Well Gram, tomorrow we start our first year without you here. I know we can do it because you made us strong enough, but it won't be easy. I still dont believe you are gone until I think of calling, writing, or visiting- then it becomes painfully real. Stay in our hearts and keep us strong, Gram. I love you with every fiber of my being.

I didn't know Becky very well, but the few times I was around her I could tell what a sweet Lady she was.  She seemed to always think of others before herself.

Mom, I have been having so many happy memories occurring to me as I try to nail my thoughts down to a small paragraph. That's the only way to deal with the immediate pain that comes to me. I thank you and Dad for giving us such a happy childhood - Holidays were wonderful and I'll always remember summer vacations at Laguna Beach. I remember my older sisters, Linda & Beth, being excited about the sailors, and I couldn't figure out what's up with the sailor thing! Even as there were grandchildren, we could all count our days together at your house as a highlight of our lives.
I love you and will keep you in my thoughts and heart forever.

Grammy, I'm so happy you are reunited with Grandpa. I know you missed all your loved one who passed before you so very much. There is no one in this world with the capacity to love as unconditionally as you. You are the greatest gift of love God gave us. Put in a good word to the Big G-Man for us. I hope when my time comes, I'm reunited with you and grandpa. I miss you. You are irreplaceable. I love you with all my heart. Thank you for loving me so perfectly.

Gram, I miss you more than my brain can handle. Thank you, thank you, thank you. I will think about you every day, I will love you forever. Even in your final days on this earth you worked your Grandma magic and made the family whole. You have been the most amazing blessing in my life and I am thankful I will never lose what you have given to me. It's something no one can take away. What an amazing gift of a Grandma.

My beloved, beautiful, irreplaceable Mother.  I hope you and Dad are dancing in Heaven to Lawrence Welk!  I will miss you every day of my life as I have missed Dad all these years.  Thanksgiving and Christmas will never be the same. You always made them so special for us kids. The best way to honor you is to pass these traditions on to Lisa and Val and so on to Matt, Megan and Richard. I love you to eternity.

Your daughter Linda Jean

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Kathryn Rebecca Gardner

June 12, 1919 – November 11, 2014

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