Belinda Allison - 11/21/55 - 11/11/08

My sister, the youngest of Mama and Daddy's four girls, with whom I've shared a home for the last four years, gently passed from this life this afternoon just before 2:00. I was on one side, holding her hand and stroking her hair, while Michael (a/k/a Middle Son) was on the other, softly singing the Counting Crows' "A Long December". She was a quiet soul but tough as nails, and her travel in this world was not always easy. The nobility with which she braved the ravages of cancer was an inspiration. She was loved, and she will be missed. 'Night, Bel. Counting Crows - A Long December