Thursday, January 12, 2023
Hello all, I'm Shawn Howlett, only son of Bonnie. I am deeply sorry there was no obituary or funeral to speak of, and that a year has passed before I came forward with a statement.
However, a series of misfortune suddenly struck: In the same week of Bonnie's passing, I contracted Covid 19 4 days after, and her brother (my uncle Frank) was already hospitalized with Covid, and learned of her passing while in the hospital.
Both of us spent 2 months not only fighting for our lives, but trying to understand why our beloved Bonnie suddenly died among our respective illnesses.
I don't know why so many things hit us at once, but a year later I'm still picking up the pieces of this mess, both physically and emotionally.
I'd like to thank Mary Lyons, my mother's best friend of over 30 years, and the surviving family members who understood the situation.
To those who didn't, who chose ridicule over reason, all I'd like to say is that if this were you, you wouldn't be so smug, self righteous and virtue signaling, and for the sake of the glass houses you live in, I hope you'll be spared the horrible ordeal of dealing with Covid AND the loss of a family member at the same time, AND worrying about your own possible mortality to boot.
My dear mother is gone, and there's nothing I can do or say to make it better.
I only hope I was a good son, and that I can honor her by continuing to be the kind of person she can be proud of, and I hope she sees this, despite all that's happened.
Mom, I won't say goodbye because this is just a temporary departure. We'll meet again someday, and until then, you are in my heart and mind, and wherever I go.
I love and miss you
Shawn Howlett, Jan. 12 2023.
