Johnny Cash died less than a year after my dad died when all our hearts were still so sore. We siblings never talked about it, but Johnny Cash reminded all of us of our dad. I know this because once he died there was a flurry of phone calls across the country that went a little like this:
“Johnny Cash died!” The speaker usually said this with a wail and often dissolved into tears.
“I know…he always reminded me of Dad.”
“Me too!”
And then we would talk about Johnny and Dad and mourn them both.
For me, (Autumn too) it’s Princess Diana, which is fitting for my Mom, but I still think it’s strange.
That makes sense, for something that makes no sense. Their deaths were close together. How old were you when your mom died? Too young, I know.