In honor of @Gunner Mack Jr.'s Mom, I will never hide that I am a Mom again. :-) I did for months when I first joined HSBBBW (or at least I was vague). Gunner, I lost my father a few years ago and our parents sound very similar down to the loving to travel and the fabulous Cooperstown memories. Some days will be so much harder than other but everything you did together, all of the love she showered on you and your family...that will sustain you.
It has been a decade since I lost my mom. She was my biggest fan. Both my mom and dad worked at a factory that was horrible to work in. Their joy was watching both my brother and I play. I've told this story before but will tell it again. We were playing in a tournament and the person I was playing catch with before we played threw the ball over my head. The ball rolled under this lady's chair. I went to her and politely asked if I could get my ball. She commented that I was so polite and wanted to meet my parents to tell them. I took her to my mom. I didn't expect both of them to break down in tears and hug each other. Long story short, this lady was a cousin who had not seen my mom for years due to a family feud. My mom gained her family back that day. God Bless all Moms.
Gunner, I am sorry for your loss.
Gunner may her memory be a blessing. Thank you for sharing
Gunner - sorry for your loss.
I lost my Dad 4+ years ago. It still hurts a little. Mom is still with us, but we almost lost her last year due to a stroke. Fortunately, she has recovered, but still has a ways to go. Wife lost both her parents in the last two years. It was rough for her as they were always close.
I am just seeing this. I am so sorry for your loss, but hopefully wonderful memories are sustaining you.
@Gunner Mack Jr. posted:I know there have been a lot of topics about Moms on HSBBW but the world lost one of the best baseball moms of all time last night. After a 3 year courageous battle against cancer, my mother peacefully passed away and joined her parents in heaven. She was at every one of my games from tee-ball through high school and was my biggest supporter and also one of the nicest, most supportive parents to all players at every game. My high school teammates are posting about her on social media all day, that is a testament to a great baseball parent.
She was a Yankee fan that morphed into a Tampa Bay fan after her move to Florida in 1989. She traveled the world with my dad but spoke about how her favorite vacation of her life was the week we spent at Cooperstown to watch my son's team play all week and make an unexpected deep run. I posted recently about my son's first outing at college, she was planning to be there but God had other plans for her. In her Hospice room yesterday I noticed a note for the nurses about her favorite things and in print it stated her favorite sport was baseball.
I know many of you have lost loved ones and I am sorry if this is off topic but I wanted to honor my mom and all baseball moms. If your mom is still with us give her a hug.
I would have loved being friends with your mom.