On Saturday August 21, 2021 we planted a Yoshino Cherry tree with Denise’s ashes at the base. This was her wish to be taken to her birth place on the Mescalero Apache Reservation and have a tree planted. Denise had many wonderful memories here. We had a traditional Apache blessing. It was beautiful and wonderful to see family participation.
The Yoshino  Cherry tree is part of the Japanese Cherry Blossoms. It only blooms 2 weeks out of the year. It represents how beautiful life can be, but how it can also be tragically short, just like Denise’s life.