Ksenia Quiros’ heart broke when her oldest son died, said Jose Quiros, the father and husband whose heart now is doubly broken.
Tuesday, Quiros recounted how his wife disappeared a week ago Wednesday and of the grief that tore his family apart after their son, Air Force Academy cadet Alexandre J. Quiros, was found dead on April 2 – four days before his brother, Peter Quiros, turned 14.
“We lost half our family in three weeks, and we’re not in a war zone. It wasn’t a traffic accident. Just slow attrition,” Quiros said. “She went to take care of Alex, and I’m here to take care of Peter. That’s something I have to take very seriously.”
The day Alex died, three officers came to the house.
“Ksenia called and said, ‘Come home.’ She was crying, and I knew what had happened,” Quiros recalled. “The lieutenant colonel, he was in tears. They lost something valuable as well – a friend and the potential.
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