They attended Virginia Tech and Sara is attending college in Los Angeles. (Sara still has that “big city” attraction we have not been able to tame.)

Though we moved away in 1996, we now find ourselves drawn back to Williamsburg by the death of our daughter, Cori. Cori developed an eating disorder while in college which she battled for seven years. On June 4, 2002 Cori passed away at twenty-five years of age. Unfortunately this is the typical outcome of this insidious disease. In her case a heart arrhythmia developed as the result of damage to her heart from the eating disorder.

As we struggle with our loss and pain, it is a comfort to know Cori’s life can have meaning and purpose.
We are determined something positive and lasting should come from both her life and death. Cori was a beautiful, talented and giving young woman whose spirit is so needed in this world today. We can no longer help Cori, but maybe we can help other children in need.

We became aware of the Dream Catchers organization through friends. It has become the perfect match. Not only have we been given a chance to keep Cori’s memory and love of horses alive, but also in some small way we hope to give back to a community that has given our family so much through the years.

Watching the girls with their horses, I was able to see an extraordinary bond develop. We saw their minds expand through increased self-confidence and responsibility, in addition to their physical development from riding. They learned how to care for another living creature. We are thrilled to help Dream Catchers provide this same opportunity for other children.

Thank you for your compassionate support and words to our family. We would also like to thank all of those involved in Dream Catchers for their time, talents, dedication and vision. As a family we are so proud to be a part of this organization and hope the community will embrace and support this wonderful program to allow a child’s dream to become a reality.