Tag: grief
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bridges of understanding
We gathered on Sunday to celebrate my mom and Sam’s birthdays! Ellie and Sam were in town. It was the perfect excuse to have Dede and her family here, nieces and nephews-and friends Kate brought over. After we ate we handed a guitar to one of Kate’s friends. He serenaded my mom-“Hey good lookin’”, sang…
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grief shared
left: Paul Davis, Vance Taylor, Sammy Taylor right: Vance, Irene & Randy Pitzak, mom and Sammy (photos taken by Skip Huntress after the funeral service October 20, 2018) How do you honor the life of your dad in a 10 minute talk? It had been a busy week…and actually just overwhelming. By Thursday night we…
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gratitude remembered
iphone 8 photo edited with Afterlight 2 My dad passed away on October 15, 2018 at approximately 3:00 a.m. His health declined significantly September 21, 2018. His mind had been so sharp even though his body was steadily declining. That Friday morning he woke up confused. He actually thought he was in California. When I…
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a highly favored friend
dad, Bishop Jim Earp, Steve Lindsey (nephew) @ Dillon Beach in the late 80’s (scan) Jim Earp was one of my dad’s very favorite people in the world. I know his words would mean a lot to him- Yesterday, I received the sad news from Annie Miller that her father and our dear friend, Bob…
carin + danny 