Left: Howard Emerson Querry, III at Betty Jean’s Wedding, October 2, 1949, 5 years old.
Right: Howard’s daughter, Michelle Querry, Denver CO, September 1, 1974, 6 years old.
Left: Sgt. Howard E. Querry, Fort Courage Rach Kien Vietnam, April, 1968
Right: Michelle Marie Querry, Northern California, June, 1990
“The paradox of grief is that while it can be overwhelming, it is, in the end a gift. Gift? Yes. Grief is how you heal a broken heart. And if you deny it or hide it or try to duck it, you only delay it.
“The writer, Annie Dillard said, ‘Pain is a terrible thing to waste.’ As you work through your pain you will see that you have the power to transform it and use your hard-earned wisdom and insight to help someone else.”
–Laura Palmer
Author of Shrapnel in the Heart
Presented at the SDIT gathering in Washington D.C. in 1992.
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“A broken heart is an honorable condition. Don’t fear it.”
–Alice Walker
The Way Forward is With a Broken Heart