One Year
It has been one year since Daddy passed away. And the pain is as raw as it was this hour one year ago. I miss him. We all do. We cry together.
Saddest News - Melonie Schollmeyer
I don't even know how to write this. We are all so very sad. Melonie Schollmeyer, a vibrant woman, our relative and friend, became suddenly ill over the weekend and passed away. Details at this point are sketchy. **(The following is updated info as of noon Monday)** Melonie's children, Brittany and Robert, just had their Confirmation on Saturday evening. Melonie was not feeling well enough to attend, and stayed at home with flu-like symptoms. Afterward the children, Mary, and Cheryl all visited with Mel before going taking the children to spend the night with Tom. The next day Cheryl and Mary could not raise Melonie by telephone and so asked Tom to go see how she was doing. He did so (thankfully the children stayed in the car) and found Melonie had passed away in the bedroom. The Medical Examiner's Office is doing an autopsy to determine the cause of death. Mary Wroten, Mel's mom, and her sister Cheryl Wroten, are understandably still in somewhat of a shock today. I am ...
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I too spent yesterday crying, but also remembering some of the good times with Dad. I went through some old pictures, and Vernon found an envelope with Dad's distinctive handwriting on it... Today is Memorial Day for Fallen Soldiers in Israel -- Daphna laid a wreath at a memorial in the north, in memory of a soldier she knew... May we know no more sorrow.