Grief and Beyond: (Poems of Love, Loss and Life)

Brenda Tecce is loving wife and mother of two children. Raised and educated in Massachusetts. Family values, hard work and perseverance were important values with which she and her husband raised their family. She was married for over 30 years to her husband and best friend before his passing in 2013. She continues to work full-time as an experienced executive in her industry. She has served on many not-for-profit boards in addition to other volunteer roles within her community. Brenda had the experience of unexpectedly becoming a widow. Reading about grief and how to manage it, talking with friends and family members who cared as well as writing about her feelings were some of the ways she coped. After writing her life story in a private book for her grandchildren, she was then inspired to go further as an author to share her grief experience for the benefit of others who also may be going through a similar experience of loss.