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To my family of friends,

I lost my brother and close friend Sunday night. 

Morgan James Strub- cherished and beloved husband to Kasha, loyal and devoted brother to 3, uncle to 6, son to 5, nephew to 2, cousin to 5 and friend to thousands- Traveling In Peace- hitchin’ to heaven.
September 25, 1973 – March 28, 2010.

Morgan was all about gathering people together to share life. He welcomed ALL with their differences and facilitated a safe place to find some commonality.

He wanted a CELEBRATION (not a “service”) to bring all of his people together. Come, this will serve as your time to visit with his family and friends to recognize and celebrate the impact he had on our lives.

~ Morgy-palooza~
Saturday, April 3, 2010
5:00 p.m.- midnight
@ Connolly’s
5120 Northern Ave
Glendale, AZ

********a note from my heart ******
These last ten months have been heart breaking and life changing.  I am devistated by my loss of Morgan.  I could have not have persevered through this without my God and your commitment to being there for me in thought, prayer and tangible support. I have felt God’s loving arms and seen his grace and mercy all along the way and I have been able to share that with Morgan and Kasha daily.  Thank you  .

My girls and I will be hosting a bake sale for Uncle Morgan at the event from 5:00-6:00ish.  Help us get the party started. 

There will be an outdoor (kid-friendly) fenced area where we will be selling baked goods and visiting with friends.  This area will also host the raffle/ auction items.  Inside is grill/bar and the musicians.  Come and go as you can- stay and spend money as you like. 

If you are unable to attend, but would like to contribute please visit any Bank of America branch.  Contributions are being taken by Melissa Frederick for Morgan Strub account # 457018436837.  All funds raised will go towards off-setting accrued medical bills, taking Digihitch.com- not for profit, and publishing Morgan’s personal life story and tremendous memoirs of his years hitchhiking across America. 

Please continue to keep us in your prayers as we struggle through these days of mourning and grief.  I miss Morgan- every minute….

My girls were on spring break this week, we packed adventure and fun into everyday.  I was glad for the time alone with them to explore their new interests and just be out and about together.  I am always amazed at the little people they already are.  I love to watch their interactions with each-other, their developing problem solving skills, each has a unique personality and they are all so yummy sweet!  Oh to  just take it all in is living!  I feel refreshed and encouraged. 

While out and about we made it over to enjoy a daily dose of our Uncle Morgan.  He has been sleeping a lot, but always managed to wake and spend some quality time with us.  Morgan has a friend in town this week, Ian- from Portland.  We were able to visit with him some too.  He brought along a recorder and has been working with Morgan to collect some road stories- we got to sit in on one.  The girls LOVE the stories about Uncle Morgan. 

We had a family date night tonight and we all made it over to visit with them-

A daily dose of Morgan does everybody good!  : )

I spent the weekend in Austin with Mark.   While there, I met two of Morgan’s previous clients that  turned  friends.  Barbara Beery founder of www.batterupkids.comand Kenneth Jorns of www.kennethjornsassociates.com.  Morgan was able to help both Barbara and Ken set up their sites, all the while building a friendship.  We were able to share brunch, stories and some time to catch up on Morgan.  What a pleasure to meet them.  They have both been a part of Team Morgan and followed with us on this painful journey. 

Barbara signed and sent my girls a set of her wonderful cookbooks along with a couple “Batter Up Kits” for some kitchen fun!  : ).  Morgan has always wanted to share them with my girls- so this was a special treat for all of us.

Mark has spent the last week with Morgan, it’s refreshing to have him in town.  We celebrated his birthday together today.  Our b.b.bro…so big.  : )  I loved recounting memories- we are so proud of you Mark!  Happy Birthday!