Michael Horton
An Angel Among Us 01-12-23
I have posted numerous videos and Perspectives about Pam and her Brave Battle Against Cancer on Facebook over the years, especially recently. But the final chapter deals with missing information that I wanted everyone to know.
After many years of marriage, many couples reminisce about their ADVENTURES together and PASSIONS they had during that time.
Pam and I were no different. During her last few months, although she could only speak in a whisper, we did just that!
And Oh!! The Adventures We Had!! From the fishing trips throughout the Big Horn Range in Wyoming… to the land we bought in Montana just north of Bozeman.
From the Trips to Yellowstone and Jackson Hole (her favorite place)… to camping trips with the Kids and Friends throughout Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Missouri.
From numerous trips with close Friends and often with our boys to Las Vegas, Shreveport/Bossier City and Disney World, and many places in between..
From Don Grogan’s Haunted House in his Barn with Scout Troop 520 and many years at Reindeer Manor…to driving to Red River, NM with 520 mothers to await their husbands and boys to come down from the Tooth of Time signifying the end of the 10 day Philmont Trek, and the Adult Leaders now sporting beards from not shaving that entire time and 20 lbs. lighter! And boy, that first real meal after almost 2 weeks of freeze dried food was so awe inspiring !…..
But it DID NOT even compare to seeing our wives and or mothers waiting for us below. As for me, after seeing Pam waiting for me after those tough treks was absolutely HEAVEN SENT!! I absolutely felt that I was in the Presence of an Angel.
As afore mentioned, we also had our Passions. My Passions became Her Passions, and Visa Versa. From feeding and monitoring over 2,500 Hummingbirds every Spring through Fall… to Feeding other wild birds and the ample presence of White Tail Deer and Racoons on our property.
From raising Rhode Island Red Hens and Roosters and selling their eggs to many families in our general area… To breeding and raising Mallard Ducks and Toulouse Geese.
From planting Pecan, Peach, Pear, and Apple Trees and numerous other Trees… to working two gardens for years and growing Okra,Tomatoes, Asparagus, Yellow and Zucchini Squash, Flame Grapes and Blackberries!
From baking 8 varieties of No Preservative Gourmet 2lb Deli Loaves of Bread, Kolaches, Banana and Zucchini Bread, and selling them along with our delicious Fresh Brown Eggs at the Mineola Farmer’s Market to… Helping Needy Families at Christmas in the greater Mineola area with Caring and Sharing for 12 years. That was one of her Favorite Passions because we were all volunteers and she just loved that we were from all ethnic backgrounds and social classes and came together to work our butts off to pull it off every year!!! To see all of those young people taking the baskets out to the cars full of Toys, Gifts, and Food including Hams and Turkeys made her so Proud to participate. Again, I had a living Angel in my midst!!!
From participating in the Golden Sweet Potato Festival and me getting numerous Blue Ribbons for photography….. to the Coup De Tat!!! Pam was one of the few to win the Grand Champion Award in both baking classes… One for Her Sweet Potato Pie and the other for her Sweet Potato Kolaches!!! I cannot describe how much pride swelled inside of me when My Angel accepted both awards!!
Another passion of ours was Music, in particular Blue Grass and Classic Rock. I burned at least 50 Cds with her favorite music so she could listen in her car. We would often sit on our second story deck to marvel at the view during the day and the stars and constellations at night. And we usually had her music playing loud enough downstairs to hear it above.
While the Boer Goats were my Passion, it quickly became hers as well. She never missed a beat giving the new Kids their Colostrum and numerous goats life saving injections at times.
But as most of you know, her second greatest Passion was her Mini Aussies. We had at least 15 quality litters over the years and adopted out well over 120 “Chuppies” even after we kept all of the first litter “Because No One Qualified!” Legends like Scooby, Penny, Liquor, Lancelot, Bhutto, Buster Brown (who at 14+years old is still with us),Boo Boo, Scooby 2,Prissy,Panda Bear a.k.a.(Minky Moo), Hootie, and Whinny Pooh were all bred through her commitment to excellence with me as her Assistant for support. Seeing her work with those Chuppies again made me feel that I was in the Presence of an Angel.
But Gratefully Pam’s Greatest Passion was always Me!! And from the Time I saw her until she took her last breath I was madly and hopelessly in love with a Bona-fide Earthly Angel. She ALWAYS put me first, right behind her undying faith in Her Savior. Everyone has their HEROES…..and Pam, my partner and soul mate for ¾ of my life was and will always be my Hero and The Wind Beneath My Wings. And I and most of you know in our hearts that she will fit in quite nicely into Paradise as an Angel, because of the Angelic Resume She Fulfilled and Brought with her while she lived as a Mortal on Earth.
R.I.P. My Love, I have Always Loved You, And Will Love You Always. My Last Passion is to strive to be more like you until I also take my last breath. Can’t wait until I see you again…. Although I have no Doubt I will be Significantly Outranked!!!
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