Yesterday a family friend, Morgan, of my mom, aunts, and uncles was killed by a drunk driver. Of the nine Tull kids, she was closest with the middle few. However, our whole family is shaken by this news.
After all, she was everything her friend and brother say of her in this Seattle Times article, which you should read to really know who Morgan was. While reading it, you will realize why the wrong person is gone as well. However, like a friend and I discussed yesterday morning at the gym...God has a plan, and it may be hard to see.
When you read the article, you'll read that she normally rode the bus to work but that yesterday she drove her car because she was going to go see an old friend at a hospice house in Bellingham. That old friend of hers is my uncle. She was also doing exactly what she said she'd do. The previous Thursday she had visited my uncle and said she'd be back. She was on her way.
Her death comes one week after her sending a sweet e-mail to my family saying her plan was to visit and hangout with my uncle most Thursdays as her schedule allowed. When I read this e-mail, I had to call my mom and be reminded of who Morgan was. My mom said she was a good friend of my uncle's and that they had been friends all through school, all through college, and to now. She had even made it a point to visit my uncle when he was first being diagnosed with cancer. I shared with my mom how thankful I was that she was willing to commit so much time to visiting my uncle. I just thought "wow, what a great woman." Now that great woman is gone. But what I do know is she taught me something and that is to give your time to others because it is sure valuable.
In the e-mail Morgan sent last week she included a few pictures. They were of her with my uncle during her Thursday visit. My mom and I discussed these pictures and how wonderful it was of her to take pictures of my uncle. To us having those pictures of my uncle were so special because he was in them. Last night when I looked at the pictures again, I realized they are even more special because they have Morgan in them.
In fact, I saved these pictures to my phone and shared them with some of my close friends at school saying "look how good my uncle looks in these, his friend Morgan took them and e-mailed them to us, and she's so sweet because she's going to keep visiting him on Thursdays." My friends who are somewhat familiar with the situation just thought that was so nice of her and that the pictures were great. I have some great friends who always are asking for updates on my life and family members. They just care so much!
I've never actually met Morgan, but I knew her through the e-mail she sent and through all the things various family members, especially my mom, have said about her. Even though I didn't know her, I did know her and I cared about her. After all, she cared very much about my uncle.
