Dear Gigi, December 2, 1984. Today is 35 years since you left us. You were only 67 years old. Yesterday, I stared at the computer without a clue what to write. After all, this is a tribute post. Yet, all I could do was press the backspace key. I miss you, Gigi. I wish when … Continue reading Dear Gigi Karatchuk – There’s No Limit on Grief, Part II
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Dear Gigi – There’s No Time Limit on Grief, Part I
Dear Gigi Karatchuk, It's been 34 years. I miss you. And I wish you were still here. In college, I wrote a post on the 25th anniversary of your death: December 2, 1984. And those emotions are still the same. I still wish you were here. I still wish you'd met my little sister. I … Continue reading Dear Gigi – There’s No Time Limit on Grief, Part I
Gigi Karatchuk – Missed Twenty-Five Years Later
Today is 25 years since my Gigi Karatchuk died. Even though I was quite young, I remember a lot from that time. My view would probably be a tad different than how my parents experienced that time. After all, these views are coming from a child’s point of view. My Gigi, a fisherman by trade … Continue reading Gigi Karatchuk – Missed Twenty-Five Years Later