Our Mom’s life was defined by her love of family and the love of her faith. She grew up in the great depression, and although she was a very good student, she left school when she was a teenager to help support her family. She worked odd jobs, until she was hired in the Accounts Department at SAKS Fifth Avenue. She loved working at SAKS and often spoke of the wonderful times she spent in Manhattan.
Our Mom was certainly ahead of her time. She continued to work even after getting married. She was the bread winner for several years because our Dad found it extremely difficult to gain steady employment. However, once she started a family, she left SAKS, and all of her efforts were directed at raising her two sons, John and Nicholas. A Sunday did not pass by without our Mom taking us to Church. So strong was her faith that our Dad soon joined us. Her sons were educated by the Sisters at St. Nicholas of Tolentine, the Brothers at Archbishop Molloy High School, and the Vincentian Fathers at St. John’s University. When her sons were older and did not require daily guidance, Mom returned to the work force as a cashier at Archbishop Molloy. She loved talking to the students and faculty, and working overtime at all of the school functions.
Our Mom loved her entire family and kept a special place in her heart for her beautiful grandchildren, Joseph and Katie, and her great-grandchild Riley. We are blessed to have had a mother who we never doubted. Her commitment to her children, her family, and her faith has been the guide that she has lived by every day. She truly believed that with prayer, a good work ethic, and a belief in one’s self, you could achieve anything in life. In acts large and small she was the person we could count on to always be there and who would love us unconditionally. We are overwhelmed for having had such an amazing person in our lives.
We are comforted in knowing that our Mom is being re-united with her beloved husband Joseph, and her extremely large and loving family. And I’m sure she’ll have an enlightening conversation with our Lord Jesus Christ.
At the end of her telephone conversations with a loved one, our Mom would always say “Remember, we love you”. Today Mom, we are here to say, “We love you”.
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