The Lord Giveth, The Lord Taketh Away.. Part 4



My mom, two uncles, and grandparents.

First I would like to thank all of you for following my blog. I hit some high records during this time. I love to blog, and it has helped me to deal with my grandpa's death. And I read my blog to my mom and grandma this wkend, and they loved it. And we had a big bawl fest. So thank you for all the prayers and words of encouragement during this time. I am really blessed in my life to be so loved.

So, my grandpa's funeral was precious. He looked so handsome and young and healthy again. My family did a great job at picking the right music, so many family and friends came to show their respect to our family. Lots of tears of joy and sadness were shed. I told the story about how grandpa used to give the dollars for a kiss and hug. So my brothers and sister in laws thought to show tribute, we had all of our kids put a dollar on my grandpa's casket, and gave a red carnation to my grandma with a kiss on the cheek. Yes, it was beautiful, and yes we all cried, but I thought it was a perfect way to represent my grandpa. We also had the honor to buy the main casket spray, and it was gorgeous. Judy at Celebrations did an amazing job. See the pic below.

My grandma's old boss is the one they asked to do the service. Clay did a great job, and he told some great stories of my gpa. After the burial, we invited everyone out to our church home, where our church let us use the Cafe to serve food and let family visit. We fed over 100 people. A big thank you to my many friends and family members who provided food. And a big Thank you to The River Church for letting us use the Cafe.

This was the first big loss for me to experience, it was heart breaking to see my family hurt so much. And even though I don't have all the answers, even though I know some days will be harder on us than others. I keep telling myself, that my grandpa received his healing the moment he got to heaven. I picture him in his black cowboy hat, with both legs and black boots, laughing and having the biggest cook out ever.. And playing with all the itty bitty people in Heaven..
And that visual brings me joy..

Ovidio Lozano died Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011, in Denton.
Born March 17, 1940, in Realitos to Francisco and Sipriana (Rodriguez) Lozano, he married Francisca Lozano April 4, 1959, in Seminole. He was the owner of Lozano Trucking in Newark.
Lozano was preceded in death by daughter Mary Jane Lozano.

He is survived by his wife; sons Ovidio Lozano Jr. and wife, Lucinda, of Odessa, and Joe Frank Lozano and wife, Angela, of Decatur; daughter Linda Lozano and husband, Noe, of Newark; grandchildren Joe and wife, Kristi, of Boyd, Amanda and husband, Travis, of Boyd, Jessie and wife, Briana, of Rhome, and Brenda and Crystal, both of Odessa; 10 great-grandchildren; Ciera, Eric, Aaron, Cameron, Alex, Taylor, Jasmine, Jessieca, Adrian, Gabriel.

A lovely family who will miss him dearly, but will always keep him in our heart.