Dori Bush is a community advocate and once lived in Grand Island, NE, for many years.

Dori is now a resident of Lincoln, NE. She experienced the loss of her husband, Dave,

on February 9, 2014. I met her when I was facilitating Omaha Table Talk in Grand

Island. Dori was a member of the board of directors of the YWCA, whose mission was to

address racism and promote diversity. She was engaged and helped with various social

issues in Grand Island during that period.

In 2022 September 6, after my wife died after 43 years of marriage, Dori sent me a

condolence letter and a small book of readings titled Healing After Loss. Daily

meditation for working through grief. It was most helpful and helped with the grieving

process. After a few conversations over the years, Dori shared that she has purchased

over 300 copies and gives them to individuals who are grieving the loss of a loved one.

We will talk about the grief process, then move on to how to stay involved in advocacy

and social justice work after retirement. Some of those advocacy-related issues include

immigration and the importance of public policy advocacy in Nebraska.

Death and Grieving