Mizpah......Gomer

Today we celebrated the life of my cousin Vicki's husband.....Gomer Jones, whose sudden passing has taken us all by surprise.
And in true 'Gomer Style" he went out in a 'boat' or was it a surf board....non the matter. He loved the sea....he just went fishin!

A most glorious day , blue skies and it had threatened rain. We all took his favourite 'football colours' and lined the estate at we waved

him 'bon voyage' His celebration was held on his old property, which is now his daughter Kelda's. Such a lovely way to go....from home!

My cousin Vicki and family were so brave and wonderful, they wanted this to be a happy celebration for him, everyone took
a drink of their preference and drank to him as they drove him away

and watched his 'spirit' sore

Then we turned back and had the most wonderful reunion. Lunch was a banquet, provided by caterers.

My cousins and our Uncle Charlie, who at 86 or is he 87? was as sharp as a tack and still telling funny stories

We reminisced about our happy childhood, with wonderful Aunts and Uncles and the mischief we could get up to.
Sadly Ian had to leave he is not in the picture.

He is such a charmer. Vicki and Kelda joined us for a 'girls only photo

When the Jones family left Kalgoorlie, they went to live in Scarborough. Vicki and Gomer met at the Scarborough Primary School ,
they dated and married in their teens, 47 years ago. He was a devoted husband, father and grandfather He started his working life

on crayfishing boats, then moved to pig farming, then horse, real estate. They have been successful in every aspects of their lives.

Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all

His old tractor watched over the proceedings.

See you in the morning Gomer!