Bucket List Item: Busch Stadium
Many years ago, I asked my first husband, Chuck, if he believed in Heaven. I'm not sure why I asked; he was not a religious person (nor am I). But he responded yes, he does. Heaven, he explained, is the St. Louis Cardinals winning game seven of the World Series. His parents had family from Missouri, so he had been a lifelong fan, even though he never lived there himself. Since I had met Chuck in the late 80s, the Cardinals had only won the World Series once, in 2006. In 2004, the Boston Red Sox swept them in the Series. But not before we bought a ginormous television one hour before game one. I became an avid St. Louis Cardinals fan in the Fall of 2011. On June 20th, 2011, our 19th anniversary, Chuck died of a heart attack while on a fishing trip with our son. He was 52. His nephew placed a Cardinals hat into his casket at the cemetery service. Charles R. Mundorff 7/10/58–6/20/2011 I don't remember much about that summer. The grief paralyzed my kids and me. One of our copin
