Sophia is welcoming a dear friend to heaven. Eric Swanson

Mortality is not the exception, but the rule. It affects the very young, and also those who have been lucky enough to enjoy long fruitful and fulfilling lives. It is also a very lucky day for a man to pass into the sweet by and by surrounded by those who love and care and whose presence will be sorely missed. Yet the next phase is just beginning for a gentle soul named Eric Swanson who I was lucky enough to call my friend. I know my daughter Sophia will be there to welcome him, as well as Eric's Parents, who he sorely missed. James C. BROWN, AMBROSE AND SOPHIA'S DADDY