I do not expect this to be nearly as good as one of Eric's posts, but here goes. I am Eric's wife Laura. I managed to find my way into his blog to tell you all that Eric Michael Woolhiser died September 24, 2016 at 13:40. The hospice nurses came. Father Reid from Saint Ann's came and gave the last rites and the apostolic blessing. He was wearing his brown scapular when he died. As he was dying he was comforted by family and friends. He had the requiem mass that he wanted on October 1st and he will have a military burial on Wednesday in Salisbury, NC at the National Cemetery.The house that he built for us has been full of family and friends all of August, September and likely a good part of October. I do not know how to express that this way of doing a funeral is well worth it. So many people's death's are ignored. People flew in from all over the world and drove here. It is worth it to dress up and spend time with all the family and friends. These collective memories are wonderful and part of our cultural heritage that should not be ignored.
There is no way to properly express our gratitude to all the family, friends and complete strangers, who have prayed for us, provided us dinners and donated to the cancer and burial expenses. We hear so much bad news all the time, but there are so many people out there who are truly wonderful. We pray for our benefactors all the time. As Eric has said "Ingratitude has never entered heaven", so you know that he is praying for you all.
God Bless You!
Laura Catherine Stapf Woolhiser
