Barney's Funeral

When my boss, Barney Eagon, at the Blue top cafe in Lamar, Missouri died, I was fortunate enough to be in town which enabled me to attend his funeral. Most of the people who attended were his former employees plus his wife and two kids. There were not even twenty five people there.

I think people did not attend his funeral because they were jealous. These type of people hat to see the "little guy" get ahead. If they had thought it would have benefited them someway to attend, they would have knocked the doors down to get in. Such jealously is evil; and sick. They brown nosed him while he was alive but snubbed his memory in death.

This made me really sad. Barney was a life-long resident. He was a hard worker and became rich on his own. I respected him very much and still do.

I have worked many jobs since the Blue Top Cafe. On each job, there are always people who complain and talk bad about the boss. I can honestly say that I never once heard anyone say one crossword about Barney Eagon.

As far as I know, everyone respected him for the good boss that he was. We were all happy to have a job. He was strict, and things had to be his way or not at all. But through it all, he was highly respected by his employees. The evidence was shown at his funeral.