Monday, September 29, 2025
Patty, Brian, Stephanie and Brandon. please accept our deepest condolences on the passing of your Mother and Grandmother. From what you wrote, Patty, she was clearly a very special person and we know how much she will be missed.
There is a poem that I feel helps put moments like these into perspective:
She is Gone - David Harkins
You can shed tears that she is gone
Or you can smile because she has lived.
You can close your eyes and pray that she will come back
Or you can open your eyes and see all that she has left.
Your heart can be empty because you can’t see her
Or you can be full of the love that you shared.
You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday
Or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday.
You can remember her and only that she is gone
Or you can cherish her memory and let it live on.
You can cry and close your mind, be empty and turn your back
Or you can do what she would want: smile, open your eyes, love and go on.
With our deepest sympathy;
Gary, Kathy, Jaime and Danielle Simons
