As I type this, a man that has meant so much to our family is being remembered at his funeral in Oklahoma.
I wish that we could be there to pay our respects and to share with others what his kindness meant to us this past year.
On Feb. 11, I received a call from my aunt letting me know that Dave had been killed in a car accident.
As it always does, death seems unreal, unfair and ill-timed.
Dave was the attorney who handled our adoption.
He and I spent countless days calling each other back and forth, trying to resolve the newest issue that had popped up with finalizing our adoption.
I don't believe our adoption was particularly difficult but these things are just very emotional.
And it is no small feat to adopt a baby.
Over the months it took us to finalize, David worked tirelessly to make things easier for Ryan and I.
Staying up late to send things to Ryan in Afghanistan, letting me vent about things beyond his control and always being honest with us even when he knew we would be upset.
He always had our best interest in mind and he often told me to let him be the "bad guy".
I think he should have earned some sort of title as therapist for the amount of counseling he provided me during those trying times.
How many attorneys allow you to cry and scream and then give your encouragement in return?
He was one of a kind.
He was thoughtful, smart, funny and honest.
And I only knew him for a few short months.
I can only imagine what richness he brought to the lives of those who were fortunate enough to know him for years.
Thank you for everything you were and everything you did for us, Dave.
I wish that we could be there to pay our respects and to share with others what his kindness meant to us this past year.
On Feb. 11, I received a call from my aunt letting me know that Dave had been killed in a car accident.
As it always does, death seems unreal, unfair and ill-timed.
Dave was the attorney who handled our adoption.
He and I spent countless days calling each other back and forth, trying to resolve the newest issue that had popped up with finalizing our adoption.
I don't believe our adoption was particularly difficult but these things are just very emotional.
And it is no small feat to adopt a baby.
Over the months it took us to finalize, David worked tirelessly to make things easier for Ryan and I.
Staying up late to send things to Ryan in Afghanistan, letting me vent about things beyond his control and always being honest with us even when he knew we would be upset.
He always had our best interest in mind and he often told me to let him be the "bad guy".
I think he should have earned some sort of title as therapist for the amount of counseling he provided me during those trying times.
How many attorneys allow you to cry and scream and then give your encouragement in return?
He was one of a kind.
He was thoughtful, smart, funny and honest.
And I only knew him for a few short months.
I can only imagine what richness he brought to the lives of those who were fortunate enough to know him for years.
Thank you for everything you were and everything you did for us, Dave.
