William C Harris....R.I.P.

On August 13, 2011 around 10:00 pm I received a call from my brother letting me know that my Dad had passed away around 10:30 pm est. He was sick and we were all expecting it to happen but when I actually heard those words, "your Dad passed tonight" it hit me like a ton of bricks!

My head was racing because once I again I didn't make it home to see a parent before it was too late. My Mom was in a comma by the time I got home fifteen years ago and the day after I made it she passed.

So time to make the plans and I just didn't want it to be like my Mom's because that was drama after drama after drama. Thankfully this did go much smoother but it was still stressful. The best news out of the entire situation was that my two older brothers who had not spoken to each other in well over fifteen years actually got along!! They laughed and joked and we spent a lot of time together going through my father's things and behaving like a real family. It was beautiful, a miracle in the mist of sadness!!

Funny how God works... as one life ends another always begins. I'm still in a bit of a shock and I'm sure it will hit me in the days to come but I'm thankful and grateful that my family is doing so much better. We are all we have now, both parents gone, so the huge hole that I had been feeling got a lot smaller with the passing of my Dad. Now I just have to figure out what's next for me......

Stiletto,
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