Katherine Shaw and Carol Graham

Recorded June 22, 2011 51:38 minutes
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Id: MBX008233

Description

Katherine Shaw (47) and wife Carol Graham (54) talk about their sons, who passed away in accidents in their early 20s.

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Katherine and Carol met after their sons died. Carol asked Katherine, a landscape architect, to plant a tree for her son. Downtime was hard, and they became friends.
They talk about how their other children handled their sons death. People remember when parents lose children, but not when children lose siblings.
They talk about how their sons’ friends got memorial tattoos. They had really great friends.
They share favorite memories. Their sons were both rambunctious and liked to make trouble.

Participants

  • Katherine Shaw
  • Carol Graham

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