Aunt Mary
Kimberly I know how heartbroken you are about your dad and how close you were getting with him the past few years. It is a definite loss losing a family member and the good thing is the memories you will always have and most recently, the time you were able to spend with him during his last days on earth. I know he loved that you were able to spend that time with him and was so proud of the woman you have become. My "standout" memory of your dad, one of them is when we went camping with you, Chris & your parents and your dog got sprayed by a skunk ... you dad put the dog outside on a leash and it just so happened the dog laid right under Uncle Rob & my sleeping area of the tent and we ended up smelling the stinky dog for the rest of the morning. Thankfully the girls were not born yet. Another one goes way back in the early days when Wendi & Lori were very little. We had purchased a kitten for each of the girls and Lori's kitten had a rare respiratory problem and only lived a few months. It was heartbreaking for her and me since that kitten died in my arms. Months later your dad found a tiny kitten stuck in between the building of his shop and decided it would be a good gift for us. We took that little kitten and named her Kieta and now she was a friend to Turke. Little did we know that she was infested with fleas ... we were in the process of moving so not only did she infest our house on Charm Court which we had to fumigate but also Kings Cove condo had to be fumigated. At the time it was not so funny because we were getting bit by the fleas and had to have them come back a few times to fumigate... but after a month or so, it was funny and we had lots of laughs over it ... fun memories that were awful at the time but we never stopped laughing about them afterward. I know you and Chris have some great memories of all the things you did as children and that can never be taken away. Love you, Aunt Mary