The Brother Who Joined The Family In A Deep Way
Herbert is my brother-in-law, and the family speaks of him with the kind of familiarity that comes from love and respect. He is the one who gave me Tina, which means his place in our story is part of the story of my own marriage and home. Uncle Herbert, your home is full of love, and anyone who enters it feels it immediately.
You draw people in like a magnet. You keep giving, and I keep wondering where you refill from. The children call you Uncle Berbert, and that name carries affection, but even beyond the children, people are drawn to you with unusual warmth. They do not stay strangers around you for long.
This tribute recognises Herbert as a man whose family role is active and important - brother, uncle, and giver. You have even been called the mother stealer because everyone's mother instantly wants to become your mother. Sssshh, perhaps it started because you are Jaja's firstborn son. That playful family truth sits inside a deeper one: you are deeply loved because you make people feel at home.
