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February 13, 2005	WTVN Radio • Columbus, Ohio Sunday morning from 8 until 9
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In memory of Sally Bradley

This week's program has been cancelled because of the untimely death of Joe's wife, Sally.

In December of 1999, when I wrote about one of our cats who had died, Sally understood. She replied to my message in a touching and compassionate way that made it clear how precious she considered life. All life.

IN MEMORY OF MINUS

As we head into the final weeks before Christmas, I am reminded of how much we depend on one another to get through the little things in life…the small things that in the overall scheme of our existence seem insignificant. But it’s the support and encouragement we give one another as we travel through these narrow doorways that seem to matter most.

A friend emailed me today about the death of a longtime family companion who had suffered much in his final days. The family cat. Minus (may he rest in peace).

In our days of corporate hirings and firings, of bank accounts that seem to dwindle overnight, of marriages that in today’s strength may fizzle to a memory tomorrow…the death of a cat may seem small. But it occurred to me how much faith my friend must place in how we face the world together; how much trust he must place in knowing that I, and others, can somehow share his grief and offer words of encouragement. For we too have faced the pain.

As we go through our days, it is not help with those big picture items that matter the most. It is the quiet, gentle hand stretched out to reassure and comfort others. It is the sharing of joy, the sharing of hope, the sharing of life.

It’s not the huge moving van that shows up at our door with 16 hired assistants that seem to get our lives in order. It’s that one misplaced item picked up and moved lovingly back into place by a friend.

How much faith we place in those we care about. How much trust we have for those who help us through our lives by simply being there.

May God continue to bless us in the coming years with our friendships. And may our friends know how much their existence means to us.

Written by Sally Wagner
Public Information Officer
Ohio State Fire Marshall

In 2003, when my older daughter was married, Sally was there, along with Joe, her husband, and Anastasia, their remarkably talented daughter. Not long after the wedding, Sally went to the hospital with an abdominal blockage and the doctors found something else they wanted to look at. That "something else" turned out to be a cancerous growth.

Sally battled fiercely and bravely. Throughout the illness that eventually claimed her life, I heard from Sally several times -- sometimes talking hopefully about long-term plans, other times sharing news and pictures of Anastasia's many successes, and sometimes asking about my daughters, Liz and Kaydee.

I worked for 8 weeks in Sally's place when she was on maternity leave following Anastasia's birth. I worked with Sally for several weeks when others were on vacation from WTVN.

When I worked the Saturday morning news shift, Sally had the mid-day shift every third week and sometimes she'd talk about forensics and law. When she left WTVN and took a job with the Ohio Fire Marshall's office, she was delighted with the people and with the duties she was assigned to perform.

Every time Sally's path crossed mine, she asked about the kids. She was the kind of person who really seemed to care what was going on in my life. In my children's lives.

To Sally, Joe, and Anastaia -- I'm sorry that I couldn't do more.

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February 13, 2005