Mom and
Dad.
You are Truly Missed
Mom and
Dad.
You are Truly Missed
| Launa Jean Harmon was born to Loyd Harmon
and Mable Catherine Keithley on June 20, 1942 in Edwardsville, IN. She
spent her childhood playing tricks on her younger brother, Ron, and chasing
my Dad through the woods. According to her friends that she went to school
with, my Mom was the goofiest girl you would ever meet. They can always
think up a funny story about something she did or said. She won the silliest
award every year. She and Dad dated each other off and on all through high
school and they were married in January 1963.
Mom spent her life bouncing from hobby to hobby and was famous for her "hot stuff", which were canned vegetables that were quite hot. She loved to work in the garden, but unfortunately, she didn't get MaMaw's green thumb. The only thing she grew successfully were cacti. Even as an adult she loved to pull pranks and play jokes on everyone. One year she wrapped a Christmas present each for my sister and I and sat it out in July. Talk about torture. After about a month of " Can we open our present yet??", she finally let us open them. She loved to read and was good at crochet. Mom went into the hospital December 13, 1987 with a stomach aneurysm. On January 16, 1988 she passed away at the age of 46. She left behind Dad, my sister, my brother, and myself. I was only 14 and losing her was the hardest thing I will ever do. |
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| David Martin Siltz was born to Stanley Earl Siltz
and Dorothy Marguerite Weber on December 17, 1941 in Indiana. During his
childhood he spent many hours looking at maps and star guides. He loved
to read and enjoyed weather. He was the adoration of young girls all the
way through high school and was always voted the best looking. I must admit,
he was very handsome. I can see why Mom loved him for all those years.
Dad was a very intelligent man and although he never boasted about it, he was very artistic. His favorite thing in life was a sunrise. He could never understand how I could sleep through one. He loved to go camping and enjoy nature. He had bought a little house in the country to retire in and had spent the last few years fixing it up. He could hardly wait until he was off work for the weekend so he could go there. He had worked at DuPont for many years and was just a few years away from retiring. On Thursday, November 12, 1998 he went into cardiac arrest. Dad passed away on the way to the hospital. He was only 57 years old. |
| After Mom left us, Dad never fully recovered. They had been with each other their entire lives and I can only imagine how scared and alone he must've felt. The only thing that gives me comfort is knowing they are together again. There is so much of Mom and Dad in us kids. Maybe we only notice it because they are gone, but I am thankful everyday that we have each other to remind us of who we are. There is the strong love of nature from Dad and the goofy personality from Mom. I have been told my entire life that I am just like her. My brother and sister have meant so much to me this past year. Without them I don't think I could've managed. Losing both my parents by age 25 can be a little too much to bear. I miss them terribly and sometimes find it hard to believe they are both gone. I feel for my son and daughter, who will never know how wonderful their grandparents were. Not a day will go by that I don't think of them. They are truly missed. |
Mom-Spring 1943
Dad-Spring 1942
Just Being in Love
January 29, 1963
Updated 7/18/00
