A Compass Rose » RIP http://bonnieroseblog.co.uk An Expat Lifestyle & Photography blog Fri, 17 Nov 2017 19:55:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 In Memory of Michael Bonner http://bonnieroseblog.co.uk/2014/04/memory-michael-bonner.html http://bonnieroseblog.co.uk/2014/04/memory-michael-bonner.html#comments Mon, 07 Apr 2014 11:38:41 +0000 http://bonnieroseblog.co.uk/?p=3256 In Memory of Michael Bonner



Having lost my dad too soon in 2008, the concept of death seems never to be too far from my mind.  I wonder what would happened to my family if something were to happen to me. Or what we would do if one of my family members dies.  I never used to think like this.... Read More »

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Dear Daddy, I miss you no less with each day that has passed since your visit with us in Hawaii.  It was July of 2007, just weeks after your second grandson, Maddox, was born.  We joked that you spent more time under the water scuba diving than you did out on land that summer.  When... Read More »

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Day 12, Sunday of  the Challenge: What do you miss?  I miss my Daddy. In August 2008 he was hit on his bicycle by a young driver, Faith Quick, under the influence of drugs with a prior record. She was never official charged for his death and spent just a few days in jail for... Read More »

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My friend Roxy visited my dad last week at the United States Air Force Academy, where he was laid to rest in 2008. Her boys left beautiful flowers on his tombstone. Thank you Roxy Murphy, it means a lot to me. Wish I could have gone to see him with you. xx — with Roxy Murphyand 3 others at United States... Read More »

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