The Statesman so values their words, that they require registration. Here's the entire article. It was an incredible finale to this woman's life. She had planned a celebration, as one who was ready for a new adventure. Her friends, children and grandchildren did her proud.
A celebration that ended with an incredible rendition of America the Beautiful -- then silence, as heads turned, eyes moved up in this stadium seating auditorium as a drum roll began..... and members of the Texas Longhorn Band, regal in those uniforms, burst forth, with the "Eyes of Texas are Upon You." Priests on stage, folks in the audience, were singing and pumping one arm skyward, and then, those young military men, splendid in their uniforms, with their gracefulness, moved her one step closer to her next adventure.
(Some folks forget, she was a regent at UT)
I'm not a Texas fan.... but WOW, what an ending to a funeral! Priests on stage, pumping their arms upward, attendees, singing, smiling.
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