J Stow's Album: Wall Photos

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Probably like everyone that met her, I remember when I first met Samantha. I can’t really explain what I felt in that moment but there was an instant kinship kind of feeling between us. Our story really began years later when I happened to be in the right place at the right time. Our worlds smashed together in a way that was both of a tragic and incredibly fortunate circumstance that led to changing lives profoundly. I imagine Sam’s entire life has been filled with this type of intense worlds smashing together with most everyone she called Friend or Family. Sam’s fierce passion to find independence was obvious and her wild heart is what I believe led her everywhere she has been. While the decisions that she made with me would be and have been viewed with hard judgement, I stand strong and proud of Samantha for choosing to break a cycle of dysfunction by allowing her daughters to shine the best parts of herself into the world. Samantha filled a hole in my heart just by allowing me to see, feel and be part of the intense blinding love that could beam out of her when she let it. The impact of her actions that led to THE MOST difficult choices she would ever have to make has spread and will continue to spread more love and joy beyond measure into so many lives.