My father accidentally killed my mother by running her over in his tractor - I never blamed him, but he took his own life
- Theo Boyd, 51, from Dallas, 'never blamed' her dad after he killed her mother
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A woman who 'never blamed' her dad after he accidentally killed her mother by running her over in a tractor has revealed her heartbreak after he took his own life.
In 2019, Theo Boyd, 51, from Dallas, Texas, got a call to tell her there had been an accident at her parents' farm, and was told to rush to be with her dad, Joe, 78.
When she arrived, she was told her dad had accidentally run over her mother, Sue, 74, with an old farm tractor – crushing her to death instantly – just six months before their 50th wedding anniversary.
Theo said she lost her 'dad that day' too, but never blamed him for the loss of her mother.
For the next three years, she visited and called him every day before she turned up on Father's Day in 2022, to find he had taken his own life.
Theo Boyd, 51, from Dallas, Texas , 'never blamed' her dad, Joe, 78, (right) after he accidentally killed her mother by running her over in a tractor
Theo began to grieve both her parents, but now feels 'honored' and 'grateful' to have been the one to find her dad 'at peace'.
Theo, an author and former English teacher, said: 'They explained my dad had accidentally run over her with a farm tractor.
'His foot was on the clutch. He reached over and his left foot slipped off.
'He thought it was in neutral but many of the old tractors slip into gear.
'Mom was right in front of the tractor tyre. It just ran over her. Everything was crushed.
'I never blamed him - I knew how much he missed my momma. I saw him at peace.
'I feel honoured to have been the first to see without pain.'
Theo got the call on June 29, 2019, and was told to come to the farm to be with her dad.
She believed something had happened to her dad and she jumped in the car and texted her mother on the way.
Joe had accidentally run over his wife, Sue, 74, (right) with an old farm tractor – crushing her to death instantly
Theo pictured with her father Joe when she was a little girl on their farm in Texas
The dreadful accident happened just six months before their 50th wedding anniversary (pictured on their wedding day)
She said: 'I noticed my mom wasn't texting me back. My mom was deaf – we text all the time so it was odd.'
Theo was told about the accident when she arrived and broke down.
Her parents had been checking the battery on the tractor when they incident happened.
Theo said: 'My dad was just screaming and upset. They were soulmates.
'It just completely killed my dad. I felt like I lost my dad on that day too.'
At the morgue, the funeral director showed Theo where the tractor had run over her mother and they spent 13 hours working on her.
She said: 'It ran over her face, neck and shoulder. Everything was crushed.
'They spent 13 hours working on her – she was beautiful. So elegant.'
Theo and her sister saw their mother at peace but decided to have a closed casket for the funeral.
Theo spent the next three years seeing her dad every day and saw his mobility decline.
Theo said the day before Joe took his life, her father was 'aggravated' and 'augmented' (pictured as a baby with her father)
Theo when she was younger on her parents farm in Dallas, Texas
Theo said writing helped her grieve her parents and she has now written a book called 'My Grief is Not Like Yours' - which she hopes will help others dealing with the loss of loved ones (pictured: Joe and Sue's grave)
She said: 'He just couldn't see his own grief. He was cussing a lot. It was a miserable life for him.'
The day before Joe took his life, Theo said he was 'aggravated' and 'augmented'.
She said: 'I'd never dreamed he'd do this. I went to find him that morning.
'I woke up and thought, "I have to go and see Daddy and surprise him".
'He looked like he had fallen. Then I noticed all the blood.
'I kept going in and out to call for help. I was in shock. I'm so thankful I'm the one that found him.'
Theo went straight into planning mode for the funeral but found she couldn't stop crying.
She said: 'I did not grieve my mom – I could not cry in front of my dad. I was crying and crying when dad died.'
Theo said writing helped her grieve her parents and she has now written a book called 'My Grief is Not Like Yours' - which she hopes will help others dealing with the loss of loved ones.
She said: 'Own the grief. It's OK to feel sad.
'It's so important for them to have someone who is trained in grief counselling to talk about it with.'
Theo remembers her parents by thinking of her childhood memories on the farm – such as learning to drive a tractor and eating her mother's home-cooked food.
She said: 'I had a wonderful mom and dad. I hope this book is a friend to people.'
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