As the clock struck midnight my friends and I did a toast to your life. I showed them your beautiful picture. Then we all got on the dance floor just as I know you would love to do. My heart felt heavy as I wondered what life would be like for you now and for all of us as a family. I miss you and our family times together is not complete without you. Jason often says I look so much like you, especially when I am wearing a ponytail. That makes me smile as it somehow makes me feel closer to you. Miss you every day. I am leaving for Halifax on Friday. I wish you were there too.

To the McIntyre Family:

I knew Carolyn in Grade 7 at St Anne's School in Glace Bay, N.S. I always remembered her even when I transferred to Holy Cross School the year after. She was always smiling and seemed like nothing could get her angry at any time. Her laugh I can still hear as it was infectuous. There is nothing worse than to hear of a friends passing, especially a friend a nice as Carolyn was - that she was a really nice person to everyone and who showed that she actaully cared.


To Carolyn , Thank you for being a good friend to me and may God keep you safe!!!

God Bless ya buds!!!   

 I will miss her very very much!!!    

Sgt Darryl Boutilier - 5 canadian Division Support Group Canadian Armed Forces - Gagetown, New Brunswick
    

Thanks so much for our friendship. Carolyn you were one of a kind. I will never forget you, our memories and all the wonderful experiences we shared. You were my biggest fan and helped me mend many broken hearts and helped me pick up the pieces. You understood me and never judged me, so forgiving and for that I am truly grateful. You helped me be strong and always encouraged me, you taught me about life and people. I want to thank you for our years, being my friend and our journey. You were smart, full of life, so beautiful inside and out, had a wonderful spirit, giving and vivacious. I really miss you and think of you everyday, I can't believe you are gone. Thank you for our time and I promise I will never forget you. Until next time....Love Bilynda xooxxoxoxoxoxoxo

I want to write an final letter to my friend..please feel free to read.. this is my trribute..

To My Friend Carolyn,

I can't believe you are not here with us anymore. I am still spending so much time in tears missing you. I know you are watching me in the" big ugly cry" that happens everytime I look at your amazing website. I want to thank you for teaching me to always be so positive and to be a independant woman - the" just go for it" attitude. You are such an inspiration to women.  I always admired your drive to go after what you wanted.

Thank you for.....

the crazy  nights of dancing at the UnWinder in Brandon, we danced all night long - even up on the stage!......we danced at Grapes and the Palimino Club in Winnipeg  all the time too....How we loved to dance!!..... we  often had our special food the next day - macaroni and tomatoe soup, so yummy..... you always gave such amazing road map directions I knew if you told me where to turn  - no maps - I would get there - what an amazing talent.... thank you for sharing your amazingly beautiful smile, it was so contagious, you always lit up a room with that smile.... your laugh, I can hear it right now in my head.... "Darlin', no matter where you were in the world "Darlin" was your word for a friend, always a piece of home in you... clothes, as I laughand smile right now, you had so many clothes and always dresssed  like a million dollars, even in old gray sweat pants you looked beautiful! now that is a talent!!!!..thanks for sharing your closet with me!... and most of all family - you were always so proud of your family and so encouraging, you loved to share pictures and stories about them, I feel like I know Fabian and Kathy and their families even though I only metsome of  them once, I knew Denise so stories were just more special then... thank you for being my sister in heart. I love you so much. I know you were showing you me that you are still with me yesterday when I heard our special dance song on the radio yesterday. I had not heard it in a long time.

My peace is knowing you are with your mom who you missed so much.... see you again someday.. we will be crazy dancing chicks together in Heaven too! :)

Love you my friend. Take Care until we meet again.

Mishell

From the Old Testament of the Bible    Ecclesiastes III   3:1-3:8 ( adapted)

• To everything there is a season,

• A time for everything under the sun

• A time to be born and a time to die

• A time to laugh and a time to cry

• A time to dance and a time to mourn

• A time to seek and a time to let go.

• This is the time we remember

• One who gave meaning to our lives.

• This is the time we remember the bonds that tied us together,

• The love that we shared,

And the memories that remain with us still.

May we remember well her smile, her laughter, her companionship, her conversations, her life.

Love Paul, Kathy, Laura and Mark

Carolyn and I have known each other for over 30 yrs.  I am stunned that she is gone.  She was joyful, fun, and loving.  She was one of the most beautiful people I have ever known.  She was a wonderful friend with the warmest of hearts.  She always made me feel safe and loved.  You could tell her anything and she would be understanding or just make you laugh...whatever you needed.  I have had only 2 people in my life that have done this for me, and Carolyn was the first.  She didn't laugh at the ugly outfit I wore the first day of Grade 6, she just became my friend.  That is a true friend...a "girlfriend". 

Love Gail

I have lost several close friends and family over the last 15 yrs, and even though I know Carolyn knew how much I loved her, many people don't express how they feel about family and friends until it is too late.  

To honour Carolyn's life, please tell those you love and care about, how you feel....never let "I love you" be unsaid.

Dear Denise, Kathy and Fabian,