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Andinsteadofhavingeulogiesfromhisbandmatesorthepeopleintownwhohe’dspentthelastfifteenyearswith,someunclefromBoisegotupandtalkedaboutteachingKerryhowtorideabikewhenhewassix,likelearningtorideabikewasthedefiningmomentinKerry’slife.HeconcludedbyreassuringusthatKerrywaswalkingwithJesusnow.Icouldseemymomgettingredwhenhesaidthat,andIstartedtogetalittleworriedthatshemightsaysomething.Wewenttochurchsometimes,soit’snotlikeMomhadanythingagainstreligion,butKerrytotallydidandMomwasferociouslyprotectiveofthepeoplesheloved,somuchthatshetookinsultsuponthempersonally.HerfriendssometimescalledherMamaBearforthisreason.SteamwaspracticallyblowingoutofMom’searsbythetimetheserviceendedwitharousingrenditionofBetteMidler’s"WindBeneathMyWings."
"It’sagoodthingKerry’sdead,becausethatfuneralwould’vesenthimovertheedge,"Henrysaid.Afterthechurchservice,we’ddecidedtoskiptheformalluncheonandhadgonetoadiner.
"‘WindBeneathMyWings’?"Adamasked,absentmindedlytakingmyhandintohisandblowingonit,whichiswhathedidtowarmmyperpetuallycoldfingers."What’swrongwith‘AmazingGrace’?It’sstilltraditional—"
"Butdoesn’tmakeyouwanttopuke,"Henryinterjected."Orbetteryet,‘ThreeLittleBirds’byBobMarley.ThatwouldhavebeenamoreKerry-worthysong.Somethingtotoasttheguyhewas."
