Its hard to believe its been a year since we lost Thad Owens, one of the nicest people and biggest characters I think I will ever meet. I have often thought about him over the last year and just as I said in my tribute to Thad last year a smile or a laugh often followed.
This week myself and Kate had the pleasure of meeting Thad's sister Jessica and her husband Garrett. They have traveled to Namibia to visit the places Thad stayed during the last months of his life and oversee the construction of a new building at the Joy Centre in Otjiwarongo.
The Joy Centre is a home for vulnerable children and orphans and during Thad's stay with us in 2009 he and the other Florida students visited the Centre every weekend to spend time with the kids and help out. In Thad's memory a charitable organization was formed to help raise funds for the Centre. Please check out their website at: http://www.thadowensjoy.org and give them your support if you can :)
It was really great meeting Jessica and Garret who were a pleasure to be with and it was really nice to show them around CCF and pass on some of the stories we had about our time with Thad. It was also Thad's birthday last week and his family and friends had a birthday bash in his honor. Happy birthday buddy, you are gone but definitely not forgotten :)
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