Claudia Pornaro

A New Beginning.

Standing at the pulpit, she looked up, realizing that no one sitting in the pews before her was related to her. Sure, she saw her dad's partner, Margaret, but they were not friends. A deep sense of aloneness engulfed her whole being as she took a deep breath. In a heartfelt eulogy, she shared how her dad Jack had been a single dad. It was just him and her for a long time. She spoke of how he sacrificed so much to be a present and attentive dad once her mom died. She was deeply grateful to have been so cherished by a man who had known adversity and loss yet arose to be all he could be for his young daughter.