On September 13 a tragic event happened that affected many people's lives. A friend of mine was killed in an awful accident that is still incredibly surreal. Witnesses claim a driver was texting and lost control of his vehicle while the driver claims he blacked out and struck her. I know the justice system will sort out what exactly happened but none of that matters as she is now sadly in another place.
She was a friend of one of my Mizzou buddies and I got to know her as well within the last few years. I have since found out many things I didn't know about her sadly after the fact. Everything I did get to know about her was great. She was always very nice to me and to others and always seemed to have a smile on her face.
While at her celebration of life services I kept thinking about one of the last times I saw her. It made me smile because it made me think about how much she helped my daughter on a night that we both attended a children's show at The Fox Theatre.
She was sitting with her two daughters a few rows in front and to the left of my family. We spotted each other during the show and talked during the intermission. At a later point in the show balloons were dropped from the ceiling. Since our seats were under the balcony we missed out on all of the balloons.
Needles to say my daughter was very upset and I felt there wasn't anything I could do to help the situation. What happened next was truly awesome as she had nabbed multiple balloons enough for her daughters and one for mine. This of course helped me out as my daughter was now once again happy after being extremely upset just a little bit before this. I was very appreciative of this gesture at the time, but now that she has passed it made me realize how unselfish a person she was.
During her celebration ceremony all of the speakers more than confirmed her willingness to help out others. Her childhood best friend (S.D.) and her husband were particularly inspiring with their words. Personally I feel extremely lucky that I witnessed her helpfulness firsthand and am forever grateful to have known a wonderful person like she was.
Rest in peace M.M.
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