RIP Butch
Posted By Ardellis on July 23, 2007
The funeral was a beautiful community moment. The crowd was a wonderful mix of people, all ages and every ethnicity, guys in ties and girls with tattoos and folks who’d probably slept the night before in what they were wearing. And when I say “crowd” I mean:
What can I say? The man was loved.
The service was lovely. The ICC literally crammed people into every space they could, and there were still a few folks outside listening through the windows. Butch’s sister and brothers were there, and a few people shared some memories. There was a lot of laughter. I suspect Butch would have liked that.
That? Is awesome.
I just wish there could have been a Mr. Butch celebration while he was still alive. (I’m sure many people expressed that thought yesterday.)
As is all too common, this is a case of “You don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone.” He was so omnipresent that we took for granted that he’d always be there.