“You’ll never get over it, you don't want to”, Davidson said, “It changes you.”
Randall Davidson brings roses to his wife Megan's grave every Sunday. “Roses symbolize love," Davidson said.
“There’s a part of me that hasn’t accepted it," Davidson said. Randy has been left to raise their eight-year-old son, Drew, while still living with the grief of losing the love of his life.
Megan died on July 27th 2019 from a fatal car accident. Her death, effected the lives of all 2,000 people who showed up to her funeral service. Megan was a wife, mother, nurse, church minister, athlete, and was loved by everyone she met.
Megan and Randall met while they were working in the E.R. together, got married in Jamaica in 2008, and had their son Drew in 2011. "On our first date we just drove around and talked," Davidson said, "I fell for her so hard."
After the death of his mother, Drew has had to find a new comfort in Randall and in Megan’s parents. He chooses to spend every weekend in Tompkinsville with his grandparents. "She loved being Drew's mom," Davidson said.
“He gets frustrated at times because he is missing his mom, but there is no replacement," Davidson said. With constant help from extended family, Drew has consistency with people he knows.
Prior to Megan’s passing, she helped start up the towns first Mobile Grocery, which delivered fresh groceries to food deserts in Bowling Green. On October 16th, Broadway United Methodist Church gathered together to rename the bus, Megan’s Mobile Grocery. This would have been Megan’s 35th birthday.
Broadway United was where Megan found her passion. “She loved what she was doing at that church,” Davidson said. Megan was a devoted Christian, who dedicated much of her life to serving others.
Ever sense the death of his mother, Drew has become anxious when he doesn’t know where his dad is at all times. “He’s latched onto me now more than ever," Davidson said. “At eight years old, you don’t see beyond your next birthday."
“I promised her I would raise him the way she wanted," Davidson said. Randy tries to keep the same traditions in the house that Megan set in place.
Megan wrote in a photo album for Drew, "To my son. Never forget that I love you. Life is filled with hard times and good times. Learn from everything you can. Be the man I know you can be." Mom.
On November 16th, the Bowling Green community raised 20,000$ for Megan’s Mobile Grocery through a 5k race downtown. Runners wore shirts with Megan’s favorite quote, “We can do hard things."
“There was a point where Drew got tired during the race and wanted to quit, and I asked him, 'what does your shirt say?' It says, 'we can do hard things.' Now pick up and keep going," Davidson said.
“Her running partners knew her tenacity, her mom friends knew her motherly side, her close friends knew a side of Megan that most didn’t. I may be wrong but I like to think I knew all of them.”