Rancho Chievo Viejo

Last Thursday we said goodbye to Billy Walker. Billy was my Dad's second cousin, and one of the coolest guys I can say I was ever around. He was a rancher, cattleman and all around good man. Like his good friend Robert said about him at the funeral, "If he liked you....he loved you, there was nothing in-between."

I can say this very honestly because I am one. Walker's sometimes don't do things normally or exactly the way everyone else does....it's just not our style. Billy's funeral was no different. It was one of the most unique, and one of a kind experiences I have ever been a witness to. Look at the pictures below and judge for yourself.

Here is the hearse that carried Billy to his resting place.

The buggy driver backed right up to the door of the Funeral Home.

The pallbearers were all asked to ride horseback behind the hearse and it made for one of the most fitting send-offs I've ever seen. There was cowboy singing at the graveside service, and the whole ceremony was just amazing. It was good to see some of our family who we don't see often and catch up with them. This was truly a celebration of Billy's life and a testament to the kind of guy he was. He will be missed.

Here are the pallbearers dismounting and walking toward the hearse buggy.

Vaya Con Dios Amigo.....we're losing more good ones every day...

Walker