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FRANK"Bud"McGarry posted a condolence
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Forgive the nautical analogy, but they seem to come easily to me.
Mom was always the tug boat in the harbor: she was there to help when she was needed(and over the years, I needed her a lot). She never forced herself on anyone but would do whatever was needed if asked. She would nudge, push, pull and guide me toward the safe place. I didnt always listen or accept her guidance but I knew it came from a firm foundation in experience and religious beliefs and certainly not from self-interest. Well, the tug boat is gone but never forgotten.
Safe voyage, Mom!
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FRANK"Bud"McGarry posted a condolence
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Forgive the nautical analogy, but they seem to come easily to me.
Mom was always the tug boat in the harbor: she was there to help when she was needed(and over the years, I needed her a lot). She never forced herself on anyone but would do whatever was needed if asked. She would nudge, push, pull and guide me toward the safe place. I didnt always listen or accept her guidance but I knew it came from a firm foundation in experience and religious beliefs and certainly not from self-interest. Well, the tug boat is gone but never forgotten.
Safe voyage, Mom!
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Denny (Heurich) Gower posted a condolence
Monday, December 24, 2007
Aunt Roe always made us smile with her stories and great wit. She was someone to be admired and her passing saddens us all.
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kevin mcgarry posted a condolence
Sunday, December 23, 2007
I've checked out this site 3 or 4 times in the last day and closed it down because I have the urge to write something perfect. This is not possible and someone should start. Besides, I can always come back and write more to try and get it right.
Mom was tough in a good way. You knew what she was thinking. It was refreshing in this age of political correctness and fence sitting.
When I was younger it was hard to take but as I got older I got a charge out of this characteristic.
I was young (in my twenties)and had not figured out the correlation between work and money yet. She asked me when I was going to do something with my life and I said, "I have to be poor awhile longer." She said, "Don't be poor too long. It weakens the spirit."
She was right.
When I got to know her better in her last years of life I thought she was bored and maybe she was. Such a productive leader and busy person was now sitting, dozing off and wondering who I was. She would tire easily and close her eyes. I would leave often times but a few times I didn't and told her not her not to feel like she had to entertain me.
And a few times I would sit and close my eyes too. It was then that I knew she was ready and had tapped into a wonderful space. She was finally at peace and she taught me something.
