It was at 11 this morning with about 100 people attending. That's about 10% of all the gringos in Boquete. This is a small, intimate community.
It was held at a house outside Dolega, lower in altitude and hotter than Boquete by 5 to 10 degrees. It was a magnificent location for the service with perfect weather, partly sunny with a cool breeze on a day that didn't know if it wanted to get hot or not. We were on the veranda over looking pastoral fields.
Our friend lead the service. He has a PhD in psychology and a master in Divinity. He is also the best musician in town, playing both bass and piano. He was the Number 2 minister of a mega church in Calgary, Canada. It burned him out so he came to Panama to re-charge his batteries.
We are very fond of him, his wife and family. You would never know this guy was big minister in his past life. Never any preaching or even a hint of it. He is one of the most unassuming men I know.
He lead a wonderful service.
The support for the widow and daughter is amazing. She will be well taken care of.
This is an interesting difference in cultures: When she went to the hospital after they notified her that her husband died, they expected her to take the body with her...in her car.
As you can tell, there is a lack of funeral services in Panama!
Also, she was informed of her husbands death without any sugar coating. The doctor who called identified himself and then said, "Your husband died, come get the body." That was it...nothing leading up to the statement and nothing added after it.
Just...he died. Short and simple.
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