Thoughts and stories, by Pal

Today is a day to remember, and honor, as it is 5 years today that my dear eternal companion, Wayne D Eckman, passed away peacefully in the early hours of the morning, without pain! He had been through open heart surgery, hip surgery, 10 months of dialysis, and radiation for esophageal cancer. His last 3 weeks were completely from a feeding tube, and oh how he loved to eat! Pictures are from a lot of phases of his life. Each one has a story to it. He loved life, sports, his family, the Gospel, etc. etc. and was so cheerful, congenial, loveable, and missionary minded! One thing many didn't know about him was his absolute love of Grand Opera. When he was on his first mission in Sweden 1950-1953, his Mission Pres. once said they were all going to the Swedish Grand Opera that night. Wayne said "All that screeching!" But that night he got hooked, and in Sweden alone he saw Madame Butterfly, Rigoletto, Aida, and Carmen, and perhaps others. Whenever an opera