Kevin Healey

Dear Friends,

I’m posting today because we were notified that there will be a delay with Kevin’s headstone and so our “last post” won’t be happening as soon as we anticipated. Tom and I get a lot of questions about why we don’t post more often. Sadly, the news about Kevin is over. Also, grieving a child is much more difficult than anyone could ever describe. Bereaved parents lose a huge part of themselves and their future when they bury a child. It’s not in our nature to try to bring everyone else down with us, and our descent has been difficult. Not posting very often protects all of you from this horrible grieving process. We could write a book about how this experience feels like a descent into hell, but we truly believe in the cross of Christ, and we try to cling tightly to that cross as we face each day. We are doing our best. We painfully miss Kevin and pray that he is in God’s loving arms for all eternity.

On a brighter note, Mary Kate will be one of the many members of the St. Ignatius marching band profiled on "Fox 8 in the Morning" this Friday, August 28th. She is in the flag corps and the entire band will be filmed during different segments of the show, which will air from 6AM-9AM on Cleveland's Fox 8. I plan to tape it and I hope many will tape or TIVO it if you can’t watch it live. She is the tiniest girl in the flag corps with a long honey blonde pony-tail so you can’t miss her. She loves high school and we are truly so fortunate that God blessed us with a second child. She is the light of our lives and we believe that her brother looks out for her from a very high vantage point.

All of us are back to school/work and, like I said, are doing our best. We continue to be profoundly grateful for the graces all of you have given us for nearly 3 years now. When our faith seems faint, we remember all of you and we bounce back up again. Never underestimate your influence in our lives. We hope that our paths cross with all of you again very soon. God bless, and we will post a photo of Kevin’s headstone (a bit later than we anticipated). With our love –

Ann, Tom and Mary Kate