“2020 was the worst year due to Covid. One disappointment after another. No regard for another person. Most of all, I lost my son, Bobby, to the virus. He was special.”

My mom was a loving caring person. She raised 5 children and worked. She had many grandchildren and great grandchildren she loved with all her heart. She was a strong woman with a loose tongue — she had no filter.

She worked at a hotel for 30 years, retired, and enjoyed spending time with the little ones in the family, playing games on Facebook and watching her soap opera, Days of Our Lives. She enjoyed talking on the phone — there would be days when she and I were on the phone for 3 hours.

My mom was my biggest support person when it came to my health. She was there when I first got sick at age 5, and as I grew up she fought doctor after doctor until at 16 I was diagnosed.

I miss my mom so much.

My son, my oldest son, Gary, forever 54!

Gary loved Jeff Gordon and NASCAR races! Every time they came on, when the jets would fly and the flag was unfurled, it always brought tears to his eyes.

Gary had three children and one bonus daughter who he loved with all of his heart, like all of his children. He had five grandchildren, with another on the way, plus two more bonus grandchildren. Gary was an awesome son, father and grandfather! In my Heart, Forever …

When my special needs brother was a teenager, he was bullied by a guy in the neighborhood. Mom knew she had to put an end to it. She was a single mother of six with no support system.

One day, Mom invited the guy into our home. To my surprise, she held a knife to his neck and told him to leave her son alone. At that moment, I knew my Mom would always fight for her kids. Don’t mess with the McCoskey kids. She might just haunt you.

My brother Johnny loved animals and he loved to rescue them. When we were kids he would rescue injured birds, cats, turtles, and hamsters. When Johnny died of Covid-19 he left behind a grieving family including his beloved rescue cats, Angel and Grizzly. My daughter Caitlin and I tried for many months unsuccessfully to find new homes for Johnny’s cats. There were no organizations or shelters that were available for older cats since Grizzly was 16 years old and her daughter Angel was 15 years old.

Grizzly and Angel meant the world to Johnny and we could not give up hope. Luckily we finally discovered SAFE House Animal Rescue and Sanctuary and they agreed to take Johnny’s cats. It was such an overwhelming sense of relief that his cats would be safe and well taken care of. Everyone at SAFE House has gone above and beyond to provide a comfortable and loving environment and we love seeing the updates and videos of Grizzly and Angel. Johnny is smiling down from heaven.