12/7/2007

In Memory of Uncle Bill

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In Memory of Uncle Bill

Sadly, during this past year and half or so, my uncle, Bill Blight, and his wife Peggy both passed away while fighting cancer. I will miss Bill frequently, wishing we could have had more time to debate our own philosophies about life. I had at one point hoped to ride shotgun with him in the big rig for a summer. I miss the heads up about him driving through town in the next hour or so, with just enough time to go out for a nice meal with the family. or when he and Peg would meet up with us for a Golf outing. Peggy was a sweetheart, with charming love for life and all it had to offer. Our Crusty Curmudgeon golf enthusiast and our Quilting Queen were taken far too soon from us, but they live on in our memories and the effects they had on our lives and personalities. Bill’s Obituary:
 


  William Russell Blight
4-12-48 to 4-15-07

Bill Blight passed away in Cheyenne, Wyoming on the 15th of April. Originally from the Chicago area, he settled in Hardin County, Kentucky where he served at Fort Knox as a Sergeant in the US Army in the 1980’s. It was in Vine Grove, Kentucky that his greatest pleasure was realized with the birth of his son, Zachary in 1982.

Bill never stopped growing and completed his college degree from McKendree College beyond the age of 40. He worked for Transport America, of Clarksville, Indiana for the past 15 years, where he logged in excess of two and a half million miles of freight transport. Although known as a man that could put a point across through his exceptional command of the language, he was thought of more for his genial manner, his generosity and a great affinity for golf.

He was preceded in death by his wife Margaret (Pegg) McCaully Blight in 2006. He is survived by his son, Zachary, his wife Sara and two grandchildren, Kailey Elizabeth, and Morgan Nicole. He is also survived by sisters Patricia Shoua of Ft. Lauderdale Florida, Kathleen Gates of Cheyenne, Wyoming, as well as brothers Gerald Blight of Lombard, Illinois and John Blight of Salt Lake City, Utah. Services are scheduled out west, but the family requests donations to the American Cancer Society in lieu of flowers.

Kelli and Andrew’s Wedding

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Kelli and Andrew’s Wedding
Congradulations to my favorite little sister, Kelli, on her marriage. She and Lydia (married just recently as well) have now both lost the bet to Nick, Elliott, and I. Kelli is the youngest of our Salt Lake City - Blight generation to tie the knot.

The wedding ceremony was very nice. Hard to experience and enjoy when you are part of the ceremony (My brother and I were ushers in Tuxedos and Top Hat’s, if you couldn’t make it). The ceremony was delightful and incredibly short. (It took just a little bit longer than getting the tux on correctly took.) Steve and Stacey Horton sang a beatiful duet. Mr. Gutman read a passage from The Bible about love, and I believe Cousin Garrettson, filling in for his father, Uncle Gerry, read a nice poem or something. They all did excellent jobs, and we regret that Uncle Gerr couldn’t make it due to an accidental injury inflicted through improperly attended bathtub floors at the local Marriott. Cousin Lydia was the beautiful Maid of Honor, and Andrew’s excellent friend Danny was the Best Man. I always wonder if the Best Man thing holds true about the Groom not showing up (that they stand in and marry the girl instead), especially when the Best Man is a married man, more so in Utah. :)

Cousin Sarah’s Wedding

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Cousin Sarah’s Wedding
The weekend before my sister’s wedding, my cousin, Sarah Rupp, was married to a nice Sri Lankan man, Bishan. Sorry, I still have to check my resources on how to spell his name, and what their last name is now. But, about a week before the wedding, I gave my cousin, Elliott Rupp, a ride home from Logan, UT, due to his car being totaled in a wreck where I believe the police took the wrong side. Upon arriving at his parent’s home in Grantsville, I was fortunate enough to meet Bishan’s parents, try the cake early, and enjoy some excellent home made salmon curry. Later that week, back in Logan, Elliott and I decided to try out the Madhawa suggested gas station restaurant, India House. To our surprise, we were able to get the India Buffet for $7 a peice. The food was delicious, the curry fantastic, and the deserts were excellent as well. About three days later, I finished finals at Utah State University for the semester, and moved home to my parents’ in Salt Lake City. That night, after moving all my furniture in, the family went out to dinner with Andrew’s mother. We decided to try Bombay House. Although a little pricy, the food was excellent as always. For the second time in one week I ate Indian food, setting a personal record. The following day was Sarah’s wedding in grantsville. Running late, and unsure of the correct location, Big Mike, Kelli, and I arrived part way through the beginning of the service. The reception was done very nice, and included some touching moments and vow-type interaction for the sake of the audience (as the actual ceremony was held in the L.D.S. Salt Lake City Temple, where most of the family, and Bishan’s family do not hold proper status to attend). The wedding was fun, and Sarah looked very happy. Bishan has a very interesting and wonderful family. I wish both of them the very best in their marriage! BUT, when the food arrived at the wedding, I was pleasantly reminded that Bombay House was catering…and there was sooo much that I got a second helping. The food was excellent. In one week I had now consumed 4 meals of Indian food…a personal record, as well as setting a record for two days in a row of Bombay House! Great choice on the catering!