The reason to get the sand tuned up was to cast a grave marker for a home boy. Big Ed, the last born of 16 kids. His sister Betty, the first born and the last to go, passed a day later. Never married, never owned a vehicle, disabled since the mid 80's from a vehicle accident, routinely stopped by the house to borrow money to get him through the month. Always paid it back on the 1'st. I hadn't seen him in a couple weeks and when he stopped by, said he was in the hospital. They found liver cancer and gave him 6 to 12 months. He was gone in 2 weeks. The wife bought a vault for his ashes, I cast the marker, another friend works at the cemetery where 9 of the family are buried and she founds a spot for him. We'll get him in the ground Saturday.
