Funeral postdate

Friends, the funeral was interesting. We even had someone comment it was fun. Dad was escorted by a large number of law enforcement vehicles from the funeral chapel to the Dietrich High School. Sirens wailed and lights flashed through town, announcing his arrival. His grand entrance was...grand. There were a few unexpected occurances ranging from Robin tripping up the stairs, to technical difficulties. -The radio thing was both (Lincoln Co. & Camas Co.) Dad's radio numbers being taken out of servcice forever.- Things became more interesting as the day progressed. After a FABULOUS lunch provided by wonderful Dietrich women, we were on our way to Liberty, Utah. The trip was fun, as we traveled in a convoy. (There were a few determined to lead the convoy, but Verlon mostly prevailed. :) We arrived in Liberty to find Dad and the motorcycle patriot riders waiting. (They escorted Dad from the school to the cemetery.) Unfortunately, we had no vault to place the casket in. It had been mistakenly sent to Liberty, Idaho!! It was arranged to get another sent in from Logan and we had a great time conversing with one another while we waited. The vault arrived and we got to watch them lower it and the casket into the ground. It was a beautiful day spent with friends and family. This will be the last update posted by the family. We will continue to check the blog until the end of May so anyone can add a memory of Dad. Thank you so much for sharing our joys and sorrows with us.
Love always, from the Southwick Family

Funeral update

The viewing Sunday will be at 5:00p to 8:00p Demaray's Mortuary in Shoshone. The viewing on Monday will be from 9:00a to 10:00a Sharp. The funeral will then begin at 11:00a at the Dietrich High school. We hope to see you all. Thanks again for all your support and prayers


The

Southwick Family

May 1, 2008 Funeral update

Dad's funeral will be held at the Dietrich High School Gymnasium Monday May 5th at 11:00 am. There will be two separate viewings at Demaray's Mortuary in Shoshone: Sunday evening (Time to be announced, please check the blog) and Monday, prior to the funeral from 9:00 am to 10:00 am sharp. A law enforcement escort will lead the procession to the Dietrich School. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to either the "Perpetual Education fund" or "Humanitarial Aid Fund." We would appreciate any stories or memories of Dad written and brought to the funeral or viewings. We appreciate your love and support to our family, Thank you.

The Southwicks

May 1, 2008 update

On April 30th 2008 at 2335 hrs our Father, Stephen V. Southwick, passed away peacefully with his family by his side. Thank you so much for all of your concern and prayers on our families behalf. Stephen's funeral is tentatively scheduled for Monday the 5th of May. We will continue to update the blog with current information. Any favorite memories and stories may still be left on the blog and would be appreciated by our family.


The Stephen V. Southwick Family

April 30, 2008 update

Dad's breathing is becoming more labored, and the airflow in his left lung has decreased. The chaplain came in with his guitar and we sang together for dad. We kept waiting for Dad's beautiful bass voice to join in, but Dad prefered to beathe rather than sing. In this case we don't blame him. We are trying to take advantage of the time that we have with him. Thank you for all your support.

The Southwicks

April 29, 2008 update

Dad got moved out of ICU today. He's a bigger room on the fourth floor, which is really nice because all of us can hang out with him there. I'm sure he enjoys hearing all our weird conversations and humor. (Actually, he's probably rolling his eyes and calling us "pain in the neck kids.") He's off all of his medications and is only receiving food and oxygen. He's still not responding or moving and doesn't open his eyes very often. (He opened them for Samuel, the lucky boy!) We know your prayers have helped sustain us as a family through this very difficult time and we appreciate your continued prayers for the times ahead.

We love you all,

The Southwick Family

April 28, 2008 update

Dad had his tracheaostamy and his peg this morning. The prodedure went well. His blood pressure dropped drastically after, but was soon stabilized with fluids. We've had a very serious conversation with the doctors. They've seen signs of digression and Dad's brain injury is very severe. The chance of him waking up is less than two percent. We had hoped that relieving the pressure from his spinal cord would allow his body to recover. He has showed no signs of progression. We truly appreciate all your prayers for a complete recovery, but now ask that your prayers be that God's will be done.

The Southwicks