On Thursday, November 15th, 2012, I got a phone call from my brother. He had something to tell me, but would not tell me until I was inside the house and sitting next to Jeff.
Sharon had gone out of town earlier in the week. She had spoken to Dad on the phone Wednesday evening (November 14th), around 8 pm, but told him she would call back when she could hear better. When she called around 10 pm, there was no answer, and no answers the few times she called the next day. At that point, she called Michael to ask him to go by and check on Dad since he was not answering the phone.
Michael had to crawl in to the house through an open window in the back. All the lights were out, but the TV was on. Michael knew immediately that something was wrong. He found Dad in the front entry way (it was actually hidden from the back of the house - where Dad would know that whoever came home would come in from). Dad had shot himself in the chest. Michael would swear that Dad had shot himself in the head...it wasn't until he read later on that it was a chest wound.
Dad did leave a note. At the time of this writing, Michael is the only one who has read the note. The police kept the note for a few weeks, but has finally released it to Michael. From what I understand, the note was pretty much blaming Harold for Dad's death.
After I got off work on Sunday, November 18th, Jeff and I headed to Austin to get Sharon's car, and drive it to Ft. Worth so she could have her car. We stayed up there until Wednesday, November 21st, when we came back to Houston. Jeff and I bought groceries for Michael, Renee, and Sharon (Sharon is staying with Michael and Renee until she can find her own place), and cooked meals for them while we were there. We plan to still have Thanksgiving at Mom's house tomorrow, with Sharon there as well.
