Home Altar/Memorial for My Uncle

Here are some pictures of the home altar/memrorial I set up for my dear Uncle.

The plant is from the service-my Nana let me bring these home since she cannot care for live plants. The seashell was found by his grandmother (my great-great grandmother). The stones in the little basket were the one's I'd placed in his room before he died. There is also a ceramic heart they gave to each of us at the hospital. My kids accidentally left theirs in Tennessee, so when we go up there they are eager to place their hearts in the basket as well.

Death

I'll be away for several days...my uncle who I loved deeply has passed.
I was so blessed that I got to be with him several times at the end and talk with him. I got to be right by his side as he passed.
I've had some dreams about him...one the night before he died...and one the night that he died. Were they really him? I don't know. I do drea about people I love after they've died and they do answer questions for me that I have been abe to verify the truth of later. My uncle told me some things that turned out to be the truth, or little things that confirmed things throughout the following day after the dreams.
I never heard him raise his voice. Never heard him ask for anything. NEVER ONCE heard anything negative from him. Even at the end when he was in so much pain, he never said anything in complaint. He always gave to anyone who needed something and never asked for a repayment of a loan, no matter if it was years since the last time the person agreed to pay. He was often taken advantage of yet never held that against anyone.
I am so glad I got to tell him I love him