Exhausted and sad

I am writing ONLY because i cannot fall off this wagon (of daily writing) before the first week is even through.  But I am exhausted.  And sad.  A very close friend of the family passed away today.  He fought a long and hard battle with Parkinson's Disease- and it really was a war.  He was an amazing man; the kind you look up to and know that he will never let you down.  He was good and positive and full of zest.
It's been many years since i was a young kid running around his back yard playing Capture the Flag (in a very competitive manner, as was only apropos for Mr. B.!)  He coached our girls basketball team and made the players watch (and live) Hoosiers.  he was a wonderful father, husband, and friend, and he will truly be missed by all whose lives he touched.
I am going to bed.  I will dream of camouflage outfits and all-out warfare tactics taught to us kids.  I will think of the days our families spent together with the fondness you would think of summers spent sipping lemonade.  I will be sad for his family who is left behind, but i will rejoice for his spirit- for the peace he is now in; for the home he has now returned to with God.
Rest in Peace, Mr. B.  And know that you will be greatly missed and warmly remembered.