,
Words cannot describe what you must be going through.
I am So Sorry for Your Loss.
Sincerely,
Dave
Words cannot describe what you must be going through.
I am So Sorry for Your Loss.
Sincerely,
Dave
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Stacy, I'm so very sorry. A loss of this magnitude is unimaginable.
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My deepest sympathies, Stacy. You and your family are in my prayers.
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Thanks, Guys.
This morning is the morning no parent ever wants to wake up to. The services are at 1PM. Due to the huge number of friends Chris had, and the number of people like you folks who are around to support me, I don't have to feel as alone. God bless all of you.
I put up a photo of Chris and his fiancé, and him and Zoey. Hard to believe she is only 13!
This morning is the morning no parent ever wants to wake up to. The services are at 1PM. Due to the huge number of friends Chris had, and the number of people like you folks who are around to support me, I don't have to feel as alone. God bless all of you.
I put up a photo of Chris and his fiancé, and him and Zoey. Hard to believe she is only 13!
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So Sorry for your loss, prayers sent
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Sooo, sorry..You'll be in our prayers..
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The most difficult time you can endure I'm
Certain. Our prayers be with you.
Certain. Our prayers be with you.
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I can't imagine what today must have been like for you but I know that this is one of the most difficult and heart wrenching things a person can experience. It is difficult to know what to say in a time like this, but know that you have friends in this community and we all hurt for you.
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Friends,
Yesterday was a very good day in the respect that I got to see so many of Chris' old and current friends. Probably 400-500 people showed up. It was not a traditional funeral service with sad music and sadder people. "A great going away party" would be the best way to describe it. After people would arrive and the tears would fall, they started talking in groups about 'Slu' ( Chris' nickname to most of them), crazy things he and they had done together, his music, his family, and how they would never forget him and those great times.
In the front center was Chris dressed in a faded "Hurly" tee shirt he wore all the time...and shorts. He looked like he was ready to go skateboarding, surfing, sailing his big sailboat, or rock climbing. A videographer had made a great video of Chris' life in photos all backed by Neil Diamond's "Hell Yeah" and other good music. The fades, faces superimposed in the sunset or clouds, and close up shots of Chris' hansom face were amazing. The video ran continuously for the nearly three hours the crowd was there. We had filled the front of the room with his surfboard, guitars and the stool he always played on, set his hat on the stool next to him, put some of the sea shells he brought up from the bottom of the ocean off Costa Rica and other places around the floor under the casket; and had a big display of photos of him, his family, the things he had done, and the places he had gone. I think one of the neat things was the pile of number stickers and medals from all the marathons and such he had run. People showed up with school photos of him, and whole collages of pictures and things they found of and from him. Before an hour had passed, the place was packed with his friends, and several hundred others had spilled into the parking lot.
His best friend and I had seriously considered bringing and empty beer keg and an ice tub to the service. We were going to put it dumped over on its side in the corner with a note on it saying,
"Beer Gone - Party Over - Moved On To The Next Great Adventure - CHRIS".
I sort of wish we had
After the day was over, and all the necessary things were done and put away, five of us sat in the living room till midnight with some good Scotch and more than a few beers. We had good time remembering Chris, and that will stay with me for a long time.
I am told that the video will be on YouTube soon, and I will link it for you guys. I think it will show you a lot about why I am going to miss my Bud.
RIP Chris Roman Apelt
Yesterday was a very good day in the respect that I got to see so many of Chris' old and current friends. Probably 400-500 people showed up. It was not a traditional funeral service with sad music and sadder people. "A great going away party" would be the best way to describe it. After people would arrive and the tears would fall, they started talking in groups about 'Slu' ( Chris' nickname to most of them), crazy things he and they had done together, his music, his family, and how they would never forget him and those great times.
In the front center was Chris dressed in a faded "Hurly" tee shirt he wore all the time...and shorts. He looked like he was ready to go skateboarding, surfing, sailing his big sailboat, or rock climbing. A videographer had made a great video of Chris' life in photos all backed by Neil Diamond's "Hell Yeah" and other good music. The fades, faces superimposed in the sunset or clouds, and close up shots of Chris' hansom face were amazing. The video ran continuously for the nearly three hours the crowd was there. We had filled the front of the room with his surfboard, guitars and the stool he always played on, set his hat on the stool next to him, put some of the sea shells he brought up from the bottom of the ocean off Costa Rica and other places around the floor under the casket; and had a big display of photos of him, his family, the things he had done, and the places he had gone. I think one of the neat things was the pile of number stickers and medals from all the marathons and such he had run. People showed up with school photos of him, and whole collages of pictures and things they found of and from him. Before an hour had passed, the place was packed with his friends, and several hundred others had spilled into the parking lot.
His best friend and I had seriously considered bringing and empty beer keg and an ice tub to the service. We were going to put it dumped over on its side in the corner with a note on it saying,
"Beer Gone - Party Over - Moved On To The Next Great Adventure - CHRIS".
I sort of wish we had
After the day was over, and all the necessary things were done and put away, five of us sat in the living room till midnight with some good Scotch and more than a few beers. We had good time remembering Chris, and that will stay with me for a long time.
I am told that the video will be on YouTube soon, and I will link it for you guys. I think it will show you a lot about why I am going to miss my Bud.
RIP Chris Roman Apelt
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He sounds like an amazing man, Stacy, and it's good he left behind such a vital piece of himself. I'll pray that Zoey pulls through and starts to recover her zest for life.
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Far to early... but what a way to go. A good friend, son and father like Chris will be missed very much. Sounds like he sure left an impression on everyone he met and his character shows through by the way he was celebrated during and after the services. I mourn for having never met him, Stacy.
Rick
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