Sherry's mom, Phyliss went to be with Jesus this morning. "Went to be with Jesus," that is a phrase that we use a lot. But, it was never more true than in Phyliss's case. She was a lifelong member of Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church. Beyond that, she loved her Savior, Jesus. When Sherry and I would ask Phyliss to pray for something for us, we called it, "Calling in the big guns," because Phyliss was a prayer bulldog. She would grab a topic and not stop praying until the answer came. I can not count the times that Phyliss prayed in answers for Sherry and me. Beyond loving Jesus, she was a precious friend to me. She was the perfect Monther-In-Law. I loved her and she loved me. Just for fun, I would call Phyliss once a year and say, "Phyliss, can you give Sherry the stand by yer man speech?" "Put her on...." she would say. So, I would hand Sherry the phone and I would hear Sherry saying, "OK....... OK.......... OK......... I can do that...... Ok..... Ok....." The famous stand by your man speech.... When Sherry graduated from college, the graduation party was in full swing when we noticed that Phyliss was missing. We recounted our steps and realized that we had somehow left her at the college. When we pulled up at the college, there was Phyliss standing in a group of people, making friends. When she saw us, she said, "there's my ride." As she walked away the crowd was saying, Good-bye Phyliss, Good-bye." That was a typical Phyliss day. The same thing happened when she took a train to Illinois. As she got off the train, half the people on the train were waving good-bye to her. Phyliss' most important prayer in her life was that her four daughters would love, serve and follow Jesus. As she passed into eternity, that prayer had been answered. Phyliss is a wonderful person. She lived a wonderful life. She was bright, well read and full of energy. I will miss her. She often sent me homemade cookies in July for my birthday. My birthday is in April. Phyliss was hilarious. And, I will miss her dearly. On the last day that I spent with her, I was left alone with her for a about 30 minutes. When Sherry and Mary returned, Phyliss asked, "Who is this young man?" Sherry said, "Mom, that's my husband, Brian." Phyliss replied, "Well, I like him!" And, I liked her too. I loved her. Phyliss blessed my life. Brian