It’s a somber day here at RTV-6.  I know I’ve been talking quite a bit about our friend Don Foss.  He was such a positive force here at the station.  In my blog I try to talk about what’s important to the GMI staff on any given day, and on this day we remember and reflect on Don’s life.

Today is Don’s funeral.  I like to think of it as a celebration of his life.  I plan to leave the station after my last Good Morning America newsbreak, head home and help my husband with the kids, and then head to the funeral.  While some people can’t get away from the station today, many of us plan to attend the service.  Members of the RTV-6 are pallbearers, including Todd Wallace.  After the funeral, I’ll come back to the station to anchor the Noon Show.  I believe Paul is planning to do the same.

Many of you probably noticed we’re wearing darker colors today and we’re not quite as perky as usual.  It’s all out of respect for our friend.  If I know Don, he’s looking down from Heaven and saying… “Guys, snap out of it.  I’m fine.”  We not only miss our friend, however.  We mourn for his wife and his two beautiful children.  Many people at the station have offered to help, but Don can never be replaced.

Those of us who knew him can just thank God we had the pleasure to know him.  We can celebrate his life by trying to be the kind of Christian he was.  Don’s wife says he had almost had a child-like faith.  Don’s faith was inspiring and knowing him has made me want to be a better person.

And so Don, I won’t say goodbye.  I’ll just say… see ya on the other side.  We’ll miss you.