I'm sorry that I never got the opportunity to see him play. I've been to the Marine Club a couple of times, but only since I moved here four years ago. It's good that his comrades gave him such a good send-off, and that he had such a generous (and practical) plan for his remains. Both of my parents arranged to donate their bodies to medical schools, but my mother's remains fell within one of the school's exclusions (ironic for a former med school professor), and with no further instructions from her, ended up being cremated. I know how disappointed she would have been.
It sounds like you had a super husband who was lucky to have such a good woman at his side, and that he touched a lot of lives. I see what you mean about there being so many good people in this world.