My former journalism professor's obituary - just found out about this
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/augustachronicle/name/joseph-cumming-obituary?pid=197095573&fbclid=IwAR24wtFTCYoavtgjJw1Sp4m6mFhjdNF1YpD1Ad0Qmc0AMvvROzKvLoFAC3U
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McKenna's 21st Birthday Letter by Terri Rimmer
Aug. 13, 2021 Dear McKenna: Happy early 21st birthday! It's so hard to believe that in two days you'll be 21. I meant to get this letter to you sooner but have been trying to get my thoughts together. I'm so glad you decided to go home and celebrate your birthday with your family and take Cas with you. Your mom was so excited about it! I hope you had a blast as I'm sure they did. I was picturing all of you together having fun. I hope you have a great school year this year and enjoy your new apartment. When your mom told me a few months ago about Cas I was so happy and excited for you! I'm glad you've found someone who loves and respects you and also who has a family who feels the same way about you. When I was 21 I was a wild child so I very grateful that you're not like that and that you have your feet firmly planted on the ground. Even though I was in college and working, my life was crazy. I'm thankful that you have stayed the course (I sound so ol...
In memory of Olen Childers by Terri Rimmer
We scattered my step dad Olen's ashes on a Tuesday night in April in FL but I kept some of them and brought some of him with me back to TX. It was a beautiful ceremony. We played his favorite music and as each of us took a scoop and returned him to the ocean that he loved, we all said our individual private things. Since we didn't have any scoops the minister who was there, thoughtfully scooped up oyster shells on the beach which was perfect since Olen loved oysters. After it was over we drove across the sand playing his songs with the windows down and looked out over the water where his ashes now were. There were birds flying overhead and a nice sunset. The minister said no one ever catches any fish in this particular spot. We watched a guy catch 7! Someone was helping him out!
Dream by Terri Rimmer
In memory of my step dad Olen: Recently I dreamed about you again. In the dream I was upstairs in a house and I could hear you downstairs talking normally, as if you'd never had a stroke. I rushed down and heard you talking and laughing with everyone including the grandkids and great kids. You said, "I'm fine. There's nothing wrong with me." I was so happy. You kept saying that. It was such a happy time. Then I woke up to that old familiar, awful feeling of you being gone.