This web site is dedicated to my youngest son. He was born February 24, 1964 at March AFB in
Nkosane, I will always love you. You are my heart. I don't care if I live to be 199 years old. I will never stop waiting to be reunited with you again.










I have created this website in memory of my youngest son, John David Hackel a/k/a Nkosane Umoja. It has been 25 years since he drowned, and I can't say it seems like yesterday. It seems like a thousand years ago. But, his memory is still as fresh in my mind, heart and soul as it was 25 years ago.
If you are a parent who has lost a child, no matter if that child was stillborn, or if she or he became a 50-year old grandparent, you know exactly what I mean. That loss cannot be replaced. There is a permanent hole inside of you where that child used to be. I will be placing a chat box on this site where we can meet and support each other. There were people there for me, or God only knows how I would have survived this traumatic loss. In the meantime, please visit his Guest Book. Your encouraging words are just as therapeutically welcome today as they were 25 years ago.