Well, it was nicer than the one I would've written for my mother. We didn't even do an obit at all (the whole "if you can't say anything nice"). And, yes, it was sad, but entirely of their (her's and my mother's) own doing.
"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same." - Ronald Reagan
