Section I. Loss of a mother. Daughters : A joyful spirit / Treva Gordon ; Home and beyond / Stephanie Weber ; Center piece / Kimberley Garnhart ; Changes of direction / Marcia Angelos -- Sons : Caretaking / Doug Battema ; The prodigal son diaries / Todd Tobias ; Crossroads / Tom Dalton ; Range of vision / Mark Stringer -- Intermezzo : Grandchildren ; Suicide as family destiny? -- Section II. Loss of a father. Daughters : Old at heart / Heather Zuzick ; Growing toward the light / Wanda Ford-Petrevics ; A saving curse / Suzanne Gardner ; I will not die of regret: a letter to my father / Greacian Goeke -- Sons : Of fathers and sons / John F. ; The process of cultivating / Paul J. ; Flying lessons / James A. Gessner -- Intermezzo : Professional life ; Life without a parent -- Section III. Perspectives on a common loss. Daughters : Uncommon grace / Mary Stimming ; Endings and beginnings / Maureen Stimming -- Sons : It's the story of a lovely lady / Christopher Stimming ; What life has to offer / Joseph Stimming -- Section IV. Research and resources. The puzzle of suicide in late life / David C. Clark ; Research on survivors of suicide / John L. McIntosh ; Directory of suicide survivor support groups.