http://theharbonline.com//Articles for the Harbinger with the category OpinionCopyright 2009 Harbinger. All Rights Reserved.20OpinionI guess it was the day of his funeral that I was forced to come to terms with it. As the final prayers were being said, just before they lowered his casket into his final resting place, children let their multicolored balloons go, calling out, “We love you, Jerad,” to Wed, 03 Oct 2007 12:12:41 GMThttp://theharbonline.com/opinion/in-memory-of-jerad-birge.aspxEric Ellis