Twenty-One Years of Silence
This is the Last picture taken of my Brother & I on December 27th, 1991. When I was ten years old I had a brother. Shawn Ryan was born on June 14 th , 1991 in Longview Washington. I still remember his smile awaiting me as I arrived home from Mrs. Holcomb’s fourth grade each afternoon. In December, for the holidays, we drove the then five hour trip to my Grandma’s in Ferndale. It was an amazing trip; we went to Whidbey Island and spent time at my Great Aunt Sharon’s condo with the extended family and cousins. Before we headed home on the night of the 27 th , we made one last stop to see my Mom’s Cousin Michelle and her family. My Mom had a tough time waking Shawn as Michelle insisted we stay the night. But my Mom had to work in the morning and after an short visit, we reloaded our navy blue pinto and headed back home. I still look at the pictures from that trip, everyone was happy, smiling, laughing and completely c...