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Co-founders of a Springfield grief center reflect on loss and healing

Shawn Askinosie, 62, and Karen Scott, 68, co-founded the Lost and Found Grief Center in Springfield in 2000.
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Shawn Askinosie, 61, and Karen Scott, 68, co-founded the Lost and Found Grief Center in Springfield in 2000.

Shawn Askinosie lost his father when he was 14 years old. He struggled with the grief from his loss for years, even as he and his longtime friend, Karen Scott, co-founded a grief center in Springfield.

Askinosie, who owns Askinosie Chcolate, talked with Scott about living with grief as part of the StoryCorps Mobile Tour to the Ozarks.

You can play an excerpt of their conversation by clicking the "Listen" button above.

Josh Conaway is a graduate of Missouri State University with a B.A. in Political Science and an M.A. in International Affairs. He works as a news reporter and announcer at KSMU. His favorite part of the job is exploring the rich diversity of the Ozarks and meeting people with interesting stories to share. He has a passion for history and running.