Sunday, February 22nd, Dan

Yesterday, while delivering his sermon, my brother-in-law had chest pain and profuse sweating. Being the guy that he is, he finished the sermon and then drove himself to the emergency room. Initially they didn't think that he had a heart attack but serial blood work proved otherwise. They transferred him by ambulance to Traverse City and today put a stent in one of the vessels. My sister was down visiting my dad for the weekend, so wasn't home when all of this transpired. She is doing ok now, but really exhausted as it is almost an 8 hour drive from dad to Traverse City.

I have thought for most of my life that a coffee cup is an actual extension of his arm. It is rare that the pot even cools off.
Here he is posing with dad and the kids at the funeral dinner.

Love this guy, and have for the majority of my life. I've known him since I've been 14, so he is more like a brother to me than a brother-in-law.