Finding strength again...

Thank you, everyone, for your warm thoughts and prayers. They've worked. I was informed yesterday that the men responsible for my uncle's death were arrested and are currently being held without bail. Incidentally, one of the men was found in the hospital, being treated for a gunshot wound, apparently from one of the few shots my uncle was able to fire off while defending his wife and himself. They matched up the bullet from the man's wound with my uncle's firearm, and brought him in. We're all feeling very positive, and hope for the best in bringing these men to justice.

We may have lost him, but we haven't lost his love or his memory.

R.I.P Shamsher Bahadur Singh Tucker (1972-2006)

We miss you, Chachu.



http://www.11alive.com/news/usnews_article.aspx?storyid=81514

My uncle, Shamsher Bahadur Singh, "Rocky" to us, was killed late this past Saturday night. He was hardly ten years older than me, and was shot in front his 2nd wife, who he'd been married to less than a year. Rocky Chachu (Chacha is your father's younger brother, Chachu is an affectionate form of the word) made a lot of mistakes in his life, but he was a *good* man. He knew how to enjoy life and made sure that you enjoyed it, too. I didn't let myself cry yet, because if I cried, it meant that he was really gone - that it really happened. I can still hear his voice "Hey Cuzzz" - he always introduced me as his cousin, even though I've called him Chachu as long as I can remember. We've all been in a bit of shock. Today was the first time that I didn't hold back when I started tearing up. Incidentally, the tears came as soon as I typed the first line of this post. I let them out, wiped them away, and then kept typing.

You left us too soon, Chachu. We miss you. I know your love is always with us.


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There's much I haven't posted over the past month - I have some catching up to do. I'll do it next week.

No hateration today.