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Georgia June Shoemaker  This has been a really tough year. My father passed earlier this year and Wendy's mom just 2 weeks ago. Our families are holding up pretty well, considering. Many, many tears have been shed but God's love is evident through the many friends and family that surround us. I'm at a loss for the right words to say but will say June was a bright, shining light for us all. She led a 2nd life in South Carolina as we took her to our home with us for the past 10 years or so, each winter since her beloved husband Wes, passed. We were blessed to have traveled together across our wonderful country and Canada many times. I know we racked up 50,000+ miles over the first 8 years of retirement :) So much fun! I have a wonderful faith story to share with you... June wanted desperately to pass away in her home of 60 years, as her husband did 11 years ago. We had a very difficult time getting her home from the hospital but was finally successful. After settling in at home it soon became evident she needed more help than we could provide. The 2 Hospice nurses that came to the house strongly suggested we allow her to go the Fairhope Hospice House for a day or 2 to better manage her pain and medication. It was a very difficult decision for everyone but felt it was necessary for her benefit. We could bring her back home in a couple of days. Well the next morning were were told to come to Fairhope as soon as possible as things had taken a turn for the worse. As Wendy and I came to her room we noticed this sign on the door next to her room.  Wendell was June's husband's name....quite a coincidence! We then came to her room and saw this sign...  Connie is her youngest daughter and Phillip is her son! Mom then passed and were all numbly sitting around the room and I noticed this on her bed frame.  I stared at it for a minute or 2 and asked Wendy, sitting next to me, didn't your dad pass away in March? She replied "Yes. March 22nd". After telling the rest of the family about the date, Becky calmly remarked "she was supposed to be here". We felt much better about the move to Fairhope! Still not convinced? There are 4 benches surrounding the entrance to Fairhope. Only one had a memorial plaque.  June's sister she spent the most time with and traveled several times to New York City, was JoAne (slightly different spelling). Born the same year!!! (1930) I don't know how God does these things but I am confident these are not coincidences.  Comments are closed.
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