Wul ****, Rick. Real real sad here to hear of your loss. Never met Vena but she musta been a helluva good woman. Sweeney bein' an Irish name, I'm glad to think the funeral will involve lots o' story-tellin', lots o' eatin' and the good Lord willin', some drinkin'. That's how us Irish Grays do it anyway. I went over to my huntin' stuff dresser, got out the old flask that says "Peter F. Dickson" on it, hoisted it in the direction o' Texas, said "Bon chance, Vena! Stand yer watch, BenRicky!" and poured down a couple good rips o' the Black Velvet that's been in there for prob'ly 20 years. Hope to see you before long, and we'll hoist a few and I'll get ya' to tell me stories, OK? 'Til then, I know you'll be good for the weight that's befallen ya'.
