Today marks 45 years since the birth of my sister though she didn’t survive past the age of 15.

Kimberly Susan Dowell – Photograph from wedding reception of Stephen and Nichole, Plano, TX, May 5, 1985.

The last time I saw her alive was when she, mom and Don came to visit Nikki and I in Dallas in the summer of 1985. She had taken a liking to the SMU campus and seemed to be considering it for her college education.

Not only has her absence throughout the years tremendously impacted my life, but I often think about all of the experiences of life that were taken from her – every day, in fact.

Happy BDay Sis!

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