This memorial website was created in the memory of my dad who was loved by his amazing family and friends. We will cherish all the stories, the math problems, and all the memories of the family events that he attended
God called a very dear friend to come home to be with Him. We were very reluctant to let him go, but when God calls we must go. Where Jolly went there is no more tears, sorrow, pain or death. Can't you just see Jolly walking those golden streets, and what a joy to be able to talk to mom and dad. What a rejoycing moment that would be to see and be with all the friends and realtives that have gone on before. I am just talking about home, what a wonderful place this must be. Jolly and our family have had some wonderful times. He was just like a brother to me; I love and miss him so much. He will be missed by so many. Life is so precious and each day is a gift, so enjoy every minute as if it were your last. Nothing is forever in this life, life goes so fast so cherish your loved ones; hug them tight, love them with all your heart.
We love you Jolly and miss you,
Bob and Alice Shay
Jolly Roger Burchett
How do you start talking about a man like Jolly? He was my brother, my friend, and my buddy. I’m proud to say, that only by the grace of God that Jolly was 1 of 12 of the closest knitted family in the country. By blood we were brought together, by choice this family became friends to stay together. Jolly loved the chance to be with family, if any thing was planned he was the first to want to know what time and place. With a 6 to 7 hour drive, he would always check in and tell me he was leaving and see you tonight and leave the door unlocked. I was so thankful for the past 20 years, 4 to 5 times a year; he called our house his home away from home.
I will never understand how our bonds got so close with me being the youngest and him being the oldest of 7 boys. (But he did love Sandy’s cooken). But our friendship was much more than friends, he was my buddy. We wanted to talk every week 1 to 3 times. We could and did dump everything on each other. Oh how I miss him now! We will never know how great heaven is in this life, but my prayer is that Mom, Dad, and now Jolly are together and looking down on us and saying, “Be thankful that this is your loss for a short time, but our gain for eternity. We will see you later”.
For now I will always love you and miss you, my brother, my friend, my buddy. Doug
Such a soft gentle soul. I will never forget his frequent visits. He was always smiling, laughing, sharing stories and solving problems with us. I will forever cherish the times we spent together. He was more than just an uncle to me, he was my friend. I love you Uncle Jolly, Rest in Peace.
