On the morning of July 24, 2006, we received 2 phone calls, one from Joni’s Mom and one from Joni’s brother, Rich. Joni knew something was terribly wrong right away before she even listened to the messages.
Joni’s Dad had awoken the morning of the 24th and complained of “not feeling good”. Joni’s Mom called 911 and Dad was taken to the hospital immediately. He passed away about 1 hour later in the emergency room of a heart attack at the age of 87.
Our whole family arrived in Florida to be with Joni’s Mom and for the funeral.
Joni’s brother, Rich, stayed for a week to help get Mom back on her feet and then had to get back to work. We were able to stay for 3 ½ weeks to help as well. It was very very hard to leave her alone. We will go back to Florida for the winter.
