A good send-off for Mike Campbell

It was a bittersweet thing this weekend when the family got together for Mike’s funeral. It was great to see everyone again, just like on New Year’s Eve. The terrible sadness of course was that Mike’s great smile, laughter and silly jokes were not there. The funeral service was okay, as such things go, and it was good that so very many people showed up. People came from as far away as Manitoba and New Brunswick. There was a nice reception and lunch at the Miron Wilson hall afterwards. Then the family migrated back to Sue’s place where beer and whiskey flowed and then came the stories, tears and laughter as everyone remembered Mike the husband, Mike the brother, Mike the uncle, Mike the dad and granddad and, of course, Mike the crazy character who mooned his guests from the head table at his own wedding reception. Thank goodness for Harley Davidson underwear. It was also a chance to snap a photo of the Maltais brothers and sisters and some of the cousins.