{"id":10,"date":"2010-11-24T15:17:53","date_gmt":"2010-11-24T15:17:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/dailyjoys\/2010\/11\/thankful-for-the-memories-1.html"},"modified":"2010-11-24T15:17:53","modified_gmt":"2010-11-24T15:17:53","slug":"thankful-for-the-memories-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/dailyjoys\/2010\/11\/thankful-for-the-memories-1.html","title":{"rendered":"Thankful for the Memories&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At a time when memories are made by gathering around a bountiful table&#8230;there are some chairs which will be empty this year.&nbsp; One such chair was left empty by a large soul:&nbsp; Hugh Prather.&nbsp; This holiday I will come to the table, already FULL~ of thanks for his life and that we got to share his joy for so very long.<\/p>\n<p>Hugh Prather &#8211; January 23, 1938 &#8211; November 15, 2010<\/p>\n<p>Timeless Brilliance<\/p>\n<p>for many nights i told myself the night sky was<br \/>especially bright because of the coming cold.<\/p>\n<p>now i know it is because he who was beloved<br \/>by many has walked on &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; the stars shine<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; more brilliantly<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; as he takes his place<br \/>among them.<\/p>\n<p>For the bounty of gracious and kind memories &#8211; we are grateful for our friends who<br \/>are here in memory.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At a time when memories are made by gathering around a bountiful table&#8230;there are some chairs which will be empty this year.&nbsp; One such chair was left empty by a large soul:&nbsp; Hugh Prather.&nbsp; This holiday I will come to the table, already FULL~ of thanks for his life and that we got to share&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-between-friends"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Thankful for the Memories... - Daily Joys and Simple Pleasures<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/dailyjoys\/2010\/11\/thankful-for-the-memories-1.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Thankful for the Memories... - Daily Joys and Simple Pleasures\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"At a time when memories are made by gathering around a bountiful table&#8230;there are some chairs which will be empty this year.&nbsp; 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