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Before the Sun Goes Down This Memorial Day

ARDELL on 05 28, 2007

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People often ask what we as agents do for our clients.  Often they are things quite out of the ordinary, that involve going in someone’s home for them.  We have the access.

One of those times I received an emergency call.  The owner of the house was on a business trip when someone from his Fire Team passed away.  He lived alone and I was the only one he knew who had a key to his house.  He didn’t have time to go home before flying to the funeral.

I had to go into his closet and open a very special box that had his green beret that he needed for the funeral.  There were other things he needed and I lined them all up on his bed, and packed them up and shipped them by overnight mail, so he would have them at his hotel when he arrived for the funeral. 

On Memorial Day I remember those who died in service to our Country.  But mostly I remember those who lived, after seeing things they never wanted to see and doing things they never wanted to do and cried tears over the bodies of those we remember today, that they never wanted to shed.  I have been fortunate in my life to be close to some of these men that we pass on the street everyday who carry a sadness deep in their heart.  A sadness that never really goes away.

So on this Memorial Day I bow my head and pray for those who died…and even more for those who lived and carried those who died.

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An Associate Broker with Sound Realty. ARDELL was named one of the 25 most Influential Real Estate Bloggers in the U.S. for 2007 by Inman News, and has over 19 years exeperience in Real Estate up and down both Coasts. She represents buyers and sellers of real estate on both sides of the 520 Bridge from Kirkland, Bellevue and Redmond on the Eastside to Green Lake and surrounds on the Seattle side. You can reach her at 206-910-1000 or by hitting the email the author link above.