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Leave a tributeMadelaine Pilpel
Her life was a beautiful testament to her strength, generosity and purpose.
O God, The Creator of the Universe and O Divine Spirit,
Please warmly receive Jonnie Hodgson
Who has parted from her physical body and has become a spirit.
Please guide
With deep compassion
Jonnie
Who has parted from her physical body and has become a spirit.
Please continue to spur us on vigorously.
Please continue to call to us
So that our souls do not indulge in sleep
Nor boast or become arrogant.
O God,
We will certainly live
Carrying on Jonnie’s wishes.
Pease watch over us
Please guide us.
Keiko and Bill Spade
Mikael, Ariel & Gabriel Spade
Jonnie,
You lived well.
You walked along the path well.
We will never forget you.
As a friend of our hearts,
As an eternal friend,
We will engrave you deep in our souls.
Until you are born again in this world
As a soul to cultivate the earth,
Please continue to warmly watch over those of us
Who live in this world.
So that she may be able to look at and reflect back on
All her thoughts, words and actions
During her life
So that she can serve as means to absolute harmony.
May she forgive herself and forgive others
And awaken to the fact that all are already forgiven.
May Jonnie receive eternal rest
In the homeland of the soul
Lived her life
As your child.
During difficult times
During painful times
Sad times
And in state of confusion
Jonnie
Has sought for light
Has sought true peace of mind
And has sought for the place where she should go.
Please support
Jonnie
As a soul
So that she may go where she should go
And do what she should do
And live a new life
There again.
In 2000, our youngest son, Gabriel, had just joined the Elementary Strings of the Greater Westchester Youth Orche
many? I asked. "I didn't know what flavor you liked" Jonnie answered.
What a generous lady both in time and spirit. She will be sorely missed.
Community. We have made many more friends in Omena over the years. and have had a home since 1980. All because Jonnie reached out to me as a new summer resident. She introduced me to the Cones another set of great friends/
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Madelaine Pilpel
Jonnie
Sometime in 1998, I met Jonnie for the first time in the hallway outside the office of Port Chester Head Start. Through the years, Jonnie became a close friend, fellow teacher, and cheerleader for my academic endeavors. I can still hear Jonnie say, “Vickie, dear,” the same way she greeted many people who came into her life. Jonnie often shared words of encouragement, beautiful flowers from her garden, delicious treats, and most importantly her friendship. She made everyone feel special. And in reality Jonnie was the one who was so special and a gift to each of us.
I celebrate her life in which she did so many things for others and I am thankful to have had her as such an important part of my own.
Vickie McLaughlin
Sweet little Jonnie
Jonnie was always called "sweet little Jonnie", at least that's what I named her. She always bought a smile to everyone's face when she entered the room.
Jonnie gave me some peppermint tea to plant in my backyard and every year they are bright and shinning just like "sweet little Jonnie". I will always remember Jonnie and just can't forget her since she is still right in my backyard.
Rest in peace, Jonnie!
Love,
Delia Wheatley-Murphy
Jonnie Hodgson lives in our hearts in so many ways. She was a neighborhood and family friend over the past fifty-six years to my mother and myself. I recently reconnected with her on a collegial level and had the precious opportunity to appreciate her as an adult. Her nurturing warmth and respect was extended freely to all. People like Jonnie shine bright and set a higher standard for all of us in terms of being positive and a better member of the human community.
As a former student, I remember her patience and fairness as I waited my turn for the coveted red pedal push car at recess in her back yard nursery school so many years ago. Jonnie was one of the wonderful teachers I had growing up who inspired my teaching career. I have always considered teaching young children a privilege and a gift because they do keep you young at heart as Jonnie demonstrated each day of her life.
Jonnie will be missed and we are grateful she was a part of our lives.
Thank you, Jonnie.
Karen Husby Cook
One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to those who touched our human feelings. The curriculum is so much necessary raw material, but warmth is the vital element for the growing plant and for the soul of the child. ~Carl Jung