Henry's sweet Grandmother from Avon, Connecticut passed away on December 31. She was the kindest person and we will miss her always. Henry was able to fly out and speak at her funeral. It just won't be the same when we visit there with her gone.
Link to Obituary
Here are the thoughts Henry shared at her funeral.
Good Morning Family and Friends,
I just wanted to take
a few minutes to say a few words of what a blessing it has been to have
had such a wonderful Grandmother in my life these past 30 years.
During this time I have been able to spend a lot of quality time with
her that has meant the world to me. There are no words to express how
much I love her and miss having her around. When I arrived home here
from Utah last Friday it was so surreal to not be able to see her
smiling face and hear her sweet voice. You all know how wonderful of a
person she was and how well she took care of all of us. She is by far
the most selfless person I have ever had the opportunity of knowing.
There
is no doubt in my mind that Grandma is in a better place where she is
able to spend time with her parents and friends that have already passed
through the veil to that sweet paradise called Heaven.
We
have been so blessed as a family to have made so many memories together
over the years whether it be at the Lake or time spent in Florida being
around Grandma was always a fun and happy time. And who can forget the
cruise for their 50th wedding anniversary, all of the many birthdays,
holidays and meals all spent together. Some of my favorite memories were
when Grandma and I would get to spend time just one on one. She taught
me so many things in my life and had so much wisdom to share.
I
just want everyone to know that she was such and inspiration to me, she
always was the voice of reason when there were disagreements. I always
loved when she shared her opinion because even though at the moment we
would sometimes not immediately agree, when we came to our senses we
inevitably would, because let’s face it she was always right. I never
heard her raise her voice or ever say a cross thing about anyone. It’s
just so great that the Lord would bless us and provide us with such a
great mother, and grandmother to all of us. If I could ever hope to be
even ½ the person she was I know I could do amazing things in my life.
Grandma’s strength was superhuman. She fought a courageous fight against
cancer and in the end the Lord had mercy on one of his most favorite
daughters and took her home. I know many of us are frustrated by the
pain she had to endure but I know that it was the Lord having mercy on us
and allowing us to prepare for her departure by giving us just a little
more time with her.
In closing I just want to share
with you some of my favorite qualities that Grandma possessed that would
be her love and patience and her kindness and understanding. Another
awesome trait she had was listening to all of your problems and then
after you vented just basically tell you what you wanted to hear to make
you feel good. Then follow with what you needed to hear. To go along
with the caring part, I moved back for a period of time a few years ago
and had the pleasure of living with Grandma and Grandpa before I met my
sweet wife and moved to Utah. While I lived there I had to take some
medication and she even adjusted their diet for my needs. I can just go
on and on but I must give some time for other members of my family some
time to speak. I just hope we all can use each other to get through
this difficult time. I just want to finish by saying thank you all very
much for taking the time to come and celebrate the wonderful life of one
the very best spirits that the Lord has ever sent to this earth. I
would like to say these things in the sacred and holy name of our savior
Jesus Christ Amen.
