Saturday, October 2, 2010

In Loving Memory of Kathleen Hardy Ricks


In the middle of August, Dave's mom passed away. She had been battling breast cancer for six years. It all happened very quickly, which is a blessing, but also took us by surprise. The weekend I headed to Utah to visit family and for Josh and Tara's wedding, she took a turn for the worse. She went to the hospital and to make a long story short, her liver had started to fail and they put a time frame on her life. They said she only had a couple of days or weeks to live. I wish that I could have been there but I did get to talk to her for a little bit on the phone a couple of days before she passed away. Dave, all five of his brothers, Tara, and Dad were all by her side when she passed. I'm glad they were all there. I know that's how she would have wanted it.

Her funeral was on August 21st. There were so many family members and friends that came. It was a very beautiful ceremony and burial service. She was a wonderful lady and I learned so many things from her. Thankfully through most of her cancer years she was able to maintain a normal lifestyle and never had to slow down much but was able to keep up with her busy life. I'm grateful that I got to spend so much time with and know her for as long as I did. I love her and will miss her a lot.

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