Amanda, Mimi, and Sweetie the cat in 2005

Going over to mimi’s house was always one of my favorite things growing up. I have wonderful memories of Christmases spent there in the front room with so many perfectly wrapped gifts beneath the tree. I remember sitting in the kitchen with Mimi coloring or crafting while mom and dad were at work. Occasionally, I would bring over a plastic container of all of my animal figures and stuffed animals and mimi and I would have a “parade” and line up every single animal so that they were marching across the room. In the last year of her life, she moved in with our family. I’m so glad I got to see her everyday. Nobody made you feel more special than Mimi. I am going to miss her laugh, smile, cute matching outfits, songs she would sing (“put on your Easter bonnet with all the frills upon it”), and most of all, her kind heart. 

 I never imagined a day without Mimi in my life. Unfortunately for those of us on Earth, that day is here. I know there are lots of people and pets in Heaven that have been waiting to see Mimi again for a long time. God knew it was time to bring Mimi home. I love her so much and I know that one day she and I will meet again. Until then, I will live my life like she did: gracefully, lovingly, and to the fullest.

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LaDonna Therese Harkins

November 3, 1937 – September 22, 2023

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