October 2010 - Looking Back, Looking Forward - A Widow's Perspective
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It's a beautiful day to fly. The sky is clear and blue, no wind. Tom would be sitting here at the kitchen table with me having coffee, planning his day. On Saturday, he usually cooked us breakfast - a cheese omelette, bacon, toast, juice. He loved...
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Well, Tom didn't think it was so funny at first. When he first got the plane, he was always talking about how fast we could get to the beach - no traffic, etc. Being new to these private plane things, and always skeptical, I said I doubted that it...
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I have noticed the past few days that many people feel uncomfortable to talk about Tom with me or even mention his name around me. It is always me who initiates the conversation and even then, I can see it makes some people uncomfortable. I'm not...
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Today I played in my golf club's Halloween Scramble. It was extremely WINDY so I thought while it was not the ideal flying or golfing conditions, I would be okay cuz I did not expect to see many planes flying overhead. I have not been able to play...
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Last night was a tough night. I did well during the day, but after dinner, "it" hit me all over again. He is not coming back. Wednesday nights were his committee meetings for one of his charitiable organization fundraisers. Tom was the Chairperson...
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I woke up this morning and was thinking about Tom's first solo flight. He learned to fly in a Cessna. He knew that I was afraid of him flying solo for the first time, so he didn't tell me until he got back. Good choice! His instructor took his...
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Three months ago today, around 3:00pm to be exact, my husband, Tom Pitts, was killed when his Cirrus SR20 crashed at Chapel Hill, NC at the Horace Williams Airport. He was flying the brother of a terrorist bombing victim to be with his family. Tom had...