Been 3 years since the Auld Scotsman has been gone.
Time goes by fast.We all miss the Laddie.

Loudon’s Scottish Ceilidh celebration of him was a success, with 107 people (at least that’s how many signed the guest book, there might have been more) coming to love and celebrate the Scotsman.

The piper stood in the front yard piping a greeting to the guests as they arrived, got food and drinks and signed the guest book. 

Then they added a rock to Loudon’s cairn under his walnut tree. We built the cairn on top of a lock of his hair which we buried there first. People added all kinds of different rocks…some hand painted, some from special places. I have been writing a little love note on a rock each day since and adding it to the cairn. A year from now there will be 365 more rocks there. 

We also had three easels full of Loudon’s favorite sayings…we call them “Loudon Fraserisms”…things like, “You look like a glass of water to a man who just walked off the Sahara Desert” and “I wish I felt as good as you look “and “I thought all the angels were in Heaven”… there are so many of these that he was famous for, and Heather printed them all up. People put checks after ones he had said to them and it was fun to see all the checks and realize how many people had listened to and loved Loudon’s silly patter.

In the back yard we had the two Scottish flags hanging on the deck and two television sets playing slides of Loudon. We also had so many beautiful cards from people honoring him that we displayed them all by hanging them on the clothesline.

After awhile we had everyone come to the back yard and Heather, as a wonderful MC, told the crowd how Loudon had always said to us that he wanted Amazing Grace played on the bagpipes at his funeral. So Heather, Loudy and I all stood together as the piper played that song. It was very sad and emotional, but also a beautiful moment.

Then the piper played “Auld Lang Syne”, and his sister, Margare,t came up and joined us and led the singing as everyone held hands and danced it together. That was a lot of fun and everyone got into it.

After that Heather told a fun story about her dad…then Loudy did…and then Heather invited other people to come up and tell stories too. There were so many fun, funny, kind, wonderful stories that were shared. It was just like Loudon would have wanted...and also very impressive as to how many people’s lives had been touched by him.

The party went on for quite awhile…and towards the end about forty of us all walked up to the graveyard to visit him there. That was a nice grand finale.

The only thing to make this celebration of Loudon’s life better would be to have had hiother two sisters and brother there too. But they were there in spirit…and Loudon knows that.

The only thing to make the party perfect would be to have had it be his 90th birthday celebration and him there with us too. But…

I love and adore my husband, Loudon, so very, very much. I am thankful for our fifty seven years of love and marriage we had together, I am thankful that he always made me feel cherished and loved, I am thankful for the two wonderful children he gave me, and I am thankful for him making it possible for me to be a part of the Fraser Clan family. And I miss him more than I could ever have imagined. 

Here’s to Loudon Hamilton Fraser…unique, the one and only, with his big smile and twinkling eyes, and fun and mischief, and flirting, and kindness and generosity…and love … so much love …for all of his family. Missed so awfully much by us all.

                          

Loudon was bigger than life full of life stories, jokes and laughter. The twinkle in his eyes could be matched by none. His mischievous nature made a lasting impact on whoever passed his path. Looking forward to his celebration of life as it is bound to be quite the celebration as that is exactly what Loudon would have wanted. Can't wait to hear the bagpipes as we celebrate the life of one fun and crazy Scotsman.

He was a Glaswegian-Whidbey Island Flirt.My very special Scottish friend.

            Yer No Awa Tae Bide a Awa.

You might be gone-You will never,ever be forgotten.

Tha goal agam ort, Drew

Loudon was a lovely man with a wonderful sense of humor! He and Diane made our family feel like we were a part of their family!
I will miss his smile, winks, and laughter! He was one in a million!