You are too kind, @kimspr3 I love to write, but don't know if anyone would be too interested in the ramblings of an old man 🙂 But I will give it some thought.

A side note -- my dad was a 1st Lt in the Army in WWII. He was awarded a Bronze Heart in the field and after landing on Omaha Beach fought across Europe and was a liberator of Langenstein Concentration Camp. He passed away before my Mom and his desire was to be cremated. There was family discord over the disposition of his ashes. My mom also wanted to be cremated and one day late in her life called me and said 'Scott, I'm worried that your dad and his service will be forgotten if he doesn't have a grave. Can you do something about this for me?' I was able to finally convince my sisters to give some of the ashes they kept and I found that the family actually still owed two plots in the cemetery where her folks and several other family were buried long ago. I designed a stone with my mom's agreement. Since Dad had never had a service, when Mom died we did a double service and were able to have it done with military honors.

Now no matter what, his service, as they say, is 'carved in stone'.