Tim Ketchie, dressed in a rainbow tie-dye style button down, stood atop a picnic table under the main pavilion at Phillips Farm in Cary. His hands shook as he held onto several folded pieces of white printer paper and squeezed his eyes shut, trying to stop the tears from flowing.
Roughly 100 friends, family members and other loved ones looked on, tears in their own eyes, as they listened to him publicly eulogize his son Grayson.
To his left sat a large photo of Grayson and a small memorial. It featured Grayson’s urn, his favorite ball, Mr. and Ms. Wuf plushies, N.C. State hat, cardboard blocks and Mickey Mouse stuffed animal. A string of beads representing his various medical treatments and tests hung across the top, while tissues were appropriately placed nearby…