[Louie]

Thanks again guys for the encouraging words and all prayers are definitely appreciated. She will be laid to rest on Saturday in the same grave as my sister who died tragically at age 34 in 2001. She was killed by her estranged boyfriend. He is now in a maximum security center where I hope he will not be too comfortable for the next 30 years.

MOTHER

You taught me how to love you by
The way you loved me
And by your unseen sustenance
To see what you could see

You gave me through who you were
The gift of who I am
Your pride in me is now my pride
Your faith my caravan

Your life does not conclude with death
Nor will it end with mine
For all the lives I touch,you touch
And so on through all time

You asked for very little
And gave more than you had
Now every time I think of you
I feel so very glad

That the world shared one so special
So thoughtful and so nice
God blessed me with your being
And I know he blessed you twice