Tuesday, September 06, 2005

Congratulations, Kristi

My cousin Kristi Brattli is engaged!

The lucky beau Shawn made the trip from Fort Myers to Orlando last Monday for the requisite protective cousin screening. He seems like a great guy. He's met a wonderful woman. A few months older than me, Kristi was my rock as a petrified, four-year-old student on his first day of school 26 years ago. A few months later, Kristi's kidneys failed, propelling her down a harrowing journey of medical scares and near death experiences that continued until her fourth transplant three years ago finally stabilized her health. Kristi's mom (my mother's sister Phyllis) passed away when she was 8 or 9, and our grandmother, who had assumed many of the responsibilities for Kristi's care, died three years later. Yet through it all, Kristi persevered. She lived for six years in the 90s with my parents, and co-founded Generation Xcel in 1996. Her courage inspired the highest prize Xcel awards to its outstanding staff member annually. Shawn, you have a lot to live up to, buddy. Do right by Krisiti or a posse from the LES will come after you!

posted by Jeremy Del Rio @ 9/06/2005 10:02:00 PM

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