The Memorial gathering on Saturday could not have been improved on.(exempting maybe waking from a bad dream.)
The turn out was Amazing,
in case you didn't already know,
Kari is truly a Star.
I came away feeling Uplifted,and my Hope is that All who attended feel the same.
To Everyone-
Every single gesture of Kindness, has been Truly Appreciated by Me and My Family.Know That.
I feel I must avoid thanking anyone specifically on this space,as I fear leaving Anyone out.
I am really looking forward to the next gathering on Satuday,and hoping that any with any reservations about attending, will decide to attend.Personaly,Ive come to understand just how Important and Healing it Is to come together at a time like this.Ive got my fingers crossed about the weather.
I'm really Impressed by this technology that's grown up with us.I'm amazed at the comments Ive been getting at the newspaper where the obits were published.
Old friends...Amazing.How did you do it?Has the word spread at classmatesdotcom or something like it?
A little disappointed not so many comments here.I'm thinking It may be because they ask you to register first?
Kind of a drag.
If you would prefer to send me a private message,please use aikitom@gmail.com
Every Kind Word has been a like little Gem to me.Its more Meaningful than anyone could ever imagine,unless of course you've been close to tragedy Yourself.
It really does make a difference.
I Realize now that I have missed many an Opportunity to say...
Something
to a grieving Friend,because I was sad Myself,and afraid that i didn't know what to say.
Thanks to Kari and Thanks to the Brave and Commpassionate people I have been hearing from,I hope to be better at expressing myself from Now on.
So Thank You to Everyone for Everything.
This is a Very sad time but at the Very least,
We are Not alone.
3 comments:
Hi Tom,
This is Lori (Kelley) Scott from HUHS class of 86. We all found out about Kari's passing the evening after it happened (Alan Garner was here at my house having dinner with us, and he got a call from Jon Bailey)....I posted it on our class's MSN GROUPS message board site (I'll email you with an invite, or have Alan handle that....), and then Derek Ybarra posted about it on the Class of 87's MSN GROUPS message board site.
The word definitely got out there, and many of us have been praying for you and the Peterson family!
This site is awesome, and the pictures are beautiful! One of the things that I remember the most about Kari is her beautiful smile. And I remember your love for one another, even in High School.
Blessings, and I DEFINITELY will be stopping by again.
Lori (Kelley) Scott
hey, I have a blog too....
http://lori.scottdomain.com
Tom,
As the link to this blog appeared in the Eureka newspaper but not in the Hanford Sentinel, I posted the info on our MSN class website and asked someone to post it on the Class of 87 site as well. So you should start to see some traffic. I'm sure yours and Kari's old friends will enjoy seeing the photos and reading the posts. You've done such a wonderful job.
I sent the link to our website to you via email. When you are ready, I hope you'll join - I know your friends & classmates would like to keep in touch.
Be well,
Cyndi
Tom, you are definitely not alone. I live 3000 miles away, and if you know my name, it is from MSN Cancer Center. Still, Kari's loss is very real to me, and I miss her words and the inspirational images that she sprinkled her posts with. She was a huge inspiration to me, and offered me any tidbit of info she could find that might be helpful when my Dad was dying from prostate cancer. This is my second year as a Relay For Life participant, and she is one of those for whom I relay. Know that you in my prayers during this difficult time. God Bless!
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