Reply #24: My daughter Bonnie, who took her own life at the age of 15.

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She truly despised George Bush. She wrote him a letter before the Iraq war in 2003 at the age of 10 and organized a peace service at our church. I know that she was extremely disappointed by the start of the war, and I didn't have any very good explanations for her as to why this should be allowed to happen. She was a talented musician (vocalist and keyboard) and a smart, loving caring girl with a great sense of humor. She even enjoyed my eclectic musical tastes and was getting into artists as diverse as Bob Dylan, Django Reinhardt, Blind Boy Fuller, Lynrd Skynrd, Neil Young, Memphis Minnie and Dan Hicks & his Hot Licks.

Her mental illness started in 2004 and it took off way faster than we could keep up with it. She died on May 27, 2007. I miss her like crazy every day and know that she would be so excited by Obama's great campaign. I'll be thinking of her on Tuesday night when Obama clinches it. She would be very pleased.