21 years

21 years; a long time ago but also an immediacy that never leaves. I remember thinking, shortly after it was obvious that Christopher was lost on 9/11, how there would be a dark sad void where his council and voice would have resided. How difficult that would be and how the lives he touched would never be the same.  I wasn’t wrong.

NY Mets story

This story of Chris and our family’s connection with the NY Mets is both sad and wonderful. I took this photo after the Mets beat San Francisco to win the NLDS in 2000.

20 Years of being missed

With the 20th anniversary of Christopher’s death approaching, I can say that nature of grief can shift and change with time but it still carries the pain of losing life which once was so close to so many. Birthdays, graduations, weddings, holidays and daily conversations; missed. I can also look around and see his presence in the good he accomplished while here; good deeds and charitable acts continue and grow to the benefit of many who never knew him - they are helped and supported through what was his generosity. So, on this anniversary, his family and friends still miss him. (Seen here with CJ at a Giants game)

Jimmy Dunne; Golf and 9/11

This is a profile of Jimmy Dunne produced by the Golf Channel for a segment played in conjunction with the US Open being played at Shinnecock Hills. It's a well produced piece with a nice, albeit sad focus on Christopher. Thanks Jimmy.

How Golf Saved Jimmy Dunne 

15 years

With the 15th anniversary about to arrive, it seems to me that time takes on a strange characteristic; passing and standing still. Perhaps it isn't time but consciousness. I also think of the adage "time heals all wounds" as being completely inadequate. I suppose it boils down to the size and depth of the scar of the wound. Suffice to say, mine and my family's is deep.

So as the world picks at the scab, there's little possibility of avoiding it and I know, at best, it's to remember that it was and is real.