The end of this month marks one year since the loss of my brother-in-law. Then a month later, my cousin, Ken, passed away. We were traveling to El Paso that day to spend time with Nonnie (my mother-in-law) while the girls were on winter break. This August my mom passed away. She had gone through pictures and set them aside for each of us sisters. In my batch, I found a Thanksgiving picture of the Hosking/Dougherty clans (my twin’s family).
Thanksgiving 2001
It is now up on the kitchen cabinet for this Thanksgiving. And this past weekend we were hit with another tragedy as we’ve lost another cousin. I posted a picture of him and my twin and me on Facebook for throwback Thursday.
Me, Craig, Katryn
Summer 1990
News of suicide
hit hard by reality
tears open my heart
Plummet in despair
Black swallows all radiance
Snuffing out your light
Despondent reach out
Distance felt between us grows
Death cannot be breached
It’s been a very rough year. I appreciate everyone’s thoughts and prayers.
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Thinking of you and all of yours, Veronica. It has indeed been a hard year.
It has been a rough year for you. Take care of yourself.
http://www.kpho.com/story/27348767/ex-phoenix-officer-with-ptsd-dies-in-apparent-suicide some detail of my cousin’s story.
Thinking of you, sending strength, peace, and comfort in loving prayers.
Thank you, Wendi. My cousin’s memorial will be on Tuesday. And I’ll be seeing family on Monday for my birthday, too.
ABC 15’s coverage of my cousin’s memorial on Tuesday.
http://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/central-phoenix/dozens-gather-to-remember-former-phoenix-officer-craig-tiger