R.I.P. Earl Beaty

I have just been informed that my Cousin Earl Beaty Jr. has died. No real details yet. Earl was a great man. His wife...a wonderful woman...I only wish we knew each other better...I was hoping to get up to Tallahassee to visit in the next month or so...just emailed him today as a matter of fact...pictures of our ancestors...he was a big reason why I got into tracing the Beaty roots...back to Salem, N.Y...Ireland...Scotland before that...I am so fortunate to have met him and his wife...I look forward to meeting up with his children...and his children's children...
R.I.P Earl Beaty Jr. 1939-2009. An Irish Blessing...
May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind always be at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
and rains fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of His hand.
-J