Jean Davis:  

Growing up as a teenager all I dreamed about was being a wife and mother. I had a perfect wedding dress pattern and wedding items saved in my Hope chest. I married my best friend, Ben Davis in 1982. He was my gift from God. We had 2 beautiful daughters. Sarah our oldest is married with one child, Gibson. Gibson was born 10/31/18. Melissa our youngest, has been a career student. At 30 she is finally graduating with her PhD. Melissa had been in Arizona since 2011. That trip to Arizona doesn't get any shorter! When Sarah went off to college in 2004, she encouraged me to go to college and get the degree I put off to have a family. It took me four years but I did it. I received my degree in accounting and business in 2008. My family was extremely proud of me. The saddest day off life was July 4, 2012. I lost my best friend to cancer after a 2 1/2 year courageous battle. We were married 30 years. Ben was a Charlotte police officer for more than 30 years. Life with a police officer definitely had its challenges. He worked the night shift for most of our marriage. It worked for us since I was a stay at home mom. God blessed us throughout our marriage with so many things seen and not seen. I've grown and learned so much since Ben passed away. The hardest thing I did was to relearn my identity not our identity. I think out of everything, this process has been the hardest. My girls have been encouraging and right by my side. Your natural instinct is to ...Expand for more