Whatever your faith or belief, GRATITUDE is UNIVERSAL. You may remember a few months back I blogged about a wonderful friend who lost his life to pancreatic cancer at the young age of 49. Husband, Father to 4, Friend to many! Read here: http://havemap.blogspot.com/2010/12/my-heart-is-very-heavy-today.html
Today in our school newsletter his wife, T., wrote this Thank You.
To our St. A family,
Several weeks ago, at Mass, I heard Father Dan speak about unity and how we as Catholics are united through Christ on several levels. We are united in our own families, in our parish communities and, on a grand scale, with others throughout the world, His message was that it is not enough to go through the motions of being a Catholic but to give witness to Christ through our words and deeds. For the last five years, our family has been the recipient of these charitable acts.
The Saint A. community embraced our family and demonstrated their concern for our situation in many ways. Home cooked meals were delivered directly to our door. Rides were given to school events. Kind words were spoken. Prayers and novenas were offered. The Girl Scouts and the soccer teams raised awareness of pancreatic cancer through the sale of wrist bands and baked goods. Many joined Team A. in the annual PanCAN walk. Your thoughtful gestures of Mass and sympathy cards, bouquets sent by the fifth and seventh grade teachers and donations to the education fund were very much appreciated. Lastly, the gift of the St. Padre Pio statue from the fifth grade class brought tears of joy.
These acts of generosity, and others too numerous to mention, help us to navigate life amidst the loss of our beloved Robert, husband, father and friend. My family and I send our heartfelt thanks to all of you. Our gratitude extends espe- cially to Monsignor P, Father Dan, Deacon Ed and Sister Jean. Your kind words, prayers and deeds continue to give us the grace and strength during the times we need it most. Thank you for sharing Robert’s wonderful life with us.
With gratitude and love, T. A.and children Domenic, Mario, Isabella and Stefano
She is amazing. Her courage and strength is unbelievable. I have been in touch with her a few times since his passing and asked her to PLEASE reach out to me with whatever she needs......help with writing thank you's, watching the children, making meals, playing taxi, WHATEVER! To my surprise, I received a call this weekend from a mutual friend asking me to come over with T. for dinner and a bottle of wine. T. really wants to have a girls night! Yeah!!!! I can't wait!
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