Grief and Accomplishments
My mother died after a lengthy illness when I was 16. She and my father were high school graduates, and this was a big deal because their parents only made it to around the 8th grade due to the Great Depression and living in the rural South.
My mother desired that her and my father’s children, my brother and sister, and I would become college graduates. It was difficult, with many long nights, but all three of us were able to graduate from college and improve our life opportunities. I’m not sure if she is aware of those accomplishments, but if she is, I know she is very proud.
Rick Smith