I was in New Orleans this weekend for Lexi's fall break. Remember when we went for that crazy weekend!! Oh how I miss your laugh...You are still loved my friend.

Hi you. I miss you. I always have a hard time on October and November… you know why. I love your children. I just miss you. I would have called you this weekend if I could have! I dealt with so much BS and you were always good at giving strong advice in that category. I’ll be in Dallas next month and will see Rene. You will be with us in spirit, I know….

Happy Birthday, Sacha! I think of you often with a smile!

Sacha -- Eight years has been a long time without you physically here but your spirit remains with us as strong as ever.  Your children are thriving and your love for them is apparent in how they've grown up to be so wonderful. We miss you!

Thinking of you Sacha... You've been on my mind this week and then this page popped up. I've been thinking about all your beautiful Christmas cards with those gorgeous sweet faces smiling at me each year. I remember fondly your visit to my family's home at Christmas time, when your family moved to Rochester. Today I'm sending love to that family and the beautiful one you created.

Happy Birthday, Cha-Cha!

I was just thinking about you earlier this week...probably cuz it’s October, your Birthday-Month. But then you often come to mind-especially in the garden or when cooking. (I still make your “famous” couscous w/ fresh basil!)
I miss you, Lady!

I was going through some boxes and found a holiday card from Sascha and Great Aunt Betty circa 1996. It has a beautiful black and white picture of the two of them and has a quote from Gaile Lumet Buckley:

 "Family Faces are magic mirrors. Looking to faces who belong to us, we see the past, present and future."

I would be happy to pass this card along to her family - please let me know where to send it and hope you are all doing well.

Hey there Sacha.... We had a wonderful sushi dinner tonight remembering you.  Our first date was Sushi in Glendale, so fitting we celebrated you with great Japanese food!  Discussions continued after we returned home, including a nice long "what if" conversation with Mila. All of our children are incredibly healthy, a huge credit to you, not so much to me:).

One of the things that I said tonight is that when someone dies, it would be common to say that "they've left us", but in your case it feels more like you returned to us. The kids liked that.  Me too.

As always, you are in our hearts!

Love,

Dave

Happy Birthday, Cha Cha! I was just thinking about you yesterday... Missing you, as many are.

Happy birthday gorgeous! I just talked about you with my baby girl ... she’s almost 23 ... we were driving past the last place we had coffee so many years ago & I told her about Salpointe days with you ❤️ Your smile & energy is what I will always treasure!
Wishing peace & love to your family!

Thinking about you today my beautiful friend. Happy Birthday ♥️

Sacha -- First of all, that I didn't leave a note on "the day" had to do with travel, so apologies for being tardy.  I miss you much -- you have a knack of making your way into funny nooks and crannies of my everyday living. Pictures around the house, memories that crop up, pieces of you in the kids' looks or behaviors. They are all so amazing ... I know you are up there brimming with pride that you set them up for success and those of us still here continue to benefit.  Keep up the angel's work you continue to do!

Sacha, I think of you so often. What I wouldn’t give for a few hours of fun over lunch! You were a fabulous mother and friend. Lots of love,
Jacqueline

Happy Birthday

I bet you would of been a ball of fun on your 50th birthday. Miss you friend

Happy Birthday beautiful Sacha!❤️

Missing you.

Sacha, you are missed my friend. I always looked forward to your beautiful holiday cards each year, with all the adorable little smiling faces on them that looked just like you!
Thinking of you,
Love, Rachael

Thinking about you today Sasch. As life goes on, I often wonder how you would feel and think about things. Where you would be. It's messy and interesting here. You would have a lot to say and contribute, as always. I miss you and love you.

Joan - girls I lived with your mom all four years in college!

Happy Birthday Sacha!

Your spirit lives on in our hearts! My prayers of serenity & peace to your babies is constant.

Lisa Maria Estrella-Schmidt

Happy Birthday friend. I really miss your energy.

Hi mom,
  Happy birthday! I miss you so, so, so much. Today all of the 5th graders have to take the G.A.T.E. test to get in for middle school gate. Luckily, I don't have to take it because I already qualify for middle school G.A.T.E. Once again, I miss you lot, and have a great birthday.

                           Love,
                           Nola

Dear Sacha,
I love and miss you dear friend. I want you to know that you were appreciated in life, for your unique outlook on things, your cool low voice and laugh, and just for being so authentically YOU!
I'm thinking of you today and the beautiful family you created.
with love, Rachael Gerbic
(for the kids: I was one of Sacha's college roommates in SD)

Happy Birthday, beautiful Cha-Cha!!

I still think of you overtime I see an elephant (-and was one of the last birthday presents I gave you so long ago....) which was actually TODAY!
Miss your sweet face & infectious laugh!

Happy Birthday Sacha! I think of you often. At the studio there is an advertisement that features the twins when they were tiny. I know you adored all of those photos. You are missed!
Love,
Marisa

Hey girl, I've missed you, but you already know that. Help me out and give me some angel love now. I know you'd be proud of me. I love you. I was in Ireland recently. I have something special to give Nola. I love you and wish you were still here.

Hi mom,
I miss you so much. Today was track and field day! I was so excited to do it, but I think I pulled a muscle playing soccer, so i could only do the softball through. Luckily I am an alternative. I'm so glad that I am able to right to you!
                Love,
                 Nola

Love and miss you!!

Sacha,
You were one of the most dynamic women I have ever met. Although you have left this earth, you still inspire me on so many levels.
Love you and miss you.
Danette

I can't believe it's already been three years…I miss laughing with you! I love looking at the photos of your beautiful children-I see so much of you in them. You always were an inspiration, and still are to me. I know that you're watching over us all.

Happy Birthday Sacha! So that you are aware, the children are going to celebrate with a treat tonight. Something not so healthy, sorry about that -- I won't be with them due to work, but I'll make sure they sing happy birthday in your honor! Love, Dave

I miss you. More each day.

Happy birthday, Cha Cha!!

Happy Birthday! You will be missed at our 30 year high school reunion this weekend. Prayers for your beautiful family.

Sacha,
Hunter and I were at the studio today for the Holiday show auditions and it made me think of the fun we had at the Highland Park Village show when Nola, Lyra, and Hunter were little bitty. I found a picture from that day and the girls are so tiny!
You are missed my friend!
Marisa

Hi Sacha,
I've been at the ranch this week...first time in 31 years...didn't think I'd ever come back. Virtually every memory I have of this place has you in it. My heart hurts. I miss you.

Sach,
I miss you every day. We used to talk several times a week, and I'm still not used to missing those calls. Honestly, they were not always great calls but I would take any one of those calls today, if I had the option. I did not have the courage to write on the 3rd but you and I had a very private conversation on that day. I miss you every day. I want to be there for everyone who misses you too, but there are many!! For 42 years of my 44 you were there in the flesh, just getting used to you being there in another way. Love, love you. I am sure you're so proud of your children, as you always have been. They are remarkable, and you have clearly left your mark. Wish you were here to give me the advice you always would, even when I did not ask for it! You NEVER judged. Ever. Miss you something big. Love, Meg

Hi Mom,
So, 2 years ago today you left. I have a lot to say, so sorry if it's all jumbled.
I'll start with small things. Ummm, I really need your help in Algebra 1 right now. You helped me with math a lot, so I'm going to assume you can do systems of equations word problems well. I have an 89 in math, but an A in every other class! I know you'd tell me that it was okay, and if I really wanted that A (even though I didn't need it) then I would have to do all the extra credit and study hard and you would help me do that. I have become really focused on my grades, but not always in a good way. I cry sometimes on tests when I get frustrated, and even sometimes on homework. I wish I didn't care so much, but I do. (Wonder who I got that from)
Next thing, umm, science fair. Argh, my project is so bad. It's a social experiment, which isn't real science But I couldn't find an interesting project that I liked, so I had to do this one. Nicole is decomposing plastic! (Nicole, by the way, is one of my best friends at school, but she is better than me at everything except language arts, and there is always a little bit of uncomfortable air between us.) I know if you were here, you would search hard with me to find a good one, but you wouldn't do the project for me because as you've said, parents who do their kids work for them are blocking their kids from learning. But, you would help me if I got frustrated and you would calm me down, as you were always really good at that.
Also, a bit about school, I write my name as Mila E. Tomizuka, and almost everytime I do, I think of you and how you told us to always put an E because it's not all about the fathers name and you should honor this side of the family too.
Next, I really think you would like my friend Mia. First things first, we have the same exact initials, which is really cool. She is probably my closest friend, and she is the only one of my friends who I can really talk to, and she knows that you're gone. I can just talk to her about you like its no big deal, which is nice because she doesn't treat like I'm fragile.
I also think you'd like Dads girlfriend, Adriane, if she wasn't dating him. She doesn't act like she's our mother, but she also cares about us a lot, and Dad is really happy. She also has a daughter named Lucy, who is one of my best friends. I really like Adriane, too. You guys are a lot alike.
Guess what? Donald Trumpbis running for president and it's hilarious because he just keeps making a fool of himself. There's also a retired neurosurgeon who says that the Egyptian pyramids were built by Joseph to hold wheat. But, I'm all for Bernie Sanders, and I think you would be too.
Also, I have this teacher named Ms. Cannon. She is US History, and Senna had her too. The thing is, Senna hated Ms. Cannon, and from what Senna has told me, Ms. Cannon didn't like her and wasn't a very good teacher. I, on the other hand, really like Ms. Cannon. I think that she is a good teacher and is really cool.
See? This is why I wish you hadn't left, because now I have to sprawl out all my thoughts in a huge mess that other people who visit your page may get annoyed at. I don't blame, hate, or resent you at all, I just wish you hadn't left. My life would be a whole lot better, and I just miss you like there is a hole in my heart that can't ever really be filled, but it gets smaller when I talk to you like this. I love you infinity and beyond!

Mila

PS do you know the show Grey's Anatomy? Well, I'm obsessed now.❤

Good morning, Sacha!

I miss you very much, and as you always saw the world in ways different than the rest of us conventional folk, you'd appreciate that this morning by gosh I was awoken from a dream in which you called me on the phone. The world does work in mysterious ways. I don't remember what you called about, but I remember vividly that you were as clear and calm as ever. I said back to you, "It is REALLY nice to hear your voice." In my dream it was such a pure feeling, one of missing, longing and love.

The night I learned of your passing is still the most awful experience I've ever had, followed only with having the responsibility to tell our amazing children that you had left the earth. But, as you can tell from Mila's note below we are in recovery and doing well considering it all. And, you are forever in our hearts, no matter what.

I love you!

Dave

Hi, Cha Cha! 
I love watching the streaming photo album of you, your beautiful family, and a full life... Makes me want to dig thru my photo albums to find some of our wonderful times together to share. (Back in the day before our phones became our albums). Remember when you got "the Rachel" haircut? You were gorgeous! I will find that photo somewhere and post it.

I remember our times visiting Aunt Betty--what a sweet and gentle soul. I hope you are with her watching over your family together... We miss you and your beaming smile!

I miss you, lovey. I've gone and fallen in love with a great man. I wish you could meet him. xoxo

My dear Sacha, we all sang Happy Birthday to you tonight and warm feelings coursed through us as we did. We miss so much in both expected and unexpected ways.... My personal favorite unexpected memory of today was what you used to call a banana.... So hilarious and just a tad off color I can't mention it here. Anyway, all is well with your family, so much love to go around with these five utterly amazingly children of ours.  They are your most amazing gift!

Happy Birthday dear Sacha,
I'm so happy and honored to have crossed paths with you in this life. Much love to your beautiful family-Rachael

Happy birthday, Cha-Cha! Thinking of you today, dear friend… I remember how much you loved elephants, and so any gift I would give you had to reflect them. We miss you!

Not a day goes by that I don't think of you. I love you and miss you my friend. Happy Birthday!!

Sacha,

You were on my heart today more than ever. Not a day goes by that I do not think of you! Sunflowers hold a special meaning in my heart after meeting you! Tonight I walked through a field of sunflowers and was reminded of their beauty and the beauty you shed on this world. Everyday I pray for your sweet kiddos and for peace in their life! I know you are looking down on them! In the short time I knew you, you taught me more about unconditional love and motherhood than you will ever know! To this day I still use lanoline on my dry cracked fingers in the winter!

I miss you dearly!

-Jill

Happy Birthday, Sacha! You meant so much to me as a parent in my class! You always "got" the important stuff and let go of the superfluous...your forward-leaning, progressive views on the world recharged this Brooklyn-born New Yorker and your vision inspired your girls to be the amazing young women they are...how much you have to be proud of! I wish you were here to toast your very special day. Lots of love to you and your wonderful family. Stacy

Sascha,

You were on my mind today, so I looked you up on Facebook and learned the incredibly sad news. You were (and still are) such a beautiful, brilliant, loving spirit in this world, and such a force of nature! I will miss you very much. You touched so many lives, and are dearly missed.

We had many great adventures as next door neighbors in Atwater Village. Being so big hearted and welcoming, you invited me to a home cooked dinner, my very first night in "the hood." That sealed our friendship.

A few months later you began your courtship with David. We shared lots of girl talk about the developments. Later I attended your amazing wedding in Tucson (and had fun collaborating with you on your wedding invite). Next came the birth of Senna and so many more exciting changes, which led to your move back to Tucson, and then on to Texas.

Time passed. We exchanged Christmas cards, and spoke less frequently as our lives became more hectic. Even though we weren't in touch much in recent years, you have remained one of my treasured friends.

Sending much love to you and to your family. Being such an evolved soul, I'm sure you are in a wonderful place. Wishing you much happiness and serenity.

Love,
Kim

Sacha,

You incredible woman and spirit, I miss you - but I feel you! I think of you daily as I go through life. I cannot walk into my office that you helped organize without thinking of you (love the receipt envelope tacked to the cork board - will never ever remove it though will I use it? I promise I will in 2015) ... nor eat quinoa (which is often thanks to you and I cannot believe I lived without it), nor pass the Cosmic Cafe where we ate two nights before you left this earth and you looked so incredibly healthy and beautiful and young in that amazing outfit ... nor see a great pair of jeans and boots or funky top ... or a great pair of in-shape toned arms on a 40+ woman ... nor have my daily probiotics (prescribed by you of course and I admit to often forgetting!) without thinking of you. And your way with a brush, hairspray and two heads of hair was unmatchable while bouncing a baby boy and conversing with four girls at once while doing twin ballet buns. But, you are so strong and expressive that I feel you Sacha, and I know your family does too.

I hope you are happy and I am so looking forward to seeing your family again one day soon! Your legacy will live on for generations of strong, artistic individuals beginning with the 5 you created personally and their children and theirs! Just one request: please beam me some inspiration regarding your apple-walnut-tuna-red grapes-celery and very light mayo salad ... what am I missing? Quinoa???

Love you forever!!!

Jacqueline

Dear Dave and family,
You all continue to be in my prayers. I can only imagine how much you miss Sacha, but her spirit and memory live on in each of you. She now watches you from above. Continue to love each other and keep her memory alive. God bless.

Theresa (Mansour) Marquart