Carlos Wilcox's funeral was one of the largest and most respectful I've ever attended. So respectful and large that it was a little eerie. The military element wasn't the eerie part: they were pillars of respect, strength, and normalcy. The civilians attending lined up and assembled like cats en masse to pay their respects. Encircling cars in the parking lot, flowing to and from the entry to Light The Way Church. From above, the event might look like a huge mind map with the church at the center, sprouting tendrils of concern, support, admiration, and love. Each line lending meaning to a different area of this man's life: the military, friends, family, friends of family, even aquaintances.

Carlos Wilcox's funeral was one of the largest and most respectful
I've ever attended. So respectful and large that it was a little
eerie. The military element wasn't the eerie part: they were pillars
of respect, strength, and normalcy. The civilians attending lined up
and assembled like cats en masse to pay their respects. Encircling
cars in the parking lot, flowing to and from the entry to Light The
Way Church. From above, the event might look like a huge mind map with
the church at the center, sprouting tendrils of concern, support,
admiration, and love. Each line lending meaning to a different area of
this man's life: the military, friends, family, friends of family,
even aquaintances.

The purpose of everyone there seemed to be...just to be there. Just to
be there standing in the rain if necessary. To say we thought so much
of this young man and his family, and the fact that he is no longer
here on earth touches us so deeply that we're just going to stand here
for as long as we have to.

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