Sweet Horace. An Family.  I am so very sorry.  All our talks this past year an half. An Sharing quotes an feelings. Tears an memories of. Jeretta an Rick an how blessed we were    Please  you Jeretta. An Rick.  Wait for me an as Rick said. I will see ya  in a  blink   Kim   Cherish the memories. 💕😊

Kevin, Kim and Kirk, I can't even tell you how sorry we are to hear about your dad.  We will miss seeing him.  He was such a good friend to Dad, and this is a great loss.  You and your families are in our prayers.  

Julie

I never thought when I started working at the community center that I would become so attached to its members. 
 Horace was one of those people.  He came in almost everyday, rain or shine.  His faithfulness to work out, even when recovering from surgery, would put most of our endeavors to shame.  Even though I knew very little about him personally, Horace became my friend.  I could always count on him to reach across the desk, pat the back of my hand (sometimes giving it a squeeze), and say, "Hey girl."  He always wanted to know how many miles I had ran that morning and always seemed amazed even when I hadn't really ran much at all.  When he found out I was house shopping, he tried to convince me to buy the house in his neighborhood, so we could be neighbors.  And, he never missed an opportunity to talk about his sweet wife that had passed away.  When the community center reopens in a few weeks, there will be an emptiness when I don't see Horace coming in to greet me.  My heart is sad.  Praying for his family.

Horace and Jeretta came into my life around 20 years ago.   Two years ago today, he wrote an outstanding recommendation letter for me for the National Leadership and Success Honor Society program. Horace had commended me on so many things in that letter, which were in part due to his and Jeretta’s mentorship over the years. I truly loved them and hold the highest respect for them and their family. We will miss you Horace, but I know your smile is brighter than ever being reunited with the love of your life and your Heavenly Father. 

Horace will be greatly missed. He and I were on NWA Community College board at the same time and worked together on several projects. We shared some of the same visions for the college. It was a good time. 


About 17 years ago, Horace and Jeretta visited our home for dessert and coffee.  Now when you visit the Howland Road farm, especially for the first time, you are going to play Pass the Pigs.  Ever diginfied, Horace and Jeretta were no exception.  I don't think they'd played before or even heard of it, but it's a game you pick up quickly, a game of brinksmanship where you try to be the first to 100 without losing.

In any case,  our youngest, Sam was about 4 at the time.  Sam was all teed up for a big win, but when the pigs came around, Horace hung in there and won the game.

Well I mean to tell you Sam had a MELTDOWN, ran screaming up the stairs.  All we could do was laugh, and laugh together we did.

For years after, every time I'd see Horace I'd tell him "Brother you better keep your head on a swivel because Sammy Todd is laying for you!!!"

It was always good for a laugh.  This is one of my fond memories of Horace, that always makes me smile these many years later.


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Horace Hardwick

19 septembre 1935 – 25 mars 2020

Callison-Lough Funeral Home

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