Jessica Junkins
Aunt Cathy help changed the course of my life many times. When I was little like 4 or 5 she was a safe place for me to run to when I wanted to run away from home lol. I would always tell my Mom I was gonna run away to Aunt Cathy and Uncle Craig's and I'd pack up all my toys and I'd walk out the door and my Mom would follow me from behind bushes to make sure I was ok but I wanted to go to Aunt Cathy's house that badly that she would indulge my childishness lol. And every happy memory I have with my family from a child and on up she is in it, almost every one. She helped my mom when she needed it the most when she was divorcing my dad so that she knew she needed to move on, which my mom needed so much at that time. She told my mom Diana you need to get mad. Why aren't you mad? And it gave my mom the strength to move forward and do what she needed to do with her life because she was so upset that my dad had left us and if it wasn't for Aunt Cathy I don't know if my mom would have made it through that time as well as she did. As I got older and became a woman she always had loving words for me trying to help me figure out how to be pretty or giving me things to help me feel special even if they were hand-me-downs they always meant so much to me cuz I knew she was thinking about me. She had the biggest heart. And when I got older and had children and I had a hard time talking to my father cuz he hadn't talked to me in 7 years and I was mad at him and I didn't know if I ever wanted to talk to him again my Aunt Cathy came to me on a visit and I still remember this conversation very vividly. We were walking back I think from getting something to eat and we were walking through the parking lot going to my condo and Aunt Cathy said to me he's your dad honey, you only get one. That's it you don't get another one and this is only time you have to try to fix things with him. And she changed my heart. I had no intentions of speaking to my father again at that point before I talked to her. Because of her I got to spend at least five solid good years with my dad getting to know him even if it was a hard time and I was kind of a caregiver. I'm grateful for that time I got with him even if it wasn't always easy. And I'm grateful for my Aunt Cathy and all the love and words of wisdom she always poured over me. She was a guiding light a loving soul and I will always miss her dearly. I love you Aunt Cathy
