Every Day that passes that you been gone takes a small piece of my heart.  One day when my heart has chipped away, I will meet you again.  I miss you so much and still cherish all the happiness, tears, and every moment we shared that means everything you are,were and will always be a part of me. Thank you for you..... LOVE YOU and still need you!

Valentine's Day is so special. It is meant to share your love with your love ones.  My Valentines was special.  Today I spent my Valentine's with the ones I love including Eve.  She is not here in body but she was in my heart.  I miss her so dearly but I feel she is near me whatever I do.   Heaven is more colorful since Eve went there. 

Eve was my past, she was my present, and now she is my future.  I know someday we will be together once more.

 I love you Eve!

My days seem empty, more then before,

and the sound of your laughter I hear no more

No smiling faces, no cards in the mail

Just an empty hole in my heart that is so frail.

The void of you is quite so strong,

and the loss of you is all so wrong

 What keeps me going day after day

is knowing you are happy throughout the day

At night I look at the stars and wonder where you are

Could that be Eve looking down on me from afar?

I know you are happy, no worries or pain

Just peaceful and calm like a cool summer's rain.

 You may have left this world but not my heart

Someday we will be together and never apart

Goodbye for now my sweet sister

for I will miss you~Until we meet again

The Heavens are shinning with your presence it's true

Please hug dear Dad and keep him close to you.

I love you ~ Mary

Eve,

 Happy Easter, Happy Spring!  I can only imagine how wonderful and colorful you made Heaven look.  Not only with your beautiful presence by with your creative ways as well. You have always been such a generous, sharing person.

I cannot thank you enough for all of your stories you shared with me, for all of the ideas you gave me, but most of all, thank you for being me sister.  We really did have some happy times together. I enjoyed all the times together, the ideas we shared, the sewing tips,the gardening tips, and more.  You really did inspire me and I feel you continue to inspire me every day.  I am so lucky to have you as my sister.  I do miss you a lot, and as time goes by I get a better understanding of the loss of you.  I know you are in good hands and God is always looking after you, and that makes me happy.  May God continue to watch over you, and give you blessings each and every day.  We will be together soon as a family and reunite once again  For now my sweet sister, take care.  I love you more than you know.

Love~ Mary

Today I went to church and said a prayer or two

and asking God to give you a big thank-you

You made me laugh,

You made me cry

For that I am sure God will reward you time and a half.

I love you dear sister, sweet sister of mine

I went to church and finally, a sign!

No shamrocks are needed, no treasures of gold

For I hit the jackpot with all your love I am told.

Eve, you will remain in my heart, forever in my thoughts, and never forgotten. I will be with you again some day. Until then please remember I love you-

Mary

You are an angel that I hold in my heart

You give me strength when I am down

You give me hope when I feel rundown

That is why I loved you from the start

Whatever I do, where ever I go, you are with me everywhere

For you can't be misplaced,

You cannot be lost

You are my angel I keep in my heart

In life I loved you dearly

In Heaven I love you more

You hold a place in my heart that no one could ever fill

You are my angel I keep in my heart

Happy Valentine's Day, Eve

 I love you~Mary

Merry Christmas Eve!

The lyrics of the song says it all.

Have yourself a merry little Christmas,
Make the Yule-tide gay,
From now on, 
your troubles will be miles away.

Eve,

  I know you are happy in Heaven and all of your troubles are gone.  I pray you have a Merry Christmas with the angels.  I miss you so much especially during the holdiay seasons.  Please have a peaceful Christmas and celebrate among the angels and show them what a party is really like.

I love you,

Mary

Eve my lovely sister,

Another day has come and gone away but the memory and love for you will always stay.

Some holdiays came and went but now it is Christmas time and I realize I need you even more. I pray to God each day to help me overcome the sadness I am feeling over the loss of you. What gets me through those horrible days is the smile I imagine on your face up in Heaven. Please pray among the Angels and look down upon me so I may see your smiling face and I may know you are happy once again.

I love you~Mary

P.S. Please let Dad you are happy too and in a better place

"Silk scraved baby, Beauftiful lady, seamstress for the band

Pretty eyed, pirate smile, you'll marry a music man

Ballerina, you must have seen her... dancing in the sand

And now she's in me, always with me, tiny dancer in my hand.."


     Heard on the radio, that Westport was affected by the hurricane, and I thought of my dear freind Eve.  I put her name into my computer, and this memorial came up.  It makes me so very sad to find she is gone from this world.  It will never sparkle the same, exceot when I think of her.  I had many wonderful and exciting adventures with Eve, from her early days in Boulder, to the San Francisco and Santa Barbara Bays.  She and I both loved to dance, and of the many great partners I have had, she took the floor.
     I last saw her at her wedding to Nate, and what a beautiful bride and wonderful groom.  We were out of touch, which is how things go.  Yet I see from the pictures that she had a wonderful life, and she was blessed to have so many  friends and family.  Gabe looks great and has grown into a fine looking man.
      I have lost many friends in the passing years, but none has saddened me as much as this.  She truly was a good friend of mine.  Gary Overlee
 

 

I went to church and said a prayer

I felt your presence beside me on the chair

 I could not see you, but I had no fear

For I knew you were somehow quite near

Got brought you into my family with a plan for you

Who knows what that plan was for I haven't the slightest clue

Ever since I was younger you watched over me

Just ask Mom and I'm sure she would agree

You brought me much wisdom more and more happiness then I knew

No wonder Heaven couldn't wait any longer for someone as special as you 

If I could turn back time and you know I would

We would be together and reliving out our childhood

So for now my dear sister I send you my heart

With love and kisses for everyday we are apart

Enjoy your birthday with the angels, I know you are keeping them in line

May your birthday be filled with joy and plenty of sunshine

I love you my big sister

~Mary

Every day that has gone by you are missed
Wishing you were here but you are in rest and peace
I've written letters to you but they weren't sent
Knowing you are in Heaven is giving us happiness  
Everything we shared is in my heart, thoughts and memories
My prayers are here for you always and forever.

Please forgive me for not expressing my love for you in person
I can't reach out to see you and touch you, only in a picture and prayer
You have given us so much Love having you for our child, our twin
I'm so grateful that God gave us you all the years we had with each other
Dad loves you so with all his heart and we will be with you some day too.
Still will be always be missing you

All my love and prayers to you darling Eve

Your Mom and Dad - Love Hugs and Kisses

The day I was told you went into an eternal sleep,

Is the day my heart sunk so very deep.

It feels like a dream like an endless dream,

So very much I want to scream.

Only if I could turn back time and offered you more,

Things might have been different not like before.

You left me dear sister, full of love and cheer,

It is my endless wish to have you near.

I cry out your name and you do not reply,

I keep asking why, why why?

Everything is so strange and yet surreal.

I often wonder, is this all real?

I miss all the laughter you had in you.

Every caring moment when I was feeling blue.

I miss all the little things you did to show you cared.

From helping hands in mom's garden and all the little things you shared.

Your love was unselfish many would say it is true.

For it was you to hold the family together like glue.

Looking back on the things you did--

I realized you were leaving your mark.

Sort of a mini lesson for others to embark.

God sends his angels with plans to fulfill.

But gave us the best will very special skills.

You are no doubt a special sister of mine.

You are full of love and always so kind.

Time heals all wounds they so they say,

This wound is deep but with God's help I won't feel so gray.

Although I cry and stand grief-stricken by the sound and thought of your name,

I promise not to forget the your loving memories and the orange picture frame.
I miss you so very much my sister dear,
And your caring words I once again long to hear.

 Eve, you are not out of sight or out of mind. 

I feel so bad for all you left behind.

Your soul is very much alive and that is clear

I know in my heart someday we will be joined once again and be near.

For now my dear sister, I leave you to rest,

To be among the angels and enjoy your quest.

I love you!

October 7, 2011!!  HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Eve, as Birthdays are filled with laughter, joy and memories, the memories will be forever remembered today and always. I want to wish you a very Happy Birthday, my sissy pooh.  We both enjoy gardens filled with beautiful flowers and the seeds that you have planted along the way are like perennials that will come back to reminence of the beauty that you have shared with me.  I love you very much and will always remember you ALWAYS but especially today!

October 7, 2011!  HAPPY BIRTHDYAY! EVE* Remembering our times together puts a smile on my face and a joy in my heart.  I can't wait to see you in Heaven as we will be filled with joys forevermore. I LOVE YOU!

This is a beautiful slideshow of Eve. She was and still is as beautiful as the pictures are.  She will always be in my heart and in my thoughts.  I miss her very much.  I hope you enjoy the video just as much as I did.

I love all of you,

Mary

Eve,

  Every day is a new day.  That new day reminds me I no longer have you in my presence.  The day reminds me I cannot pick up the phone and dial your number.  Each new day reminds me I cannot send cards to you.  I miss sending you cards to make you laugh, and miss recieving your cards of cheer from you.  I miss calling you on the phone.  I miss everything about you.

It has been three months since you went away, but  it seems like a lifetime.  I wanted to let you know that I miss you a lot and I will never forgot you.  You are loved very much.  I hope you are happy and at peace.  I am glad you are together again with Kathleen and Grandma.  Tell them I love them and miss them.  I put together a picture of all of you together.  The picture is beautiful just like you.  I hope you like it. 

I love you Eve,..

Love,

Mary

When someone you love becomes a memory~

The memory becomes a Treasure.

Eve, the memory of you will remain in my thoughts and forever in my heart.  Your memory became a treasure to me.  You were so special to me.  I long for your calls, your laugh, and friendship.  That time has ended and it is hard to deal with.  The hole in my heart is so big from th loss of you.  You were a big part of my life.  I never imagined losing you so soon and it hurts so bad.  I guess over time my heart will start to heal.  I pray that you are happy and at peace in your new life.  Thank you for making my life special with you.  I love you my dear sister.  Stay happy and as always do you own thing.  I will see you when we reunite.  ~Love, Mary~

Eve,

The feelings are over whelming

The emptiness that I feel

It is hard to move on and feel something again

To know that I will not hear your laughter, your tears

The feelings are over whelming

The love you gave me helped fill my life

My heart aches so much, this does not seem real

The feelings are over whelming

That I do not know what to do

To fill this void from the absence of you

I know that your spirit, your love and your gifts

Will live on forever through our laughter and tears

But this emptiness that fills my heart wont heal

I am lost and numb and not sure how to feel

The feelings are over whelming

I hope that you are happy and your spirit is free

And you feel no more pain, no sorrow or grief

I hope that one day I am honored once more

To share in your life and be with you once again

The feelings are over whelming

I love you forever, my loving sister.

Love,

Trese

Philippians 1:3
I thank my God in all my remembrance of you

Eve, it has been two months since you returned to God. Before I leave you a message I would like to leave one for God.

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Dear God,

Thank you for sharing Eve with us and allowing us to have the opportunity to share our love with her. Although our time with Eve was shortened, there must have been a reason why. We still needed her but there must have been a bigger reason you needed her back. Lord, please take care of Eve.

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Eve,

You were an amazing sister, and daughter. Everything you created was a representation of you. You created beauty and that is what you were. Your garden is so beautiful, full of flowers with all sorts of colors. Every time I visit mom and dad's I have to look at your garden. At night the garden illuminates with the solar lights that make the garden glow. The garden angels that are there seem to watch after the flowers and keep them full of life. The garden will always remind me of you because it is full of beauty just like you were. I am sorry we did not have time together before you returned to God. We had so much to say to one another, many ideas and more laughs. My heart is empty without you, but I know someday we will be together again. Please give Grandma and Kathleen a hug for me.

P.S. Please save a place for me in Heaven.

              ~I love you Eve~

Love,

Mary

I would like to leave this from Saint Paul to the Corinthians: 2 Corinthians 13: 11-13

As to the rest, brothers and sisters, rejoice, be perfect, be encouraged, have the same mind, have peace. And so the God of peace and love will be with you.
Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the saints greet you.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the charity of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen.

If my tears could build a stairway

And my thoughts a memory lane

I would march right up to heaven

And bring you home again

No Farewell words were spoken

No time to say good-bye

You were gone before I knew it

And only God knows why.

My heart's still active in sadness

And tears still flow down my face

What it meant to lose you

No one can ever know or replace

But now I know you want us

To mourn for you no more

To remember all the happy times

Life still has much in store.

You taught me to be gentle

And taught me to be kind

For this I thank you dearly

All the Love you left behind.

Since you'll never be forgotten

I pledge to you today

A hallowed place within my heart

Is where you'll always stay.

God knows why, with chilling touch,

Death gathers those we love so much,

And what now seems so strange and dim,

Will all be clear, when we meet him

And I will see you again

When it is my time to leave

I knew you for a Moment

But I will love you forever my Sister Eve

Eve, for everything you were to me;
My friend, support, and confidant,
I thank you with all my heart,
for the many years we shared our lives.

The pain is still tremendous, my life will never be the same,
I wish I could hug you and see your smiling face.
You were the hummingbird that made my heart soar,
For you truly knew how to love, a deep love impossible to ignore.

For your life I thank you and God,
You always said we were "two peas in a pod,"
Only problem is you had to die...
For this I will never understand why.
You said we'd live into our nineties,
That we'd share our life 'till then,
You left this world but not my heart,
I yearn to have you near again.

You were much more than my sister,
You were my closest friend,
We laughed, we played, we danced, we cried
And shared our deepest thoughts inside.
So many memories are all that I now own,
I can never ever call you again or hear you on the phone.

Our little pod is now an empty sphere,
As I'm incomplete without you here,
But I have faith in God above ,
That you'll be waiting there for me,
With open arms and love so free.

Darling, I'll always love you,
I'll never let you down,
In my world, you'll always be cherished,
And always wear a crown.

I love you Eve,
I always have and always will.
For your life and love,
I want you to know,
My life was completely fulfilled.

You are now glorious unearthly grace,
Just another expression of your beautiful state,
Always now in God's loving embrace,
With your Sister Sita and her spiritual mates.

Be happy, and as lovely as you want to be,
But remember to keep your promise that you'll be there for me...

I know you'll never let me down.
I know you'll always love me,
Until I see you again...
Your Sister, France

I would like to share a song from Eve's favorite artist and singer ~Sade~ The Long Hard Road

There are so many memories I have shared with Eve not only as a sister but as a best friend. I miss her so much. I know in my heart Eve is in a better place and having the time of her life. My heart aches, but everything is going to okay.

I enjoyed the time I was living in Colorado Springs and Eve lived in Boulder Colorado.  She was 26 and I was 19, boy that seems so long ago!  We would go in the mountains there and go site seeing and just ride through the mountainous range.  She took me through the Garden of the Gods, what a beautiful site that was.  She also loved to eat at the best restaurants.  One time she took me to a fabulous, no, unique restaurant called the Casa Bonita.  They had a cliff diver in the restaurant that dove of a cliff into the water. She also got me to try the honey pockets they made there.  She wanted to always make sure I knew the best place to hang out in and made sure I dressed with style.  She always did dress nice.  In fact, I don't ever recall her wearing jeans.  In Colorado, she made me a jean jacket using her own design, it was beautiful.  The sleeves and collar were made from tapestry material.  She put herself and so much love into that jacket.  Somewhere along the way I lost that jacket Eve made me.  The jacket may have faded away but the memories I have of Eve will last forever. 

Eve, I miss you so much.  We had so many plans and years lefts together.  Please don't forget me.  Save me a place in heaven.  I will see you again.  Hugs and Kisses. I love you!

Love you always ~~Mary

Hi, I'm Yvonne (Crepete), Child 6, Daughter 4 

I'm Yvette's Twin

The first moments of my life coming out into the world feet first after my twin sister were compounded by my grandmother nicknaming me "Creepete".  Boy oh boy, have I lived up to that name, which means 'rascal'.

Talk about being the Black Sheep, I use to strip my twin sister of her clothes whenever I had the chance, as well as my own.  Additionally, being a Tomboy, I managed to destroy my clothes, and I would blame the damage on the birds saying they would swoop down and remove buttons.

But most of all, I want the world to know I came from the best family, and most of all, the best parents. And that is why I so happy to be a part of this story.

(The Howley Memoirs 1944 - 1999, page 149)

I didn't know Eve well but I know a few Howley's and how close all of you are with one another. I'm sad for all of you.  You all are an amazing family and Eve will never be forgotten.

     From the first time I met Eve she made me feel like family, it was amazing she hugged me like she had known me for her whole life and that weekend there were so many times she made me feel as if I was the only person in the room although there was a party going on with numerous people, she really wanted to know what was going on in my life and she never changed just recently we had a telephone conversation, she just oozed love, I will continue to love and miss her forever

Eve always said to me she had a mission from God to do on this Earth. I believe she knew what the mission was and fulfilled it to her best ability, and that she did.  From the time I was very small she was always willing to help me along in life.  It wasn't until I was 17, lying in a hospital bed that I realized how much love she had for me.  She didn't complain to help out whenever anyone needed help.  During the time I was in the hospital with brain tumor she would take her time to come see me and still have time to take care of grandma who was bed-ridden. Wow, what a big heart she had!  I always told her how special she was and how much she meant to me, I just wish I could still do that.  You never know how much you will miss a person in your life until they are gone.  Eve may be gone, but her spirit lives on with me forever.  I know in my heart Eve is watching down on me and saying, "Please carry out my mission".    If you haven't figured out her mission it is to spread the love, share with one another, be the best person you can be, and just be happy." 

Eve, you are always in my heart and in my prayers.

I remember the wonderful times I had at Eve's place in CT.  We had a lot of laughs and spent quality time together.  As always, Eve  and I shared memories, traded stories, and bonded as sisters do.  She will always hold a special place in my heart, and I will treasure the many memories we had together.  Eve has touched my heart in so many ways I cannot explain.  I love you Eve !

Your Sister,

Mary