This is not about me, though. I’m thinking of some dear friends.
Shot Eady was a dearly loved member of our Class of 63. We were elated when he married Dee. She was one of the sweetest people I ever met. If there is a blessing in this recent tragedy, it is that Shot is spared the suffering here on earth.
Grief serves a very important purpose for each of us in different ways. Everyone in Scott County and beyond is experiencing grief for so many different reasons. You’ve lost an outstanding member of your community. Dee was loved by all. You’ve also lost a feeling of security. But right now I ask you to think of the granddaughters Eady (student at East Central) and Emory (junior at Sebastopol) who will soon have to face the reality of questions and details as they try to resume their lives. I hope that process can be eased for them by the sensitivity of others. May God bless the whole family and all of you in the area who have been both stunned and shocked to the point of fear.
I do want to wish you brighter days in 2024. Perhaps all this came at exactly the right time. Perhaps we needed to drop some of the excess and some of the “traditional busy-ness” of the last couple of weeks and reset. The Reason for the Season will continue to lead our way. Happy New Year.
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