John will be missed

This past Sunday at church it was announced that a church member, John, had passed away.  I knew this was coming, and to be honest, I was dreading it.  This past fall he turned 99, and I knew he had been failing.  His daughter and I had emailed just this past week and she mentioned he was in pretty bad shape and her sisters were here.  Hearing the news Sunday morning made me so sad.  John was one of the gentlest people I'd ever met.  He was a WWII veteran, and Andrew especially loved hearing all of his stories.  I so sincerely regret that we never recorded them.  The man was always smiling when he spoke.  He was married for 63 years.  I know John's faith was strong and he was probably ready to go, but he will definitely be missed.