India Summer Love

Do not stand at my grave and weep,
I am not there, I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glint on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you wake in the morning hush,
I am the swift, uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circling flight.
I am the soft starlight at night.
Do not stand at my grave and weep.
I am not there, I do not sleep.

~ Mary Elizabeth Frye

India Summer Deibler-Love was a much beloved daughter, sister, niece, cousin, granddaughter, wife, mother, friend and inspiration to many. Tragically, she died by suicide on November 19th, 2023, leaving behind many who continue mourning her loss to this day.

India experienced severe childhood abuse in her formative years by someone her family trusted. The abuse she endured as a child came back to haunt her after she and her husband experienced the trauma of almost losing their 15-month-old son to bacterial meningitis in early 2023.

Due in large part to the stigma that still exists around trauma and mental illness, India kept her abuse a secret to most everyone who knew her. Despite being loved and respected by so many, she wasn’t able to accept her worth, and internalized her pain until it became too much to bear.

Her family believes that if she’d been able to acknowledge that she needed help, and if they’d known more about how to help her, she’d still be alive today. With the support of a core group of friends and family members, India’s husband Jason, and her mother Christine created the India Love Sunflower Foundation to: help remove the stigma around mental health by raising awareness and providing assistance, support, resources, and education to individuals, families, and communities in need.

During the last two years of her life, and with her devoted husband by her side, India and Jason created The Lucky Wolf theater and cafe in the small but vibrant Paw Paw, Michigan community. India envisioned The Lucky Wolf, which is an integral partner for the Foundation, as a safe space for people of all walks to come together and build community surrounded by the arts, good coffee, tasty food, and natural wines.

As one local fan noted, the Lucky Wolf has become the “cultural epicenter of Paw Paw.”