December 1, 2014: Brad Lane...Gone, but not Forgotten
Brad Lane...Gone, but not Forgotten Brad died on December 1, 2007. Although it has been seven years, many details from the days following his death feel like yesterday. This is especially true each year as we reflect on the anniversary of his passing. Somehow that fateful time becomes a raw memory imbedded in the mind with a void that grows bigger in the heart as this day passes. I see it in the eyes of his family and in their words of encouragement to each other as they cope to get through and rally as a family. That is the Lane way…cope, love, persevere together. As this anniversary is now behind us, the memories burn bright again. And we all know that memories come in many shapes and sizes. For the Lane’s, memories are carried in the good; that of a lovable brother, uncle, son and in the bad; the painful memories of losing Brad. What began as a very ordinary Saturday in Nebraska, one ...