Dustin

Last Sunday, March 2nd, we were woken up early in the morning to the phone call that nobody wants to get. Trent's dad called to tell us that his older brother Dustin had passed away in his sleep. At first we were both shocked to hear that his 39 year old brother....one who has stayed at our house every time he drove to Utah...had passed.

After a few minutes it started to set in and Trent packed a small bag of clothes and headed to Washington to be with Dustin's family. Although we thought it would be only a 7-8 hour trip, that day there were two road closures on the way due to inclement weather. Trent ended up in Seattle about the time his Dad and mom were flying in, grabbed them at the airport and headed out to the port a few hours away. Trent arrived after 13 hours.

It was a hard week for the whole family. He packed his bag for only two days but ended up staying until Friday. I called him on Wednesday and he said that he was still in the same clothes from Sunday and hadn't showered or changed all week...pretty gross. He was able to see his brother and get closure, help with the services in Washington and even do Dustin's Eulogy. I missed him so much while he was gone that week, but I knew that Dustin's family needed him more than I did.

Friday came and Trent brought his dad and mom back with him to Boise. They stayed with us one night then drove back to Utah with his sister Traci. Trent, the kids, and I followed a day later so that we could attend the funeral service in Utah. It was amazing and so comforting for the whole family to be there together and mourn and say goodbye one last time.

We are now back home as a family and we think about Dustin, Laura and their kids often and pray for them to have peace and comfort during this difficult time. We plan on visiting Washington in a few months since Trent said that it really was one of the most beautiful places he has been. Though it is really sad to say Goodbye, we have faith and hope that we will one day see Dustin again.