My oldest son, Jacob Samuel Siefert, died on October 20, 2005. While hunting with his dad and uncles in Colorado, a celebration for a safe return from an Iraqi deployment with the Texas National Guard, he hit a tree at dusk. As his dad and uncles came over the hill, just minutes behind him, they spotted the four-wheeler he was riding, mangled, up against a tree.  Jake lay in a depression just off the curve in the road. He was lifeflighted to Grand Juction, He lasted, unconscious for about 12 hours. He was 27.

He was my dreamer.