Thu, Nov 26 2009
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Mother recalls son, daughter-in-law killed in Picher tornado Patel said she will remember her son’s work ethic.
“He was a very, very hard worker,” she said. “He learned to run a cash register when he was 5. He always had so much he wanted to do. He always had so many plans.” Patel described Tracie Berry as a happy homemaker. “She was just happy staying home and being a wife and mom,” she said. “And Samuel wanted her to be able to do that. I can’t see someone not liking her. The baby just adored her. “They (her son and his wife) were two peas in a pod. It’s amazing that such young people could get along so well together. The fact that they went together shows it was God’s will.” But her belief that their deaths were part of God’s will doesn’t make the loss easier to bear. “It’s the worst thing that a parent can ever imagine,” Patel said. “You think that you would never be able to deal with something like this, but you find a way.” Patel’s grief is compounded by the fact that she has suffered other losses recently. Her uncle, who had cancer but was in remission, died unexpectedly. And a cousin was killed in a car accident. Patel said the deaths of her son and daughter-in-law have elicited a touching response. She pointed to a banner made for her by patients at a children’s hospital in Miami where she works as a nurse. “I love you, Mrs. Christi,” wrote one of her patients. “Sorry for your loss; get to feelin’ better.” The banner was covered with similar encouraging notes. “Sorry for your loss,” wrote another, “but with every loss comes an opportunity to shine and share.” Emmanuel Berry, Samuel’s 17-year-old brother, said he feels an overwhelming loneliness. “I was always with them,” he said. “It broke my heart that I was never going to see them again.” 
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