tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000784900301227178.post2950698090759678471..comments2020-06-10T11:33:13.001-05:00Comments on A Matter of Life & Breath: Remembering the tragic deaths of 40 years agoMelodie Beth Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01491194906557915679noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000784900301227178.post-86343654249506047902020-06-10T11:33:13.001-05:002020-06-10T11:33:13.001-05:00I'm glad you too haven't forgotten. Thanks...I'm glad you too haven't forgotten. Thanks for your reply here.Melodie Beth Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01491194906557915679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000784900301227178.post-37294882155580347652020-06-08T23:16:18.430-05:002020-06-08T23:16:18.430-05:00Thank you for posting this! I have thought of the...Thank you for posting this! I have thought of them and Don so many times! Especially when driving back to SD on 212.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000784900301227178.post-75908858358089685242020-06-08T16:45:12.668-05:002020-06-08T16:45:12.668-05:00Your are welcome. When I first wrote it five years...Your are welcome. When I first wrote it five years ago, so many people contacted me with memories like you did. I love hearing those things about them. Thanks for sharing that. Melodie Beth Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01491194906557915679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000784900301227178.post-83489041150057970382020-06-08T16:43:20.694-05:002020-06-08T16:43:20.694-05:00I'm glad you responded with that sweet detail....I'm glad you responded with that sweet detail. Shag haircuts were in back then. I think Karleen was the one who kept her longer hair. Melodie Beth Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01491194906557915679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000784900301227178.post-41248001648507851132020-06-07T09:50:46.983-05:002020-06-07T09:50:46.983-05:00I was about the same age as you when this happened...I was about the same age as you when this happened, and I can remember seeing them in the grocery store (Red Owl?) a day or two before the accident, and all of them were eating popsicles while their mom shopped. A weird thing to remember, but that's my last memory of them. I don't think I've ever driven by their farm without thinking about Pat and these kids...thank you for writing this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000784900301227178.post-53725060996204407352020-06-07T08:44:53.428-05:002020-06-07T08:44:53.428-05:00I was their babysitter. As a junior in high school...I was their babysitter. As a junior in high school, I loved them as family. However, I remember one of them having long hair and I would end up fixing it while riding on the bus to school. They lived a full life in their 8 years. Thank you for sharing, Happy tears.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16910941043723736086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000784900301227178.post-19842959654635584232015-06-06T10:34:59.274-05:002015-06-06T10:34:59.274-05:00Yes, he was. He eventually remarried--a widow with...Yes, he was. He eventually remarried--a widow with five children, and ironically, she had twin boys. His new wife fought a battle with breast cancer and passed on years later. He did find love again then with the wife he has now.<br /><br />I had originally thought of putting that in the piece, but I wanted to focus on the twins and the impact the loss had on me.<br /><br />Thank you for your comment (whoever you might be). Melodie Beth Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01491194906557915679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000784900301227178.post-17850611000363885482015-06-06T08:51:57.399-05:002015-06-06T08:51:57.399-05:00The poor husband / father. I hope that he was abl...The poor husband / father. I hope that he was able to find comfort.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000784900301227178.post-2595471939676256312015-06-05T08:05:46.289-05:002015-06-05T08:05:46.289-05:00Thank you for your kind words, Shelli. Pat's m...Thank you for your kind words, Shelli. Pat's mother recently passed away after all these years. Reunited at last.Melodie Beth Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01491194906557915679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000784900301227178.post-76350667954182729052015-06-05T07:58:18.277-05:002015-06-05T07:58:18.277-05:00Oh, that's sad and beautiful. Oh, Melodie. All...Oh, that's sad and beautiful. Oh, Melodie. All five. We knew a family heading to Disney last year ... some five of them were killed. Just grabs hold of your heart and refuses to let go. Thank you for sharing your heart.Shelli Littletonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00136640834514348086noreply@blogger.com