Christopher Bunn:  

What's my story? Hasn't exactly been a fairy-tale this past year. As some of you know, my wife Joyce (Dohmen, Class of 84' from Bergan), and my daughters Kylie, and Olivia, all passed away this past February 25th in a fire at Joyce's mom's house in Fremont. It was caused by old wiring in the house. It was originally put in, in 1922. We moved back to Fremont in the summer of 07', to be closer to our families so that our parent's could spend more time with our kid's. Fortunatly, they were able to spend more time together than they had been, but unfortunatly, no-where near as much time as planned. Joyce and I were together 18 years, so this past 6 months without her, has definatly been a challenge. This past summer was the hardest thing to get through. First was Kylie's birthday on June 12th. She would have been 4 years old. Then Joyce's on July 11th. She would have been 42. Then Olivia's on August 31st. She would have been 3. One a month, 3 months in a row. My 40th was August 7th, but I didn't really have much to celebrate. They were such beautifull kid's. There isn't an hour that goes by, that I don't think about them. They are the first thing that I think of when I wake up, and the last thing when i go to sleep. It's going to be hard not having them in my life. I hope no-one I know, ever has to go through something like this. Next are the holidays. I think if I can just get through the first year, I should be ok. It's going to be rough, but I've had a lot of people show a lot of support. Sorry if I bummed anyone out. That wasn't my intention. I ...Expand for more