Bob Pape, MD shared a story about Verva Harris

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Verva
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1919 - 2014

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Always a mother-son team until the end

It was a sad Friday afternoon in the middle of winter, 1974 or 1975, when I got a phone call from Karen at the Fredericksburg Hospital letting me know that Jimmy Harris had not rallied from his most recent heart attack (he'd had several in recent years). Dayle was in Dayton flying a trip for Eastern and couldn't make it back for a couple of days. I sure didn't want Bubba to be alone under these circumstances. The weather was miserable, but I drove to Marble Falls and stayed with her until the next day. When Carroll arrived he'd already met with the Lodge and had gotten the ball rolling for a Masonic funeral service. (The Masons had always been an important part of Jimmy's life.) Always a pillar of strength, Bubba, handled everything gracefully and with finesse. How I admired that women--she was amazing!

My 12-hour shift in the ER started at noon the next day (Saturday)---since it was too late to find someone to take my shift I missed the funeral.

Posted by Bob Pape, MD

Monday April 28, 2014 at 10:44 pm