My Cousin Heather

Heather was the oldest of the Clarkson grandchildren. As such, she was always was so cool to me, I am 7 years younger than her. I remember as she went into her teen years and became interested in hair and make up her younger siblings and cousins became her models. I know that I walked away from those experiences with a burn or two and a healthy fear of curling irons.
As an adult I still admired my big cousin. She was the first to have kids and by the time I was ready to start my family, Heather was pregnant with her 5th child. She told me what it was like to be pregnant, that is was a special time that she loved. She told me of the love for her children and that I would love motherhood.
Heather will be dearly missed, she was much to young to finish her earthly journey. I will truly miss my cool cousin Heather.

Written by: Rachel (Ortiz) Schwendiman- Cousin