It Really Is a Small World

I was caught totally off guard and just started crying on the phone when I called Roger on Friday afternoon. I was simply calling to find out what time he was heading home since he had been working in Eagle Pass, Del Rio and in Mexico. Well, he tells me that he is crossing the bridge back into the US and that he had made a woman cry that afternoon. I asked him what he did and he said that while meeting with a new buyer who could become a potential client, she asked where he was from and Roger said that he was from Eagle Pass. She then asked him if he knew a former boss of mine and Roger stated that he knew who he was but that I, his wife had once worked for him. Then, she says really, what is your wife's name and he says Celeste and her eyes get watery and she says she knew a Celeste who worked with her mom but that her mom had passed away. At that moment,I started crying because I knew that Roger had been talking to Debbie, who is the daughter of my close friend JoAnn who died in the flood of 98 in Del Rio. I just couldn't believe it. I think of JoAnn all the time and still remember this horrible incident like it was yesterday. Roger tells Debbie that I always talk about her mom and that I was the same person she was thinking about. What Roger didn't know and Debbie didn't mention, is that Debbie also lost her husband in that flood. Her husband David, died trying to save JoAnn, they were all so very close and loved each other very much. I remember Debbie being devastated at the funeral and my heart ached for her, I just don't know what I would do if I lost the two people I loved the most in the world in such a horrible and tragic way. It has been 7 years but I am happy to hear that Debbie is remarried now and she has a 3 year old little boy. She gave Roger a business card to give to me so that I can get in touch with her and I will be writing to her tomorrow. I find it amazing how small the world really is sometimes, I mean that was the last thing I expected to hear on a Friday afternoon....but I was pleasantly surprised by it.