Thank you Donny, Steven, Jerry, Randy and Tony.

We did the performance outside the funeral home yesterday. Inside they held they held a mass, and also a viewing earlier. Also a mariachi performed. We rehearsed all weekend and came up with a set that I think was very meaningful, and some songs brought tears to everyone's eyes, while others songs got everyone smiling, laughing, singing and dancing.I think Mexicans and Latinos in general have different way of grieving, and actually part of the process involves celebration through songs, dancing, celebrating, and grieving together as one.

Between each song, my wife and I would share a memory about Ruben, and how that song captured his essence.

One his best friends/clients, a lovely lady named "Corazón" told me something that really impacted me. She said that, of course Ruben was a good stylist, and had impeccable taste, but his services as a stylist went way beyond that. She said she could probably get just as good results results with a number of other stylists. But what set him apart was his ability to build meaningful relationships. She said that an appointment would with Ruben would often become like a therapy session. He would listen and often give thoughtful responses. She said he could make a women feel beautiful not so much by how he cut or colored her hair, the make up he would use, or the dresses he pick out, but by the emotional support he would he would give.

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