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Aunt
Diane's Eulogy
“I believe, that after a period of mourning that may never end, we could turn it around and try to make something positive come out of this tragedy.” I am Diane, AUNT Diane, to Katie Kevlock, and I am sadder than any sadness imaginable. I have only glimpses of the pain that her immediate family – her parents, Sue and John, and brothers, Tom and Kev, are feeling. I am also angry. Drugs have taken away Katie’s short life: drugs, and despair, and emptiness. Katie won’t see her high school graduation, or her senior prom. She will never feel true love. She will not experience the joy of accomplishing a life’s dream. She will not marry, or have children. She was only beginning her life. I don’t know what comes next for Katie. I think I know what may come next for us. And I believe, that after a period of mourning, a period of mourning that may never end, only mature and mellow with time – that we could turn it around and try to make something positive come out of this tragedy. You are Katie’s community: her family, her friends, her teachers, team mates, and counselors. There is an epidemic here. I’ve listened to Katie’s friends and family. They can tell you how how many of them are lost—to drugs, to despair, loneliness, or meaninglessness. The only hope that I see, is that we learn from Katie’s loss. Even if only one life is improved, one cloud lifted, even for just a day, hopefully for a lifetime – it will be worth the effort. We need to look around us – first, at ourselves, then our lives, our family, friends, and acquaintances. Listen to them, REALLY listen. And leave behind the pettiness, the competition, the tit-for-tat revenge. Express love, in whatever way we can – show it more often – more fully and deeply. Fill life with love and joy; don’t leave room for hatefulness and revenge. Reach out, listen, and love. Especially, listen to the children, talk to them. Know that life isn’t easy. But there is so much joy to be had in life, if we are open to it. We need to work together on this: do it for Katie.  |
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