Tami's Funeral

 On Sunday morning, July 28, I received a call from my mother to tell me my sister Tami had passed away. I remember my knees gave out. She was only 50 years old. When I later arrived at church I couldn't tell anyone. I knew if I did I would be inconsolable. I had 2 hours of Primary singing time to lead. Paul and I flew to San Diego and drove to Temecula to meet with my parents. The funeral was to be in Julian, where Tami had been living with Bill.

Everyone in Julian knew Tami since she had lived there so long and worked for so many businesses. All three of her former spouses attended the funeral. The director couldn't believe how kind they all were. It's says a lot about the men in her life.

Tami's daughters are so young to lose their mother. We were miserable for them.

I love talking with Don and Jerri, especially because Jerri remembers things I do not. She is ten years older than me and had many more memories with Tami.

Tad is local and spent more time with Tami than any of us. Of course, he would know the name of this dog.

So many wonderful people came to pay their respects. Nana read the lyrics to "How do you solve a problem like Maria?" with her own twist. One of Tami's birth siblings came and spoke. Tad and I were surprised that a former boyfriend from high school came. He worked at Licorice Pizza and he still was in the business of vinyl. He now owns a vintage record store in Oceanside.

Here are the three of us girls at Bear Lake. We are all very different. We all come from different parents. But we do love each other and learn from each other.