Peggy Chung Jin Thrash, (1977 - 2013) - ForeverMissed.com Online Memorials

Let the memory of Peggy be with us forever

36 years old
Born on April 13, 1977
Passed away on August 1, 2013

This memorial website was created in memory of our loved one, Peggy Thrash, 36 years old, born on April 13, 1977, and passed away on August 1, 2013. We will remember her forever.

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April 13, 2016

Another birthday we celebrate for you without you. Today you would've been 39 years old. Missing you so much that it feels like my heart is breaking all over again. Doing my best every moment to choose to find joy in life in midst of continued grief. Celebrating your birthday today because that's what we always did & that's what we will continue to do. Loving you so much, my sister.

April 13, 2016

Today you would be 39. Today I would have called you old and laugh at you. Today I would have told you that I love you and miss you. Today I can't because you aren't here. Happy birthday nuna! You are forever loved and forever missed.

April 3, 2016

Peggy's favorite quote ;
" Inner peace can be reached only
   when we practice forgiveness.
  Forgiveness is the letting go of the
   past,and is therefore the means
   for correcting our misperceptions."
        - Gerald Jampolsky

March 27, 2016

Peggy's favorite quote ':
" Nothing in the world can take the place of
  persistence. Talent will not; nothing is
  more common than unsuccessful men with
  talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius
  is almost a proverb. Education will not;
  the world is full of educated failures.
Persistence and determination alone are
  omnipotent."
                - Calvin Coolidge

March 16, 2016

Peggy's favorite quote' :
"You know quite well, deep within you,
  that there is only a single magic,
  a single power, a single salvation,,,
  and that is called Loving.
Well then, Love your suffering.
Do not resist it, do not flee from it.
It is only your aversion that hurts,
          nothing else."
               - Herman Hesse

March 14, 2016

Peggy's favorite quote' :
" To find yourself, think for yourself."
- Socrates

March 3, 2016

Peggy's favorite quote' :
"The secret of happiness is not in getting
what you like, but in liking what you
get."
-James M. Barrie

February 23, 2016

Peggy's favorite quote ;
"You've got to love like you'll never get hurt.
You've got to dance like there's nobody
watching. You've got to come from the
heart if you want it to work."
- Susanna Clarke

February 16, 2016

Peggy's favorite quote';
"Why destroy your present happiness by a
  distant misery, which may never come at all?
For every substantial grief has twenty
  shadows and most of the shadows
  are of your own making."
               - Sydney Smith

February 14, 2016

'Peggy's favorite quote' ; " Realize that you can not help a soul
unless that soul really wants help
and is ready to be helped.
I tell you to send that soul nothing
but Love and more Love.
Be still and wait, but be there when
that soul turns for help."
- Eileen Caddy

February 10, 2016

Peggy's favorite quote :
"What we have done for ourselves alone,
dies with us. What we have done for
others and the world, remains and is
Immortal." - Robert Pine

February 5, 2016

'Peggy's favorite quote' ;
If you depend on someone for your happiness
   you are becoming a slave,
   you are becoming dependent,
   you are creating a bondage.
And you depend on so many people,
they all become subtle masters,
they all exploit you in return.
           - Bragwan Shree Rajneesh

February 3, 2016

'Peggy's favorite quote' ;
" We could never Learn to be brave and patient if there were only
Joy in the world." - Hellen Keller

January 25, 2016

This tribute was added by Won Chung on 25th January 2016
Peggy's favorite quote,
" The way to happiness : keep your heart free from hate, your mind from worry,
Live simply, expect little, give much."
- Barney O' Lavin

January 24, 2016

Peggy's favorite quote, "Do not-stand at my grave and weep.
I am not there. I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn's rain.
Do not stand at my grave and cry.
I am not there. I did not die." Author Unknown

January 11, 2016

Among Peggy's belongings, we found her planner where she had written down some memorable quotes that had made an impression on her and her clearly influenced her in her too-brief life. We wanted to share these quotes here - perhaps you may also be moved by that which inspired our Peggy. "Difficulties are opportunities to better things, they are stepping stones to greater experience. Perhaps someday you will be thankful for some temporary failure in a particular direction. When one door closes, another always opens; as a natural law it has to, to balance." - Brian Adams

January 6, 2016

Among Peggy's belongings, we found her planner where she had written down some memorable quotes that had made an impression on her and her clearly influenced her in her too-brief life. We wanted to share these quotes with those who loved our Peggy. Perhaps you may also find inspiration in that which inspired her. "Giving means extending our love with no conditions, no expectations and no boundaries. Peace of mind occurs, therefore when we put all our attention into giving and have no desire to get anything from, or to change, another person. The giving motivation leads to a sense of inner peace and joy that is unrelated to time." - Gerald G. Jampolsky.

August 1, 2015

Today

Today is August 1st,
A day full of
Joy tinged with grief,
Such gain yet also such loss,
Happiness mixed with sadness,
Laughter but also tears.
Today we celebrate him but also mourn her.
Today will always be a day we forever love him and forever miss her.
Today we will forever remember.

August 1, 2015

It's been 2 years and not a day goes by where you are not missed. You would be so proud of your boys nuna!
I love and miss you!!

April 13, 2015

Even though you are gone, we continue to celebrate your life! Happy birthday, Pig! ;) Missing you so much today & everyday. I love you, my dear sister.

April 13, 2015

"April 13th is my favorite day of the year. I miss Peggy eemo so much." (from Jules, Peggy's niece, age 6)

April 13, 2015

Happy B-day Peggy. Me and the WCS family miss you a ton.

Jamal

February 24, 2015

Peggy, your beloved grandma passed away on Feb 9, 2015. She will be buried with grandpa at Seoul National Cemetery in Korea next week. You were one of the most closest grand children with my mom and cared each other so much. She didn’t seem to aware you were no longer with us physically until she died. She couldn’t close her eyes at last, may be because she was waiting for you to come and say goodbye. She had had such a hardship when she had raised three children including me in Korea, but she had had a good life with us here in America for 32 years even though she had spent a reluctant life for the last two years at the nursing home. I’ve been so thankful what your mom has done to her over 30 years, but I feel I was a so undutiful son. I always look for your help to fill the gap when you were with us. She may find you in heaven by now. She will be remembered as a great mom, grandma, mother-in-law and faithful Christian. May you meet with her and find comfort. I am thinking of you this sorrow time badly. I wish you were with us now. I miss you forever.
I Love You. Dad

February 4, 2015

Peggy, you've been gone for 18 months. I cannot imagine life without your amazing Oliver, who fills us with such joy, hope & love. But I still cannot believe that the rest of our lives will be without you. This I will never understand.

September 15, 2014

"Dear God, thank You for my family. Please say hello to Peggy eemo for me. I miss her so much. I can't wait to see her again when I get to heaven." (prayer by Jules, Peggy's niece, age 5)

April 13, 2014

Happy Birthday!! I love you

April 13, 2014

Happy birthday, dearest Peggy, my beloved sister. You truly are forever missed, forever loved, forever cherished. You will be forever remembered.

April 10, 2014

Nuna ... as your 37th birthday approaches this Sunday, I still have trouble expressing the words on how I feel. I am still saddened that I can't just pick up the phone and give you call. I'm still angry that you were taken so early. I feel blessed as I see your boys (Brian, Liam and Oliver) continue to grow. I feel tired at trying to figure out our new "normal". But through it all I feel grateful for the opportunity for having you in my life. Nothing will ever take that away from me. I miss you more and more each day. Love you!

March 18, 2014

I was a student and she had been my teacher. I remember my class and I always giving her a hard time when she would teach things we didn't want to learn but I also remember us having a look of awe when she confessed that she cut her hair and donated it. Many may see that as small but to us it was something the she was made a hero for. When we learned of her pregnancy with her first child I remember us ambushing her with questions like it had been our child. She was a role model of mine and I wish that I had the chance to say that to her... Thank you Ms.Peggy from a past class that you helped strive

March 9, 2014

I dreamt a Peggy dream last night...

I was outside, approaching our home...it was sunny, windless, and not cold.
I heard her laughing, that melodic, punctuated, unbelievably happy laugh, and I knew she was playing with her joy, Liam.

The laugh came from the window of either the playroom or the girl's room. I knew it was just her and Liam in there.

Upon hearing her, I found myself suddenly approaching her at the top of the steps in unbelief. Questions running around in my head, but those questions weren't as important as my seeing her and embracing her.

Neither happiness nor sadness came from her face, just peace. Her appearance was slightly different, difficult to explain, perhaps darker in complexion, mildly weathered, but certainly still beautiful. And there was nothing else I've ever wanted to see more.

Then I woke...glad to have felt her close again.

November 27, 2013

On this Thanksgiving eve, I am very thankful for my friendship with Peggy. She was one of the rare few that in an instant, I felt as if I had known my whole lifetime. Peggy had a warmth and gentleness that drew you in, an openness, a sharp wit, and an incredible generosity. She gave of herself selflessly even though it must have been exhausting at times. She was a great listener and without even saying a word, I felt as if she understood everything about me, like an old soul, like I had known her in a different reality. She was one of the greatest friendships I've ever had. She was the type of friend I never knew I could have, never even knew existed, but once realized, a friend that I needed. And I miss it, with all of my heart. Greatly, dearly, and truly.

November 20, 2013

Prayer by Jules (Peggy's niece, age 4): 'Thank You, God, for the whole earth, for the animals, plants, all the people, and everything that's living. God, I miss Peggy 이모 so much. It feels like my heart is broken forever. Please help fix my heart. We are so sad because we miss Peggy 이모, but we are so happy that Oliver is here. Please help Oliver stay healthy forever. Thank You for our family. Amen.'

November 19, 2013

"I'll never be as happy as when Peggy 이모 was here." (by Hannah, Peggy's niece, age 7)

November 8, 2013

I have two big pictures of Peggy in my office. Looking at her everyday reassures me, and gives me a sense of calm. I'm not a smiler, but everyday I look at her pictures, I smile.

I miss you Peggy!
Jamal

November 7, 2013

I couldn't agree more w/ Jimmy. "It's been 3 months to the day, and yet I still can't seem to put words together to express how or what I feel.
Disbelief remains as I try to figure out what this "new" normal is supposed to be. Anger remains as I try to rationalize why something like this would happen. Sadness remains as I miss you Peggy more & more each day."

November 5, 2013

Peggy, my parents were visiting me near my office right by central park. I pointed it out to them and told them how you used to make lunch and we would walk up the path and sit on the rocks at central park and eat together. Remember that? Sometimes you made stuffed zuchinni, or pasta salad, and one time you made corn chowder! I wanted to sit on 7th ave and cry. Peggy, you are the best

September 29, 2013

I love and miss you. You are the sweetest friend I ever had and continue to have.

September 24, 2013

Peggy, you are so loved. And you are deeply missed. I wish that we had gotten Sunny and Liam together for those play dates we used to talk about. I wish that I could have known you better. You always inspired me to be a better teacher, a better listener, a better friend, a better person. I think of you every day and hold you and your family in the light. Much love from west philly. xoxo.

September 12, 2013

I've held Oliver in my arm feeding him with milk. He has grown up so much last 40 days. Thanks for the good hands and cares for him. Sometimes he smiles and busy to look around him while in my arm. He has beautiful eyes, cheeks and braod forehead. His long fingers and toes remind me of you 36 years ago. He fills our emptiness of you.

September 12, 2013

Peggy, there are people that you always think will somehow be a part of your life in some way or another. You were one of those friends to me. Even though we haven't seen eachother often the past years, I always valued our longtime friendship and hoped to get our two families together one day to reminisce about the old days. Although you have gone, you will always be in my heart.

September 10, 2013

When I had stayed at your house for 2-1/2 months after our car accident, you’ve come to me with small piece of stones in the warm water, and massaged my injured right leg. You've told me “You are still in pain, aren’t you? I hope these warm stones make you feel a little better.” Now I can play golf. The art of your nursing and tender cares bears fruit finally. Thanks Peggy. Love dad.

August 30, 2013

I find that I often feel the ache of losing Peggy most profoundly when I eat. I guess it's because we shared so much of life over our countless meals together. We talked about everything & anything as we ate, esp about our family & how grateful we were to live life together, side by side. Our family was so full b/c of Peggy. Now we do our best to cope with the emptiness of her absence.

August 21, 2013

Mr. Chung,

My incomprehension on your loss. Deepest condolences to you and your family.

Seung-Dae Brian Moon

August 20, 2013

Dear Peggy,
Your goodness lives on in so many hearts, including mine.
Thank you.
Love to your family,
Hope

August 19, 2013

You’ve created a gigantic hole in my heart. I didn’t realize how this hole can be this big and it seems getting bigger day by day. I don’t know how to fill this hole now. But I’d like to take it as a life time task to fill its gap a little by little by giving our love and continuing support to our beloved Oliver, Liam and Brian. You will be forever within me no matter where you are. dad

August 16, 2013

The greatest gift:
I can remember one year I got a t-shirt with Hannah and Juliette picture on it and it said we love Grandpa. It was a long sleeve t shirt so I don't where it in the summer. But I wear it often in the fall and winter. I told Grace that I love that t shirt. She said that Peggy is the one that made it. I love that shirt.

August 16, 2013

Won,

I am so sad to hear about your loss. My prayer to you and your family.

Tuan

August 15, 2013

"Peggy eemo is the funnest person ever. I miss her." (from Hannah, Peggy's niece, age 6)

August 13, 2013

From: Paris Ford, (5th grade memories) I appreciate Ms. Peggy for making me feel comfortable around our Wissahickon Charter community. She helped everybody with their problems and if I could I would thank her in person.When I wanted to talk to somebody Ms.Peggy was always there.

August 9, 2013

Mrs. Peggy words can not express what I am feeling right now. You have been a blessing to my family and you will never be forgotten. Thank you for taking the time out with my son (Mason) for the past three years at Wissahickon Charter School, Mason says " You will be missed Mrs. Peggy and Thank you for everything".

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April 13

Happy birthday Peggy, it would have been a 47th.
Your mom and I went to the Great Falls NP this morning and sat down on your bench, thinking of you many good memories you had left us. I truly missed you every day. Today was the first inaugural day for Christopher's tee ball game, which reminds me of you and Jimmy's old days. We will have a Halmoni camp on 8/18 thru 8/30 for Liam and Oliver this year. We are trying to make the event as joy able as possible. Peggy's Program has been doing well and we will keep it as long as we can.
Love mom and dad

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April 13

I miss you, Peggy, and am so grateful that I got the chance to know you and work with you. You made a huge impact on all of us who knew you and I'm thinking of you.

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April 13

Thinking of you, Peggy, and your beautiful legacy of love which lives on in your boys and the rest of your family - and in all of us whose lives you so profoundly touched. Now that I am a school counselor, your inspiration runs through so much of what I do! I am forever grateful to have been your colleague <3

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August 1, 2018

Hi Peggy,

This year has been quite eventful so far with a big family vacation which felt like a bootcamp. I got promoted, Hun went on biz trips almost every month, and Eurie had a surgery. Just going through the whole process of dealing with her medical needs, I would have to say, was the most difficult thing I've done as a mom. But, I always thought of how you'd have handled situations like this, and it made me regain courage and hope. You would have been so proud of Eurie! We talk about you often and the girls remember how kind and sweet you were. We miss you very much. Though it might be some time until we meet again, when we do, I'll bring my emergency clubbing kit with me. We shall party like we did before. :-)

Love always,
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From August 8th ...

October 22, 2014

Hey 누나, remember our talks about tattoos? And how we said that we would never get a tattoo of someone else's name? Well, guess I was wrong. Got your Korean name (Chung Jin) in hanja the other day on my shoulder. I know there are other ways to "honor" you (wink, wink ... since that's the tattoo I got on my other shoulder when we were hanging out in New York), but I wanted a permanent reminder for myself. And the fact that your name means real, genuine and true made it really fitting.

I miss you so much. I keep finding myself waiting by my phone to see if you texted or called. I keep wishing for even another minute with you to tell you that I love you. I keep searching for a way to just go on, because I know that's what you would have wanted.

Thank you for being such an awesome sister, for being my best friend and for still watching over us all.

Love and miss you always

Liam's birthday

October 20, 2014

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This video was taken on Oct. 19, 2012, when Liam officially turned 1 year old. It's over 2 minutes long, but if you watch the whole thing, you'll get to catch glimpses of Peggy as she was and hear her beautiful voice.
Yesterday, Liam turned 3 years old.
Yesterday was another birthday without Peggy.
Yesterday was another day when she should have been there.
Yesterday was the second time celebrating Liam's birthday without her, his umma who only got to celebrate his first birthday with him.
Though we filled the whole weekend with fun and laughter and love for Liam, it still felt terrible and so wrong without her. Peggy, how we miss you so much and how we wish you were here.

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