Jacqueline Starita-Matthews

Jacqueline Starita-Matthews, 50, of Babylon Village, Long Island, New York on Sunday, February 2, 2014. Real Estate Attorney with Farrell Fritz, P.C., Uniondale, New York. Graduate of Boston College and St. John's University Law School. Cherished daughter of Roberta and William Starita. Loving sister of William, Jr. and Janice. Caring niece of John Starita, Bill and Carol Panza and Marie Lombardo. Family and friends may visit Thursday, February 6, 2014, 2:00 - 4:30 and 7:00 - 9:30 pm, at Claude R. Boyd-Spencer Funeral Homes, 448 West Main Street, Babylon Village, New York 11702. Jacqueline's Funeral Mass will be celebrated, Friday, February 7, 2014, 10:45 am, at St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, 39 North Carll Avenue, Babylon Village, New York 11702. Interment will follow at St. Charles Cemetery, Wellwood Avenue, Farmingdale, New York. For further information, or help with directions, kindly call the funeral home at (631) 669-2400. www.boyd-spencer.com.

“I Did Not Die”

Do not stand at my grave and weep, I am not there, I do not sleep. I am a thousand winds that blow, I am the diamond glints on snow. I am the sunlight on ripened grain, I am the gentle autumn’s rain.

When you awaken in the morning’s hush, I am the swift uplifting rush of quiet birds in circled flight. I am the soft star that shines at night. Do not stand at my grave and cry. I am not there, I did not die.