Dear Joanne, I asked in the church of Nikolausdorf for time for a prayer for your dad. So we celebrated the holy mass on this sunday morning in memory of Reinhard Crone. In connection to this we met or a prayer in the church afterwards.. Angelika, her sisters and brothers, Klara with her family and our family, Maria, Gerd from Bösel and also Gerda from Bösel joined us with families. I translated the obituary from the Toronto star for all and prayed a part out of the prayers book. The priest joined us and gave a blessing. In this way we want to have part of the funeral mass - as we can't be with you on monday. Maria was very sad about the passing of Reinhard. Also Gerd gives you his sympathy. I hope the church will help all of us to handle it. This afternoon you will remember. Gerd remembered singing in their rooms in Bösel last summer. Even people of the village in Nikolausdorf remembered him visiting his brother all the years. I remember your family visits when we were children. Allways a special time. In the last 12 years your dad and my dad had a special time in autumn when they met. They made long journeys, driving by car to the relatives in Bergzabern or Speyer. First making a stop in Bergisch-Gladbach visiting Gertrud. Going to the mountains at Pertisau at the Achensee. They vitisted Prague and other cities and they had a time for their own. They went to Essen to see the place of their home when they were children. They visited people and cities in the surrounding area too. Reinhard was here when August became 50 and made his party. He celebrated our silver-wedding with us and other highlights in the whole family. He had a good contact to Maria, too. I liked to invite the brothers at the end of their journey. I tried to cook something special for them and then listen to the stories that happened on the ride. They had the same way of telling, the same behaviour, the same way of humor - sometimes even the same claims. It was a wonderful time. Seeing him in summer was great. It was a bit like my father was there. We will miss him, his loving being. In the afternoon you will share memories at the Marshall Funeral Home. Please share these words with all of you. I wish all of you strength and confidence for the coming time. Yours, Andrea, August, Tobias and Robert