Holly Heggie Martin Patterson:  

Life SCOTT PATTERSON & I WERE TOGETHER FOR THE PAST 16 YRS. WE BOTH WAITED PATIENTLY FOR ONE ANOTHER TO GROW UP & STOOD BY EACH OTHER'S SIDE THROUGH IT ALL. FOR THAT, I "THOUGHT" WE WERE TRULY BLESSED & THE HAPPIEST & LUCKIEST 2 PEOPLE ALIVE. FINALLY, AFTER 16 LONG YEARS, WE WERE OFFICIALLY MR. & MRS SCOTT PATTERSON. WE TIED THE KNOT TO FULFILL OUR LIFE-LONG DREAM ON APRIL 15TH. I PICKED THAT DAY BECAUSE IT WAS MY DEARLY DEPARTED GRANDMOTHER'S B'DAY (& TAX DAY - HARD TO FORGET) & I KNOW THAT SHE WOULD OF REALLY LIKED THAT. UNFORTUNATELY, SCOTT HAD SUFFERED FROM AN DRUG ADDICTION ON & OFF FOR 12 YRS. & BATTLED W/ IT ALL ALONG, THUS LEADING TO HIS DEATH ON MARCH 26th OF THIS YEAR. (PLEASE READ THE MESSAGE BOARDS IN RE: TO THIS) SCOTT IS IN A MUCH BETTER PLACE & NO LONGER HAS TO SUFFER. I HAD FAITH IN HIM, HENCE THE 16 YRS. W/ HIM & FINALLY MAKING THE DECISION TO MARRY HIM, BUT WE ARE ALL PLACED IN SITUATIONS TO TEST OUR WILL & OUR FAITH. IT IS BECAUSE OF THIS THAT I WOULD NOT BE WHERE I AM TODAY W/ A VERY STRONG WILL. LIFE PUTS PEOPLE IN OUR PATHS FOR A REASON, SO THAT WE CAN LEARN TO APPRECIATE LIFE & HELP THOSE WHO WANT TO HELP THEMSELVES. IT IS JUST TOO BAD WE CAN'T ALL LEARN TO DO THIS. TO BRING EVERYONE WHO HASN'T SEEN MY MYSPACE PAGE, UP-TO-SPEED, I RECENTLY RE-CONNECTED W/ AN OLD FRIEND FROM KIMBALL, LOUIE COTOIO. WE HAVE BEEN INSEPARABLE FOR THE PAST 5 MONTHS. WE GOT ENGAGED ON VALENTINE'S DAY & WILL BE MARRIED ON 8.8.08. I NEVER THOUGHT IT EXISTED BUT UNCONDITIONAL, R...Expand for more