My mom was born December 31 1954. She was the second daughter of Manual and Elizabeth Rodrigues. She told me that as she was growing up she was not a stranger to hard work. At only 17 she gave birth to her first dughter d November 9 1971. alone she got a job and provided for herself and her child. For 5 years when she met John Kaleski JR in 1975 thay married and had me August 0f 1976 and he adopted my older sister than she got pregnant with another child tragetie happened in July of 1978. My fathers dad passed away. In August of 1978 my brother was born again she was left with now 3 children and not very good means to provide for. My brother and I went to live with my aunt well my brother did i went to my grandmothers just next door. We saw our parents as much as they could. In January of 1981 she gave birth to her last child a girl.

In May of 1994 her first grandaughter was born. within a couple years we where all living back home with her in Brockton mass in a house at the end 0f a dead end the house was not always full of laughter but always full of love.

Like all kids we slowly left the nest my brother joined the army, I moved to boston, my older sister got married. in March of 1997 I gave her her second granddaughter in August of 1999 my mohter lost her mother. But in November that same year my younger sister got married in feb of that year someone had a baby girl. i think it was my older sister i am getting confused with all the years the kids where born

On October 2011 I was told the worst thing in the world my hard working never been sick the strongest woman i know was dieing of cancer i didnt want to believe it my mother was dieing. I couldnt understand nor did i except that this was her fate. she faught for months still i thought " MY MOTHER CANT DIE". On December 31 2012 she had her last birthday she turned 58 still ttime in thinking i had all the  time in the world i made arangements to see her on January 12th. She took her last breath January 10th 2012. She was a mother a sister aunt and bestfriend and everyday she is missed in the end she had 9 grandchildren now she has 10 and 2 great grandaughters

This is just a outline of my mothers life i rembered what i could all i know and can share with the people who read this is dont think you have all the time in the world to say good bye or to see someone cuz youre life can change in a new york min