Saturday, April 21, 2018
Dear Bill, Marissa, and Sophia,
I have such happy memories of your family!
I'll never forget the very first time I met you... the day, you walked into our Kindergarten classroom and each of you had great big smiles on your faces! And your eyes danced with joy, especially your Mother's eyes. She was so very proud of each of you!
Bill, you were her partner in business and life. She was such a hard worker and so excited and proud of all your successes.
Marissa and Sophia, your Mother played an integral role in shaping your lives.
Her vibrant personality, charm, and grace combined with the smile she always wore made anyone who was with her feel very special. She opened her heart and her life to others. Jen totally focused on those she spent time with. She always offered kind words and words of encouragement in every conversation she had with others. And both of you are so much like your Mother.
At your graduation parties, she had placed a Kindergarten picture of you on the table. She pointed it out and noted what a special time in your lives that was. I was honored that she thought to invite me all those years later to your parties. As she walked me throughout your beautiful home that day, I was awed by every little detail she and your Dad put into making it such a grand home. She put her whole heart into everything she did. What wonderful memories she has left you with!
My heart aches for your family.
As you begin this next chapter in your lives, please know that she is still here with you, watching over you just as she always has.
May God Bless Jen with eternal happiness and peace.
May God Bless You Bill, Marissa, and Sophia with strength, love, and courage to continue on the wonderful path in life that she walked beside you on. May you always feel her love.
You are all in my prayers.
All my love,
Patti Bartholomew
