In 1966, I met Cheryl (and the rest of the family) through her sister, Laney. Our family was new on the block, and like most of the kids in the neighborhood, we gravitated to the Meggs' front porch. Unbeknownst to me, their home would become my home away from home. Cheryl embodied the welcoming light that lit their house. She was always friendly, straight forward and witty. When I think of her, right off the bat, I remember when she first started working for IDOT. My young mind was blown - a girl working with a highway crew! I had never seen it. From that point on, she impressed me as an independent woman with a mind of her own...which I should not have been surprised because all of the Meggs women had minds of their own. Not one of them ever fitted a single slot.
I have stated this several times before, John and Joan Meggs did a wonderfully fantastic job raising their children. Cheryl will be missed, our memories of her will help to soothe the ache of her absence. But because she is special in God's sight, she has a secure place in heaven alongside her husband, parents, brother and other family who are with the Lord.
Even though it has been several years since I've last seen her, my remembrances more than bridge the passage of time. In fact, as memories often do, they have a way of rushing the past forward to the present.
My wonderful Meggs sister, I love you and know that you are living joyfully with the Lord.
In 1966, I met Cheryl (and the rest of the family) through her sister, Laney. Our family was new on the block, and like most of the kids in the neighborhood, we gravitated to the Meggs' front porch. Unbeknownst to me, their home would become my home away from home. Cheryl embodied the welcoming light that lit their house. She was always friendly, straight forward and witty. When I think of her, right off the bat, I remember when she first started working for IDOT. My young mind was blown - a girl working with a highway crew! I had never seen it. From that point on, she impressed me as an independent woman with a mind of her own...which I should not have been surprised because all of the Meggs women had minds of their own. Not one of them ever fitted a single slot.
I have stated this several times before, John and Joan Meggs did a wonderfully fantastic job raising their children. Cheryl will be missed, our memories of her will help to soothe the ache of her absence. But because she is special in God's sight, she has a secure place in heaven alongside her husband, parents, brother and other family who are with the Lord.
Even though it has been several years since I've last seen her, my remembrances more than bridge the passage of time. In fact, as memories often do, they have a way of rushing the past forward to the present.
My wonderful Meggs sister, I love you and know that you are living joyfully with the Lord.
