Kamei

When Shannon was born her mother, Hiramoto gave her the middle name Kamei in the honor of her great grandmother,it was in Japenese which meant a “quiet child.”It was quite ironic that neither of them had quiet personalities. Later when Shannon’s daughter was born, she too gave her the same middle name as her great-grandmother, Shizuko.

Overwhelmed

With the discovery of the precious dress, she was overwhelmed and but something in the photo caught her eye. As she carefully examined the background, it looked familiar to her but she couldn’t remember at the moment where was the building and why did the building look so familiar to her?

Background

She saw the background with concentration and tried to remember where she had seen it. Suddenly it clicked in her mind that the place she had been photographed was the same place where her ashes were buried. It was the wall of the famous United Church of Christ which was located in a historic country called Hanapepe.

The Ashes

Shannon was unable to control her tears as she later recalled in an interview: “What’s really special about it is she’s there,” she explained. “Her ashes. Her remains are in the back of the church there, so it was like visiting her again.” The mere coincidence brought back the happy moments she had shared with her. But was it just a mere coincidence or there was some message too?

Recreating The Legacy

Whenever Shannon thought about the incident she always thought it to be more than an accidental discovery. There were thousands of other dresses but out of all, she discovered her great grandmother’s dress. So she thought of recreating the photo the next time she visited the church again. It would feel like coming close to her again.

Visiting The Church

The following weekend she visited the church in Hanapepe again, wearing the same dress and clicked the photo at the exact spot as her great grandmother had clicked hers. It was a soothing experience for her as she was really close to Florence. She even shared the photograph with her followers on social media and the response was quite inevitably positive.