Veldon, Tyson's dad

After his fight of over 4 years with cancer Veldon passed away Sunday morning May 18th. Tyson had a trip to Belfast the week before he passed away and was able to spend a couple of days with him in the hospital. Veldon was coherent enough that Tyson was able to say good byes and feel like he had spent time with him. Tyson had to then make a decision whether or not to go on his trip as he had planned. This trip was pretty vital to his moving forward with his job in Singapore and he had already coordinated with others from around the world to meet him there. After talking to the Dr. and realizing the time that Veldon would would be with us couldn't be determined he went ahead to Belfast. Tyson's other siblings flew out and were able to spend time and see Veldon during that week. Tyson flew home Saturday night and Sunday morning we got the news. We packed up and left to Houston on Monday. The funeral was wonderful and made everyone leave wanting to be a better person because Veldon was such a great example. The kids did great at keeping it light hearted,upbeat and spiritual I laughed a lot through my tears. I'm sure Veldon was very proud. We also had a great time together as a family. The grand kids played better than they ever had since they are getting older (Hayden is the oldest grandchild). Just being there in Joyce's (Ty's mom) house and having all the busy, fun interaction as a family made me feel that Veldon was probably there with us loving every minute of it. For those who knew Veldon and are interested they will update the Veldon blog and there is more details there and possibly some of the talks from the funeral.