Memorial Day is a day of remembering and honoring those who have given their life in service to our country, and I am so grateful for their sacrifice and the ideals for which they died.

Memorial Day also provides a wonderful opportunity to remember and honor those loved ones who have gone on before us.

So, here’s to remembering two Tugman men – Coy & Cooper – who shaped me into the man I’ve become…

“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day – and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing.” – The Apostle Paul, 2 Timothy 4:7-8 (NIV)