Henry "Hank" Raymond Eggert
March 9, 1943 ~ June 25, 2014
Age 71 formerly of St. Paul, passed away on June 25th. Survived by daughter, Jennette (Daniel) Achman; Siblings, Dennis Eggert, Bernadine (Jim) Kaufhold, Rita (Bill) Christo, Susan Clark, Richard Howells (Helen), Cece (Al) Hauge, Robert Howells; sister-in-law, Barb Eggert; many other relatives and friends. Visitation will be 5-8PM Tues. July 1st at Roberts Family Funeral Home, 555 SW Centennial Dr., Forest Lake. Memorial Service will be at 10AM Wed. July 2nd at the funeral home with a gathering one hour prior. Interment will be at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis. Memorials preferred to the family.
I’m so terribly sorry for your loss. Death is something that humans were never meant to experience, the pain that we experience when we lose a loved one is something that is simply unnatural. Psalms 37:29 says 29 “The righteous will possess the earth, And they will live forever on it.” God’s original purpose for humankind was to live forever in a paradise earth with no sickness or death. An “abundance of peace” as psalms 37:10 brings out. Though the world we love in is horrible and we experience pain on a daily basis there is some good news, the bible promises something truly amazing at revelation 21:4 it says “And he will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more,neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away.” So death, sickness, pain and every kind of sorrow will be wiped out but what about those who have already died? John 5:28,29 says of those ones “Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming in which all those in the memorial tombs will hear his voice 29 and come out, those who did good things to a resurrection of life, and those who practiced vile things to a resurrection of judgment.” So these ones will be resurrected to an earth filled with peace. For more information on this subject please visit http://www.jw.org and fill out the online request for a free bible study. Here’s the link: https://www.jw.org/en/free-bible-study/
On behalf of the Forest Lake American Legion Post 225, we give thanks for Henry’s military service to our nation.
I will never forget the look on Hank’s face when he first saw his daughter Jennette on her wedding day. It was a beautiful moment.