Horace,
I felt very honored to have attended Chad's funeral yesterday and also get to meet all of the other members of your family. Without a doubt, you have one of the most wonderful families that I have ever seen and that was very evident in everyone that I met and talked with. I was also over-whelmed in the tremendous amount of people that attended as it was filled with your family's admirers. I was also amazed at the size and beauty of the First Baptist Church of Villa Rica too.
I have never attended any event that was as powerful as Chad's funeral. I certainly wish that lots of other members here could have been a witness to such an occasion. The comments made by your Daughter, your Grandson and You were from a very kind heart of all of you. I was amazed that Chad had in fact, planned his own funeral in every detail with his minister and it was delivered perfectly to all of the friends that attended this service. I have told a lot of my friends that I truly felt that Chad and his journey described to us by you, actually had a direct effect on thousands of people in bringing them closer to God, and in that fact, Chad did in fact achieve exactly what he set out to do during his lifetime.
Obviously Chad had an infectious personality as seen in many of the photographs displayed on the big screen in the time leading up to the actual beginning of this service too. From lots of comments that I head from others in attendance, Chad was a very athletic big man with a heart of gold and he loved everyone and he also wanted to make an impact on their lives as well. Horace, after my conversations with you, I know that this "APPLE" didn't fall very far from the tree !!!
I am blessed to be have been able to attend this service and also be considered one of your friends along the way.
