My Mother Died 20 Years Ago, Today: A Reflection on Grief, History and Memory

An enormous amount of history has taken place since my mother transitioned. These are my reflections 20 years later.

Twenty years ago today my mother, Anna Rose, passed away and I was the first to know it. By first to know it I mean, I was the first person to find her lying lifeless in her bed. It was a bright, south Louisiana Saturday and I had just come back home from a barbecue at Southern University’s Catholic Life Center. It was early evening, no later than 5 pm.…