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bongcayao posted a condolence
You will always be a part of me Aunt Shirley. THANK YOU SO MUCH for everything.
We love you <3 !
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David posted a condolence
Lola Shirley,
Heaven has gained an angel. They are very lucky to have you. Thank you for watching over us. You will never be forgotten. Love, David
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bien posted a condolence
It just dawned on me today that Shirley is gone after more than a week, and my thoughts of her would not go away, i couldn't hold back my tears for she was as much a part of our family, from the first time she came to visit us in Switzerland to our trip together to the Philippines more than once with my sister they were all memorable. Goodbye Shirley, no more pain and sufferings and may your soul rest in peace.
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Irene posted a condolence
Lola Shirley,
The topic my English class is discussing is "The Meaning of Life." We have discussed enlightenment, good vs.evil, destiny, inner and outer guidance, etc. I wish I knew your perspective on this but I know deep down what you would tell me. I miss our small talks; but most of all I miss the light you gave me when I was in the dark. Thank you for everything ~Irene
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marilyn posted a condolence
THE MANY TRIBUTES TO YOU IS A TESTIMONIAL OF YOUR GREATNESS. YOU TRULY TOUCHED MORE LIVES THAN MAYBE IN LIFE YOU DID NOT KNOW FOR YOU DID THINGS OUT OF THE GOODNESS OF YOUR HEART, IT WAS NATURAL FOR YOU TO HELP ANY ONE WHO NEEDED HELP. I REMEMBER YOU TELLING ME TO STOP THE CAR TO GIVE 20DOLLARS TO A MAN THAT HAD A SIGN "I AM HOMELESS". yOU SAID I KNOW WHAT IT IS TO BE HUNGRY AND HAVE NO MONEY. THERE WERE MORE OF THOSE ACTS. MS DAISY THE NAME TRULY FITS YOU NOT JUST BECAUSE YOU DID NOT WANT TO BE DRIVEN TO YOUR MANY DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENTS AND OTHER PLACES TO GO BUT BECAUSE LIKE THE DAISY SIMPLE YET BEAUTIFUL - YOU LIVED SIMPLE AND BEAUTIFUL. I MISS OUR TALKS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT WHEN YOUR RESTLESS LEG WAS BOTHERING YOU. I MISS YOUR SMILE AS YOU HIDE YOUR PAIN. I MISS THE SOUND OF YOUR LAUGHTER AS YOU TALK TO SOMEBODY ON THE PHONE. YOU WERE THE LIGHT AT THE END OF MY TUNNEL, THE RAINBOW IN MY STORM AND THE SUNSHINE IN MY DARK CLOUDY DAY. AND NOW YOU ARE GONE. I DON'T THINK THERE IS ANYONE IN THIS WORLD LIKE. HOPE TO SEE YOU SOON.
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David Bongcayao posted a condolence
Lola Shirley,
You were a great person who will be missed. You are now in a better place. Thank you for taking care of me and my sister when we were kids. You were a kind, loving person who will never be forgotten.
Love you,
David
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Irene Bongcayao posted a condolence
She was a remarkable woman. I first came to know her when I was five years. My family and I moved to NJ in 1991. I remember now that she was the reason my transition to the states was an easy one; for that I can never pay her back. Her greatest strength was her love, not just her family but life as well. Thank you for all you have done and taught. I will miss and never forget you.
~Irene
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Elizabeth Raphael posted a condolence
With appreciatation that will always be yours you will be missed
Elizabeth
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Elizabeth Raphael posted a condolence
Ms. Daisy (Shirley)
I can't help thinking just how special you were... Your thoughtfulness and understanding of others and the many ways you gave, and loved. Everyone who was fortunate enough to know you can tell...
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Tom Thyne posted a condolence
Shirley always had the most pleasent smile for me and always showed an interest in how I was doing. I loved hearing about her adventurous trips to Greece and the Philippines. I know first hand how much she loved and was so proud her family & friends.
I'm sure her smile is now working in heaven...
Goodby and God Blees...xo Tom
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MARILYN posted a condolence
ITS BEEN A WEEK SINCE YOU LEFT AND EVEN WITH THE PASSING OF TIME NOTHING HAS CHANGED... IT STILL HURT TO KNOW THAT YOU ARE GONE. THIS IS WHEN FOREVER REALLY MEANS FOREVER. I GATHERED ENOUGH ENERGY AND DECIDED I SHOULD GO BACK TO WORK. I HAD TO REMIND MYSELF AND FOUGHT THE URGE TO CALL HOME WHICH WAS WHAT I USUALLY DO AS SOON AS I GET TO THE PARKING LOT OF REGENCY GARDEN. I WAS FINE UNTIL EVERYBODY CAME AND HUGGED ME AND EXPRESSED THEIR SYMPATHIES. THEN I FELT THIS DELUGE OF TEARS I WAS NOT ABLE TO HOLD BACK.I SOBBED LIKE A HELPLESS LITTLE GIRL. WHEN DO THIS PAIN GO AWAY.. I'D LIKE TO KNOW. THIS INCOMPREHENSIBLE SADNESS LEFT ME FEELING LOST. MY WORLD IS IN TUMBLE AND MY HEART IS NOT ONLY BROKEN...IT IS SHATERRED INTO PIECES AND I HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO MEND IT AND MAKE IT WHOLE AGAIN. I MISS THE WARMTH AND THE PLEASURE OF YOUR COMPANY. EVEN WITH YOUR MANY APOLOGIES YOU ALWAYS SAY TO ME FOR BEING SO SICK IT DID NOT DRAIN MY ENERGY. IT CHALLENGED ME TO BE MORE CREATIVE IN COMING UP WITH ANYTHING... ANYTHING JUST TO MAKE YOU SMILE EVEN AS YOU HIDE YOUR PAIN. I DON'T THINK I WILL EVER MEET A HUMAN BEING AS NON COMPLAINING AS YOU ARE. I PLAYED THE MANY MESSAGES YOU LEFT IN MY VOICE MAIL JUST TO MAKE ME BELIEVE YOU ARE STILL HERE. THE DAYS AHEAD SEEM DULL AND DEVOID OF THE ENERGY AND SPARKLE YOU BLESSED US WITH ABUNDANTLY.I WALKED INTO THE HOUSE TONIGHT WITH AN UNEASINESS I KNOW YOU CAN UNDERSTAND. IF ONLY I CAN REWRITE THE ENDING OF THIS NIGHTMARE. MS. DAISY YOU ARE NOT ONLY MISSED BY MANY...YOU ARE ALSO LOVED BY MANY. YOU HAVE TOUCHED SO MANY LIVES WITH YOUR GENUINE CARING AND COMPASSION,UNEQUITABLE GENEROSITY AND MOST OF ALL BY SIMPLY BEING THE PERSON THAT YOU WERE. I WILL MISS YOU FOR AS LONG AS THERE IS NIGHT AND DAY. i WILL ALWAYS TREASURE THE MANY HAPPY ADVENTURES WE HAD. IT WILL ALWAYS STAY DEEP IN THE DEEPEST RECCESES OF MY BEING WHERE NO ONE WILL EVER BE ALLOWED TO SEE. tHIS IS FAREWELL MY BELOVED FLOWER... MY ONE AND ONLY MS DAISY.THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME HAVE A GLIMPSE OF THE MYSTICAL YOU.
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joseph sickles posted a condolence
she is my aunt who I love and miss very much.she is now with god just waiting for the rest of us to be with her.and then and only then we will hold hands and walk down the road of everlasting life.god bless you aunt shirley.and i love you very much.
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Bien Bongcayao posted a condolence
She was like an older sister to me and an epitome of a kind,warmhearted and loving person; very generouse especially to my children and my nieces;generous especially to my children and nieces.
May her soul rest in peace.
Bien and family
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Edna Polle posted a condolence
For the brief opportunity that I got to know you, I came to know how compassionate, loving and caring person you were - all a reflection of the many lives you touched a nurse. Though we never worked together, you were like part of us as we would hear all the positive attributes from your friend Merylyne and others who knew the many wonderful things about you. You were certainly loved and we'll forever miss you! Rest in peace Shirley!
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sarah mauthe posted a condolence
always on my mind will miss our talks and memory lane times
i love you mickey {nick name from when we were kids}
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marilyn posted a condolence
Today the house is empty with everybody going home.I am trying to be strong .... visualizing you not in pain and able to breath and that is very comforting to me. Lots of people surprised me by calling and offering words of comfort. I am very grateful and eternally indebted. How can I miss you less without being mesirable when you are in every corner of this house. You are the last thought in my head with your smiling face before i sleep and the first as I greet a new day.I wish the whole nightmare is nothing
but a bad dream and I would wake up finding you having breakfast in the kitchen. Miss Daisy I would drive you
all over the world for another 20 years and more if it is possible. No one can really know how much I am grieving with your passing. I am so broken and hope God in His mercy keep me in the palm of His hand and ease the pain of losing you. I hope I will see you soon.
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Dawn Englehardt posted a condolence
About 6 years ago, I had the privilege of meeting Shirley through her best friend Marilyn. I'm sure everyone who knew Shirley would agree that regardless of all the aches and pains she was experiencing, she still managed to enjoy all of life's good things. Always smiling and always making everyone she came in contact with feel special, especially my Aunt Alma who is in Regency Gardens. I consider myself blessed to have been able to share such wonderful times together. I will miss you, Shirley. My deepest sympathies to Marilyn and Shirley's entire family.
Love, Dawn Englehardt
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grace posted a condolence
Aunt Shirley,
the moment i knew your gone, made me realized, I am not done yet with everything, because I never had a chance to take care of you.
You have a big part in my heart!
You are one of those person who made me who I am. You thought me things that could make me a better individual. You support me and Eleanor in all aspects, especially in our studies.
In every letters and cards I sent you, I keep on giving you thanks for everything, however, I know I should have done something more, and that should be to watch over you especially at the moment you were in pain. I am so sorry!
Thank you Aunt Shirley for coming into our life! Thank you for accompanying my Tita MArilyn. Thank you for loving us as your own.
Me and Eleanor are very proud to have an Aunt like you! We will never forget you Aunt Shirley .. You will always stay in our hearts... We will see you soon when our time comes...
We misses you so much! we Love you Aunt Shirley!
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MARILYN BONGCAYAO posted a condolence
TODAY WE SAID OUR FINAL GOODBYE.THE SERVICE WAS BEAUTIFUL. FR. DAN'S HOMILY WAS ELOQUENT. MARLENE, JILL AND BRIAN DID A MAGNIFICENT JOB WITH THE MUSIC. THE SEND OFF WAS GRANDIOSE... FIT FOR A QUEEN. YOU DESERVED IT. WHEN THE HEARSE STARTED MOVING I FELT A PART OF ME GONE. I FEEL THIS HUGE VOID I DON'T KNOW HOW TO FILL. YOU WERE MY STRENGTH.. MY ANCHOR. NOW I FEEL LIKE A SHIP CIRCLING WITH NO DIRECTION BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO FIND SOLACE. I DRIVE AROUND HOPING THE COLDNESS OF WINTER WOULD NUMB ME. WHEN THE DARK CURTAIN OF NIGHT FALL IS WHEN THE PAIN MORE INTENSE. IT IS AN ORDEAL TO WALK INTO THIS EMPTY HOUSE. YOU FILLED THIS HOUSE WITH YOUR LAUGHTER, YOUR WELCOMING SMILE AND A LOT OF LOVE. yOU WOULD KEEP APOLOGIZING YOU WERE A BURDEN...YOU WERE A GIFT FROM GOD TO TEACH ME TRUE COMPASSION AND PATIENCE I LOVE YOU AND I MISS YOU MORE THAN I CAN PUT IN WORDS. I TRY TO CONSOLE MY SELF WITH THE THOUGHT THAT NOW YOU ARE PAIN FREE AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO STRUGGLE TO BREATH. GOD SAW IT ALL AND TOOK YOU HOME SAFE IN HIS BOSOM. I HOPE I SEE YOU SOON FOR WITHOUT YOU I AM HALF FULL.
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EDDIE BONGCAYAO posted a condolence
OUR HEARTS ARE FILLED WITH UNMEASURABLE SADNESS WITH YOUR PASSING. YOU WERE LOVED BY OUR FAMILY AS IF YOU ARE PART OF OUR FAMILY. YOU HAVE TOUCHED SO MANY LIVES WITH YOUR GENUINE CARING AND KINDNESS. MY FAMILY FELT BLESSED TO HAVE YOU TO LOVE AND CARE. WE WILL MISS MORE WE CAN PUT IT INTO WORDS.YOUR MEMORY WILL LIVE IN OUR HEARTS FOR AS LONG AS WE LIVE. WE MAYBE BROKEN WITH OUR SORROW BUT GOD WILL HEAL US IN DUE TIME. WE ALL LOVE YOU.
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MARILYN posted a condolence
GOD GIVE YOU TO ME BECAUSE HE KNEW I WOULD TAKE CARE OF YOU WITH RESERVATION.FROM YOU I LEARNED THE TRUE MEANING OF COMPASSION AND THE GIVING OF ONE'S SELF COMPLETELY,PATIENCE AND FRIENDSHIP. I WILL DO THOSE 20 YEARS OVER AGAIN IN A HEARTBEAT. I WISH OUR TIME TOGETHER WAS LONGER TO DO MORE TRAVELLING AND MORE ADVENTURE. WE HAD A WONDERFUL JOURNEY. I WILL MISS YOU MORE THAN WORDS CAN DESCRIBE. I LOVE YOU MORE.
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Alicia Hatanaka posted a condolence
I feel very blessed to have my grandma in my life as long as I did and that all my children got to know their Great-Grandma. I loved that she was very crafty and would paint with me, make puppets, a cave made out of chicken bones, and even taught me to sew. I still have the rag doll that we made together when I was 8yrs. old. I remember we once put an egg in vinegar for a couple days to watch as the shell dissolved and making rock candy. I remember her taking my sister and I fishing and she once let us keep some of the minnows that weren't used as bait as pets! I've inherited her love of gardening. I used to love picking cherry tomatoes in her garden and popping them in my mouth. I will miss her very much until I see her again some day.
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Dolly Colby posted a condolence
God has called another daughter home. All my love and prayers to my best friend Theresa, George and all of Shirley's family. Shirley will be missed by many. May your hearts be filled with only good memories and the thought that she is in the loving arms of Jesus. No more pain, just peace.
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Shirlann Kauker Otte posted a condolence
You will always be remembered. I shall see you again someday.
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Judy Vigorito posted a condolence
Lots of fond childhood memories with you Aunt Shirley.
Love you,
Judy
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Marilyn F. Bongcayao posted a condolence
Friday, July 26, 2019
As i was going though bags and boxes of your things in the storage i was not sure if i wanted to be mad or laugh. I did not realized how much sentiments did you attach to things and kept them. What a crazy thing to do. The sad part is that none of your beloved daughters took the time to go through them. I wish i have their nerve to decide to just throw them. What you kept for years meant nothing to them. I am the unlucky one. I took care of you in life and also have to take care of more things even when you’re gone.
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Friday, July 26, 2019
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Thursday, August 10, 2017
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marilyn posted a condolence
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
TODAY WOULD HAVE BEEN YOUR 72ND B'DAY. GOD ONLY KNOWS WHAT KIND OF SURPRISE WOULD I COME UP WITH. WHAT WAS ONCE A BRIGHT AND SHINING WORLD IS NOW DIM AND LONELY FOR YOU WERE THE BRIGHT STAR THAT BROUGHT LIGHT AND COLOR TO THAT WORLD. EVEN WITH THE ALL THOSE CHALLENGES IT WAS A FINE RIDE. I DON'T KNOW WHERE I GOT ALL THE ENERGY THAT SUSTAINED ME DURING THOSE DIFFICULT TIME. WHEREEVER YOU ARE MY HOPE AND PRAYERS AS ALWAYS IS FOR YOU TO BE HAPPY AND SAFE IN GOD'S BOSOM. HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARING....MARILYN
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Loretta posted a condolence
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Just want you to know you are still in our hearts and in our thoughts and always will be.
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marilyn bongcayao posted a condolence
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Today my family and I commemorated your one year death anniversary. I offered mass and my brother in the Philippines had 9 days of novena and daily mass in accordance to our tradition. It seems just yesterday when I had to make a 911 call and in a blink of an eye it is a year gone already. Where did time go. I still can't believe you are gone. I should be doing much better as people think I should be but I still cry as I look around the many things that are yours. I don't know when I will have the strength and the courage to go over your things ... whats left of what your daughters put in the plastic bag.You should have done a lot of getting rid of your many collections that was only important to you. Now that is my job... more than a job. It is an ordeal. I should be mad at you but I miss you and wish you are here to argue with. I miss talking to you on the phone when I am at work and a lot of other things that was special about you. I miss you Ms Daisy and I love you more.
Marilyn
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marilyn boncayao posted a condolence
Monday, November 21, 2011
TODAY WOULD HAVE BEEN YOUR 71ST BIRTHDAY.GOD ONLY KNOWS WHAT I WOULD HAVE PLANNED TO MAKE THE SPECIAL, FESTIVE AND A DAY TO TALK ABOUT FOR YEARS.
IT SEEMED LIKE YESTERDAY WHEN I WAS GOING CRAZY MAKE SURE EVERTHING WAS GOING TO HAPPEN AS I HAD PLANNED AND ENVISIONED IT TO BE. I CAN STILL FEEL THE EXCITEMENTS AS
I MADE ALL THOSE PHONE CALLS AND E-MAILS TO MY BROTHER FUSSING OVER EVEN THE SMALLEST DETAILS OF THE PROGRAM, THE SOUVENIRS AND THE BANNER. NO ONE KNEW HE HAD TO RUSH ANOTHER BANNER BECAUSE I DID NOT LIKE THE FIRST ONE HE SENT. BUT LOOKING BACK IT WAS WORTH ALL
TROUBLES. THATS HOW MUCH WE LOVED YOU.
IT IS ALMOST A YEAR SINCE YOU LEFT BUT IT SEEMS LIKE ONLY YESTERDAY WHEN I HAD TO CALL 911. I NEVER THOUGHT YOU WOULD NOT MAKE IT BECAUSE YOU ALWAYS BET THE ODDS. NOT A DAY THAT I DON'T THINK OF YOU. I START AND END MY DAYS WITH THOUGHTS OF YOU. I SEE YOU EVERYWHERE IN THIS EMPTY HOUSE AND EVEN IN MY VAN.
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE I FEEL LOST AND HAVE NO SENSE OF DIRECTION AND PURPOSE. I FEEL I JUST EXIST BUT DEVOID OF ENERGY TO FACE THE DAY'S CHALLENGES. YOU WERE THE REASON I WOKE UP, I SHOPPED I COOKED, I CAME AND STAYED HOME AND MANY MORE. I FELT SO EMPTY AND ALONE AND ALL I COULD DO IS SIT AND CRY. I MISS YOU EACH AND EVERYDAY.
WE COULD HAVE TALKED ABOUT MANY THINGS. EVEN THE PSE&G ACCOUNT IS BAFFLING TO ME BECAUSE YOU TOOK CARE OF ALL THOSE.
IF IT IS TRUE THAT YOU ARE WATCHING FROM ABOVE, YOU CAN SEE THE DEPTH OF HOW MUCH EMPTY I FEEL AND I DON'T IF THERE ANYONE WHO CAN FILL THE VOID IN MY LIFE. YOU MEAN THE WORLD NOT JUST TO ME BUT TO THE MANY WHO HAD A CHANCE TO KNOW YOU.
I LOVE YOU MORE THEN AND EVEN NOW THAT YOU ARE GONE MARING.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MS DAISY.
LOVE ALWAYS,
MARILYN
I FOUND YOUR NOTE DATED NOV. 29 2010 THANKING ME FOR THE PARTY... YOUR 70TH.
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Grace Bongcayao posted a condolence
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Hi Aunt Shirley! happy Happy Birthday!
I wish u eternal peace with our Lord God.. u deserve it, coz' you were very kind and loving person to all of us..
May you rest in peace Aunt Shirley..
Your memories with us will always be treasured forever! We miss you as much as everybody does.
Thank you so much for your help not only for our family but also to the people you had stretched your arms with....
Thank you and we love you! ....
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eddie bongcayao posted a condolence
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
It's been 3months since you went home to God. It still a shock - like a bad dream to all of us who cared and loved deeply. It make me more sad and nostalgic especially now as we thought of you coming with my sister in May. We had everything planned to make your visit more enjoyable and memorable than your last visit in 2008. Your smile was like a refreshing burst of love as you shoke hands with those kids both from the orphanage and the more than 50 kids from the street we gathered at your party. Everybody were amazed at the genuiness of your compassion and love as you hug the kids and some of the mothers who came. They were impressed by your warm smile and kind words of comfort even though this was the first time you meet them. We feel very blessed to have the privilege of knowing you and sharing the beauty of how you lived life. You brought unimaginable and unmeasurable blessings in the form of many help you extended to the children. You are truly a person of deep compassion and charity You are the flicker of light and comfort to these kids dark and uncertain world. Thank you coming to our lives. We will never forget you. Rest in peace.
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Elsa Orleans posted a condolence
Monday, April 11, 2011
Ms. Daisy - I missed your smile and your comforting words when we have trouble. You truly is the epitome of a very caring and compassionate human being. You showed the spirit of sharing every chance you had. You brought light to the world when it seemed darkened by people's uncaring and insensitivity. You will truly be missed by many whose lives you have touched.
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