completely ordinary.
And that was precisely what made the loss so painful.
The tragedy was not only the loss of the lives they had already lived.
It was also the loss of everything they would never get the opportunity to experience.
The wedding that would never happen.
The home they would never move into.
The trips they would never take.
The celebrations they would never attend together.
The family photographs that would never be taken.
The countless ordinary mornings and evenings that had once seemed guaranteed.
Grief often includes mourning not only a person, but also the future that person was supposed to have.
Hundreds Gathered to Say Goodbye
Their funeral brought together hundreds of people.
The gathering became a reflection of how many lives they had touched during their relatively short time together.
Some mourners arrived carrying flowers.
Others brought photographs.
