Heather Lynn Davis, 47, ‘did not complain. Much.’

She was born on July 28, 1973 and adopted shortly thereafter by Walter and Rose Neal. Turns out you really can choose your family. Upon realizing that she’d proven that piece of conventional wisdom wrong, she decided to make proving the world wrong her life’s goal. (H/T to Carol Snyder Foltz)

Mary Therese O’Connell, ‘found joy in the little things, her husband’s endowments not included’

Mary Therese O’Connell (aka “Puddy,” “Mommo,” or “that weird woman who is so nice to me”), shuffled off her motor oil on Feb. 10, 2018, passing away suddenly and peacefully where she excelled — in bed. (H/T Carol Snyder Foltz)

Shannon Leonard Churchill dead of colon cancer

My advice to you all is to make those bucket lists and to start filling them in. Life is short and it only runs out; I should know, I was only 44.

Robert Drew died knowing ‘Dez did, in fact, catch the ball’

Robert Clyde Drew, beloved husband, father, and Papa, drew his last breath January 25, 2018, mainly, we suspect, to prevent himself from having to watch the Patriots and Eagles in the Superbowl. A loyal Cowboys fan, he died peacefully with his daughter by his side, knowing full well that Dez, did, in fact, catch the ball.