Nick Vrtis On Monday I drove down to the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, just south of Joliet on US 53. It was Memorial Day, and I figured it was about time I paid my respects to Russ Niemann, a friend from work who died last June. The name might sound familiar, as I’ve quoted Russ often in … Read more
Once there was a rabbit; Who had a nasty habit. Said I to he, “What can this nasty habit be?” Said he to me, “Stick around, you’ll see.” And with that he started to dance, And he started to run and he started to prance; And then on my shoe he did sit. Then he … Read more
Out on the waterNothing around;A blossom floats awaywithout a sound. On through the day,On through the night;A Blossom floats away,way out of sight. Now comes a storm,It comes so strong;It blows the blossomright along. The storm was fierce,The waves were tall;But the little blossom,survived it all. BY: Matt Vrtis
Mike is our family “conscience”. He started a tradition when he visits graves that I have try to carry on whenever I go to a cemetery. He tries to leave coins (quarters, pennys, or, if he has them, dollar coins) on gravestones. He calls them “coins from heaven”. And the intent is that kids find … Read more
Technically, this isn’t a Eulogy, but it is a beautiful tribute to one of my Uncles by one of his daughters-in-law. A Voice Forever Silent Speaks Through the Generations By Deborah Faye Vrtis Wife of William Charles Vrtis We drove 1100 miles To see him one last time The father of my husband Succumbed to … Read more