Not a good day for me yesterday.  I lost my grandfather in 2004.  My grandparents pretty much raised me and we were very close. 

My grandfather was a WWII veteran.  Every year I would help him set out a flag on memorial day, and it was the one day for years that he would talk a little about his experience in WWII openly.  What I mean by this is, he would talk openly about the things he saw there that still bothered him.  Throughout the rest of the year he would sometimes recall a story that was quite funny about some of the things he saw during the war, but on memorial day he was haunted by friends lost and the atrocities of war.

So with that in my mind, and the memory of losing him in 2004 fresh in my mind as I had just finished more paperwork in a la,wsuit involving my own family over my grandfather's will the night before I was pretty sad all day.

Not to mention a slight tinge of guilt for not having a flag at our house to hang out as a sign of respect for him and all the other veterans of war.

We decided to make a trip to our somewhat local Wal Mart for some more BBQ accessories (can never have enough) and on our way out we were met with the scene of about six Sherriffs and a County Coroner's vehicle parked behind are car.   A person had passed away in a vehicle behind ours and up about three parking spots.

As we were walking to our vehicle they were removing the body.  I did not look and just kept my eyes in the opposite direction while distracting my kids who had no idea of what was happening.

On the ride home I faintly heard my wife commenting on the incident and how it bothered her to know someone was waiting for their family member to return home from Wal Mart, and they would not be coming home.

From what I did see, I kept having flashbacks of the last day with my grandfather. 

I was also thinking of how tommorow is promised to no one and how important it is to value everyday. 

I wondered if this person was sitting in their car when we walked into the store; or had they been in the store and maybe we crossed paths ?  I never saw if it was a man or a woman, how old they were etc.

Yesterday was not a good day for me.