Dearest Sis:

I've missed you so much this past year. I think about you all the time, wondering if you'd be living here in North Carolina. We would have had some great times together. I wish you a happy birthday tomorrow. I love you.

Twice a day I pass your parents house on Lake Mauweehoo, so at least twice a day you are on my mind. I hope they enjoyed living there because I think it's a very beautiful place. Especially now with the leaves turning. You would think so too.

Dear Maryann - I've been thinking about you all week in anticipation of the 11th anniversary of your passing. So often I think about what things would be like if you were still alive ... Would you be living in NC with Kathy? What sort of wonderful craft projects would you be doing in your retirement? How often would I get to see you? What would your relationships with Adam and Chaya be like now that they're teenagers?
I was telling a friend about you the other day. What a kind, loving, and generous person you were. How much I miss you. How much I wish you were still here. Somehow I hope that you know all of this. I love you so much.

Dear Maryann - I'm sorry that I didn't post anything these past two days. For whatever reason, it has felt as hard as ever to tell you how much I miss you. I wish you were here. We all miss you so much. It's been a long ten years.

I miss you, I think about you when I walk on the beach, remembering how you loved it. I think of you when I need a friend to talk too. You were there for me when I lost my son, my brother...always had a hug or some good advice.. also silly memories, I think of the way you loved the filet mignon at the restaurant in Atlantic Beach.lol So many times you’re on my mind. I love you and you’ll always be my best friend..

Miss you. Love you, Sis.

I pass by Coote Hill every day on my way home from work and remember you at your parents house there.

Happy Birthday Maryann!

Happy Birthday Sis! Love you soooo much. You are greatly missed.

Happy Birthday Sis! I miss you sooo much Maryann. I still feel your presence. I love you.

Happy Birthday Maryann!

Happy 60th birthday tomorrow Maryann! I can hardly believe you've been gone from us for 7 years. We all miss you so much. I love you!

My dear Maryann - I can't tell you how often I think about what it would be like if you were still here with us. It makes me so sad that you're not here to see Mark and Ashley get married, to see Adam and Chaya grow up, and to share everything else that life entails. Not fair. I miss you so, so much.

Happy Birthday Maryann! I miss you sooo much. I know you're looking out for all of us from heaven. I still feel your presence. I love you!

Happy 59th birthday, Maryann! Sure hope you're celebrating your final year in your 50's! Do you know how much you're missed? Life would be so different (so much better!) if you were still with us .... how I wish that were true. I love you and miss you.

Happy belated Birthday Maryann:
I know your infectious smile is lighting up heaven. I know it is making me smile thinking of it. I remember how you used to laugh at me because I was so shy and you were anything but. The shyness is pretty much gone but I am sure you could still make me blush. You are very much missed.

Dearest Maryann:
It's hard to believe it's been 5 years. I miss you sooo much dear sister. I know you are with us all in spirit and that we will be reunited again some day. I love you.

Happy Birthday Aunt MarMar! You should be celebrating turning 58 tomorrow. We miss you so much ... Think about you all the time. We still call the guest bedroom in our house "Aunt MarMar's room" ... hopefully you know all of this because you can watch us from heaven. I would give anything for you to be here with us. Life would be so different if you were.
Love you so much, Maryann.

Happy Birthday, Aunt MarMar! Hard to believe that you'd be 56 today. I've been thinking about you a lot lately. Went to a Zumba class -reminded me so much of Jazzercise! Remember that? We used to go to that and laugh our heads off, we had so much fun ! Wish you'd be celebrating Adam & Chaya's birthdays with us too. We all miss you so much. If only you could come back.

Once again, while walking on the beach, picking up a few shells, my best friend Maryann, was right there with me, in my heart and in every step I took. Tears fell, and I asked why?  We still cannot forget that terrible day... I know she is gone from this earth, but she will always be part of my life, missed and loved.

It's so hard not to cry. I miss my sister terribly and wish there was some way to bring her back. I wish she had taken better care of herself so that maybe she would be alive today and enjoying her life. She so richly deserved to be happy and loved ... she never got even close to her fair share of any of that. If you can hear me now, Maryann, please know how much I love you and miss you.

Miss you so much Maryann...I think of you everyday..something always comes up and my first thought is to share it with you. You are so missed by all your friends and family..love you and miss you....

M.A. was the constant.. I'll never forget when she showed up on my doorstep in WPB having eloped with Mark.. When she told me I immediately turned into our dad..lol... then realized that she had chosen me to tell first... wow what an honor.. the magic of facebook has allowed many of her friends to share memories with me.. I miss her healing presence.

Maryann was a great friend and I miss her a lot. I was just thinking about her this week because she would have celebrated her birthday on Monday, Oct. 10th. I am sure she is smiling down on us and had one of her best b-days ever!

Oh God, has it really been a year? The memories of that day have come flooding back like a tidal wave. I look at her picture every day and still can't believe she's gone, that she isn't going to call or send an email. I love you, Maryann. I miss you so much.