Anne Duke Kittrell

Hi Anne, it's been a couple of years and I just wanted to check in and pay my respects. COVID's mostly over, finally. I got a job as a business reporter. Miss you tons, obviously. I'm doing a better job holding my temper, to be more like you. Doing my best to check in on Sam, Ben and Emma too. I wish you hadn't left us like that. I wish I'd gotten a chance to say goodbye. When you left the world felt less ... safe I guess. Colder. Lonelier. When you died a piece of me died....

Condolences to you an your family

“What is dead may never die, but rises again harder and stronger.”

There are people in this life who are paragons of goodness. Who live honest, decent lives, not asking for attention or praise. Who are content to enjoy the blessings of life as they come. And who soldier on when the cold winds blow.

Anne was one of those people. She was a better person than I could ever hope to be. That’s what she was. Good. Goodness is a fruit of the spirit. It’s not a particularly...