Tag: memories
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When There’s No Tomorrow
The pain is burned into my memory. The grief is deeply etched into my soul. That day – the day my son, David Glasser who was a Phoenix Police Officer, was killed in the line of duty. May 18, 2016. It’s the day when my life as I knew it exploded. All my expectations for […]
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The Most Difficult Time of the Year
Each day, as we get closer to Christmas, the hole in my heart grows a little bigger, and a little darker. The pain becomes a little stronger. It becomes increasingly harder not to focus on what I have lost. What my family has lost. David Glasser, my son, was a Phoenix Police Officer who was killed in […]
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It’s a Quadruple Whammy
This will be my 7th Christmas without my son, David Glasser. He was a Phoenix Police Officer killed in the line of duty on May 18, 2016. If you have experienced loss, you have probably heard this many times – “the first year without them is the worst”. Crowds of people told me this during that […]
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Forever 34
It’s been it’s a struggle to move forward from May 18, 2016. That’s the day my world blew up. It’s a day that is etched into my mind by grief and pain – the day my son, David Glasser, who was a Phoenix Police Officer, was killed in the line of duty. I am blessed […]
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Raise a Toast
Davey was always figuring out how to get a bunch of his friends together and have a good time. He loved people – all kinds of people. He was the type of guy that would start talking to people while he’s waiting in line behind them, and, by the time his turn came up, they […]
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The Bomb
A bomb exploded in my life on May 18, 2016. My plans were made. I was on a course for my life that had my son’s smile and laughter plastered all over it. And then the bomb went off – sending my life onto a whole new trajectory. My son, David Glasser, was a Phoenix […]
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Dream Snatcher
It’s been over 6 years since my son, David Glasser, who was a Phoenix Police Officer was killed in the line of duty. And we have great memories of our lives with him. We laughed, we played and we travelled. We watched Davey play a lot of sports and we went to many games of […]
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Taking Care of Us
One of my favorite things to do is share great memories of Davey with people who really knew him. It feels good and I’m pretty amazed at what I hear sometimes. I have learned some very precious things about him from other people. David Glasser, my son, was a Phoenix Police Officer who was killed […]
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Irreplaceable
I thought it was irreplaceable. My wedding ring had a loose stone so a major jewelry store sent it in to be fixed. And my ring disappeared. Somewhere between the jewelry store and the shop that fixes jewelry, my ring along with a whole box of other people’s jewelry was stolen. Gone! For almost 40 […]
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My Life Sentence
I have been given a life sentence. For the rest of my time here on earth, my life will have a big hole in it. This hole has been getting larger as each year passes since my son, David Glasser, a Phoenix Police Officer, was killed in the line of duty on May 18, 2016. […]