So Very Proud

One week ago we had the memorial for my brother Willy.  I was so incredibly proud of his daughter, my niece Mariah Lee Irish.  She is 15 and has had a hard time growing up.  She has been in a lot of trouble and we all worry about her.  She handled her dad's death better than I ever thought she would.  She talked at the service, read poems and picked the music.  When they presented her with a flag in honor of her Dad she cried but managed it well.  She handled all of these things like an adult and I am very proud of her.