Saying goodbye
My mind and my heart have been in another place for the last 8 months after finding my Father's car in the parking lot of a local park. Last week his remains were found. My family and I are all very saddened and relieved. Now we can lay him to rest and mourn his loss.
My heart goes out to any family that has a missing loved one. It's hard enough to have a family pet leave your home and fear for their welfare, but until this happened last year, I never imagined how hard it would have been to get through every day life while a family member is missing.
I want to thank everyone for their heartfelt prayers and concerns. If you want to help, give any resources of time or money to your local suicide prevention centers and missing persons center. The true agony that is felt at both of these service centers is more than can be imagined by most of us, and once you have felt either, you feel very alone.
Time does heal, but we will never forget.
Kenneth Norman Dotson - born October 16th 1941, took his own life approx. July 7th, 2009.
He was born and raised in San Rafael, California and moved to Northern California in 1988. One of his favorite hobbies was to create animal figures and creatures out of every day objects. When he was an auto mechanic his creations were made of old car parts, even after 30 years he could name the type of car that each part came from. Later in life he found joy in making creations from wood. He would gather wood from the river and ocean beaches near his home. His trunk would be full of small and large wooden shapes (lots of rocks made it home too) whose edges were softened by water and sand. He would assemble them with eyes and legs, or hang them from string, paint them with bright colors (or not), give them as gifts or sell them at a couple of special local stores (never for the money, and only when he could part with them). He will be remembered as being creative, caring and giving.
He is survived by brothers Duane, Ronald and Richard, daughters Tracy Dotson, Tammy Dotson and Terry Dotson all of Eureka, CA, and Toni Genaro of Miranda CA. 5 grandchildren, 4 great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
Anyone who knew him felt his kindness, and enjoyed his company. We all miss him very much.
My heart goes out to any family that has a missing loved one. It's hard enough to have a family pet leave your home and fear for their welfare, but until this happened last year, I never imagined how hard it would have been to get through every day life while a family member is missing.
I want to thank everyone for their heartfelt prayers and concerns. If you want to help, give any resources of time or money to your local suicide prevention centers and missing persons center. The true agony that is felt at both of these service centers is more than can be imagined by most of us, and once you have felt either, you feel very alone.
Time does heal, but we will never forget.
Kenneth Norman Dotson - born October 16th 1941, took his own life approx. July 7th, 2009.
He was born and raised in San Rafael, California and moved to Northern California in 1988. One of his favorite hobbies was to create animal figures and creatures out of every day objects. When he was an auto mechanic his creations were made of old car parts, even after 30 years he could name the type of car that each part came from. Later in life he found joy in making creations from wood. He would gather wood from the river and ocean beaches near his home. His trunk would be full of small and large wooden shapes (lots of rocks made it home too) whose edges were softened by water and sand. He would assemble them with eyes and legs, or hang them from string, paint them with bright colors (or not), give them as gifts or sell them at a couple of special local stores (never for the money, and only when he could part with them). He will be remembered as being creative, caring and giving.
He is survived by brothers Duane, Ronald and Richard, daughters Tracy Dotson, Tammy Dotson and Terry Dotson all of Eureka, CA, and Toni Genaro of Miranda CA. 5 grandchildren, 4 great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
Anyone who knew him felt his kindness, and enjoyed his company. We all miss him very much.
Dear Toni & Damon - I want to express my heartfelt condolences for the lengthy time you & your family have had wrought with worry & now with certain sadness. I keep you in my thoughts & prayers. Others I am sure have used the term closure over & over; let your fathers' spirit open new doors of awareness to our surroundings and towards the feelings of our loved ones. I am sure he beams with pride from another, more peaceful realm, at the work you both are doing to help promote better health & prolong the lives of not just friends and family but for many. If there is anything I can do please do not hesitate to call on me - I send much love as always, from Mom/Lori
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Hey Damon & Toni, I am sorry to hear about the pain. I know about pain, in many forms, that block one from seeing another way. Both my parents took their own lives. I have healed, and now I get to feel the power of their spirit in my life. I have peace, and wish you HEALING, and peace, & power to feel the strength of all the prayer's that come your way. love always, Jake R.
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I just happened upon your site while looking for a recipe and I am so very sorry to hear of your loss. I hope you find comfort in each other and your families. I strongly believe we will be with all our loved ones who have fallen asleep in death in the near future under perfect conditions. Where no one will experience the emptiness so common in today's world that leads some to end their own lives, and we can all live the way we were created to, in peace and love with each other and the planet. I have felt the pain of losing a loved one, and I am truly, truly sorry that you and your family,though strangers to me, are going through this. Feel free to contact ..And thank you for the time and effort you have put into your site. This as I said is my first visit, but I will bookmark it and be back...Many condolances
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Hi Toni, I just wanted to say how very sorry I am for the loss of your Dad. The 8 months of not knowing had to be just crushing. And then the knowing had it's added weight.
My deepest condolences to you.
I lost my Dad last year to cancer, 3 years of therapy (their word) that ruined what little life left he had.
So we move forward with our pain and try to heal others.. you are doing a great job of that with your new raw life.
Good luck with all this.. we are seriously considering how to make that change.
It was great to see you today. You look wonderful.
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Thank you Bobbi,
I am sorry to hear of your loss also. It is never easy to lose someone we love. Especially when you feel that your loved ones suffered through what time they had left.
I encourage you to continue on your journey to a living foods lifestyle for yourself and loved ones. It has changed my life and I know it can yours and others. The internet is a great source of information, although as you know you do have to muddle through alot of garbage to find good advise. Watch our blog for additional recipes and information. I look forward to seeing you soon!
Toni
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