Monday, September 26, 2016
Dear Peggy, Deb, Darlene, Sandy and Janet,
I'm not sure you know how much I envied your family! All the love and closeness you had. Your great big bedroom upstairs! Dar sitting on Ralph's lap.( Dar still loved Elvis when everyone else found the Beatles!) We already talked about the Chef Boyardee Pizza your mom made that I had never had before. It was made with love that's for sure!! I will never forget the wringer washing machine in the kitchen, the space heater, your dad asleep in the downstairs bedroom, your mom's laugh, playing outside in the snow, pork pies, i could go on and on.I wasn't brave enough to speak at the funeral, but i wanted to. But everyone already knows what a great family you guys are!! I'm so glad i got to attend her 100th birthday. That was special. She lived so long on love! I'm sorry i couldn't make it to the dinner at the fire hall. I wanted to spend one more time with all the Swiderskis to relive all the great memories. THANK YOU for giving me all those memories, for loving me like one of your own. I always felt comfortable on English Street. It's the end of an era, but we will forever be influenced by Mabel. She touched us all. Love, Madeline
