taking a step forward , he offered her the glass . your mother was one such person . i do n't know how to even begin to explain to you just how much this meant to me . it was going to be the greatest memorial ever built by a son for his father . it was early morning and none had slept a wink . lets go over to the step so we can sit side-by-side . just cross out those four worn words we stopped on before our little pick-up . 