Dude, that sucks. It is true though that parents were never meant to bury their children. I can't imagine the pain that would cause. Best wishes to all your family.

Syc, you and your family are in my thoughts. Bleak though my own situation is at present, it does not approach life or death.

Be with your family, appreciate them, and know that your friends are thinking of you all.

Joan Broyles: 1936-2003
 

When I looked at the caller ID and saw my mom's number earlier tonight, I knew it wasn't good news.

My aunt passed away around 2:30 MDT this afternoon (Saturday). At least it was quick, and she didn't suffer any more.

We didn't see a lot of my Uncle Jim and Aunt Joan back in the day. Almost all of us lived on the south side of St. Louis, while they lived out in Florissant, a suburb 30 miles away. But once everyone had gotten older, we began to see more of them. And she was one of my favorite aunts...probably #2. She had a great sense of humor, especially once she had a few beers in her.

She'll be terribly missed...and it makes the situation with Jim that much worse.

Aunt Joan was Jim's mom, if I've followed you right? Damn.. he doesn't need that right now. Condolences to all the family, Syc.

Condolences to you and to your family; all of you are in my thoughts.

Lemme know if there's anything I can do for yah.

A website has apparently been created about my cousin's situation. It gives a brief overview, his wife Kathy posts updates, and you can donate money or send messages of support to him and the family.

http://www.milpost.com

James A. Broyles, Jr.: 1970-2003
 

Thats a beautiful picture.

From this morning's St. Louis Post-Dispatch:

BROYLES, MAJOR JAMES A. 'JIMMY', 33, of Colorado Springs and former Florissant resident, Sunday, July 27, 2003; beloved husband of Kathy Broyles; loving father of Jimmy, Maria, Anna, Matthew and the late Andrew Broyles; dear son of James Sr. and the late Joan J. Broyles; dear brother of Julia (Brad) Beeman, Jodi (Steve) Cambron and Johanna Broyles; dear son-in-law of Carolyn and the late Pete Bindbeutel; dear brother-in-law of Kim Oesch and Karen (Jim) Crawford; dear nephew, uncle, cousin and friend.

Funeral from HUTCHENS Mortuary, 675 Graham Rd., Florissant, 9:30 a.m., Friday, August 1 to Sacred Heat [sic] Church, for 10 a.m. Mass. Interment Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation 3 to 9 p.m., Thurs. In lieu of flowers, contributions to Jimmy Broyles Childrens Educational Fund, c/o ENT Bank, 7250 Campus Dr., Colorado Springs, CO 80920.

Re: Re: Death's Door
 

She died Monday. :(

Bummer, Griff. Sorry to hear that.:(

Ditto.

I'm curious to see what happens in the aftermath of all this. My family has been split since my grandmother died 7 years ago, so I wonder if people are finally going to put their differences aside. None of us are getting any younger, but at the same time, people need to turn their pride switches down several notches.

You know it comes to the point when you just have to say "fuck it" about motivations, about history or whatever. There are bigger things.And just get back to what you have. Or have equally lost...

My further condolences to both Sycamore and Griff, and here's hoping that when the oppositional elements of the families are looking in the face of the mortality of good people, they'll stop and ponder what is truly important, and mend their fences.

Blood is thicker than water. Family first and forever. Horse hockey.
There are people in the world that should be avoided. Mean people. People that just suck the life out of every living thing. Sometimes they travel in pairs or packs and sometimes they're relatives:shotgun: