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This memorial website was created in memory of Sandy Akel.   It is a place to reflect on how Sandy was unique and special to you.  We welcome you to share your stories as that will help keep her memory alive.   Plus, we know Sandy would love it!  In fact, she is probably thinking "My own web pageI That is awesome!".  

September 12, 2023
September 12, 2023
Thinking of you especially today. Wish you were here but I know you're at peace with other loved ones. Miss you!
September 12, 2023
September 12, 2023
Sandy,
Much love to you.
You are forever in my heart.
Blessed Be’
June 9, 2023
June 9, 2023
Especially remembering and missing you today. Love you sis.
June 9, 2023
June 9, 2023
Happy Birthday Sandy!
You are forever in my heart
Much love to you
Blessed Be’
June 9, 2023
June 9, 2023
Happy birthday Sandy! You're still thought of often and missed! ❤️
September 12, 2022
September 12, 2022
I remember you every day, but just especially more today. I love you, Sandy, now, forever.
September 12, 2022
September 12, 2022
Oh Sandy - I can't believe it's been 7 years. Wish you were still here hanging with us! Miss you.
September 12, 2022
September 12, 2022
Sandy,
You are forever in my heart.
I miss you.
Blessed Be’
June 9, 2022
June 9, 2022
Happy 50th Sandy! I celebrated big for you here today. Okay, I had sushi and treated myself to an orchid. But that’s what reminded me of you. I love you, my sister, my friend, my angel.
June 9, 2022
June 9, 2022
Happy 50th birthday! Celebrate big!
Miss you.
June 9, 2022
June 9, 2022
Happy Birthday Sandy !
I love you.
You are forever in my heart.
Blessed Be’
September 14, 2021
September 14, 2021
My sweet sister, miss you
You are always in our hearts 
September 12, 2021
September 12, 2021
A place in my heart will forever stay vacant.
Miss you, miss your soul, miss your spirit.
I love you, my friend, my sister.
September 12, 2021
September 12, 2021
My dearest Sandy,
Your spirit is eternally shining bright.
Love, Hope, Peace.
The sweetest of memories, I miss you very much, you are forever in my heart.
Blessed Be’
June 10, 2021
June 10, 2021
Happy Birthday to our sweet sister
We all miss you and always in our hearts!! ❤️

June 9, 2021
June 9, 2021
Happy Birthday Sandy. You are beautiful soul who will never be forgotten. I love you.
June 9, 2021
June 9, 2021
Happy Birthday Sandy!
You're still and always missed.
I hope Dad is helping you celebrate!
June 9, 2021
June 9, 2021
Happy Birthday Sandy !
You are forever in my heart.
Blessed Be’
September 12, 2020
September 12, 2020
Oh Sandy...the world truly is a worse place without you. I miss you so much. I watched the video of you today. So many memories and also so many new things I want to share with you....one day, my sister, my friend, my guardian angel. I love you! 
September 12, 2020
September 12, 2020
Hi Sandy! I can't believe it's been 5 years. Seems like yesterday you were hanging with me watching movies. To this day when I get a string of texts I think of you and your long texts.
Well Sandy, Dad is with you now...please care for him and keep him company. He always had a soft spot for you. Be there for eachother. Love and miss you both.
September 12, 2020
September 12, 2020
My dear Sister, thinking about you everyday
You are always in my heart. Miss you, I miss your beautiful smilie!
Love you 

September 12, 2020
September 12, 2020
Sandy,
A moment of reflection on the sweet memories
of your beauty, your gentle and graceful ways, the laughter in your voice and your smile.
The brightness and warmth of your spirit always makes mine better.
I miss you, you are forever in my heart
Blessed Be'
June 9, 2020
June 9, 2020
Happy Birthday Sandy.
I smiled today because I thought of you.
I also teared up because I missed you.
Owen is graduating this week!! So wish you could be here. 
I love you, Sandy!

June 9, 2020
June 9, 2020
Happy Birthday Sis!!! We all miss you very much!!
Love you Sandy you are always in my heart ♥️
June 9, 2020
June 9, 2020
Happy Birthday Sandy! You are missed.
June 9, 2020
June 9, 2020
Happy Birthday Sandy !

You are forever in my heart.

Blessed Be ‘
September 12, 2019
September 12, 2019
Sis I miss you very much, always in my heart
September 12, 2019
September 12, 2019
Thought about you today...all day...miss you so much. I love you Sandy.
September 12, 2019
September 12, 2019
Sandy,

Missing you ..........

You are forever in my heart.

Blessed Be’

June 9, 2019
June 9, 2019
Happy Birthday Sandy! It's still hard to believe that you're gone or actually moved on. You're definitely missed and I wish I had more time with you. You definitely left your mark.
June 9, 2019
June 9, 2019
Sandy
Happy Birthday my dear sister! You are always in my heart ❤️, There is not a day goes by that I don’t think about you. I miss our texting and talks
Talks. Have a great Happy Birthday in heaven. Miss you Sis Love you always!
June 9, 2019
June 9, 2019
Happy Birthday Chiquita!  Your dogwood continues to grow in our yard. We all watch it and protect it and can’t wait for its first bloom. Picking up my orchid in honor of you today. And having sushi for dinner. It has become my 6/9 tradition which I now call “National Sandy Day”. 
Oh - mom/dad have taken totally over your gravesite flowers! They visit you often and send pictures of their floral creations. You’d be proud of them. They miss you more than you can ever imagine. We all do. Love you sis.
June 9, 2019
June 9, 2019
My wish for this special day
A birthday hug from me to you
Like the sea surrounds the shore
A quiet moment in time
Words not being spoken
Your heart close to mine
Tears shed not in vain
Only in bliss, knowing......
Your spirit and grace shining bright
Til the end of time
Happy Birthday Sandy !
You are forever in my heart
Blessed Be ‘
November 11, 2018
November 11, 2018
Sandy,
My dear sister not a day go by that I don’t think about you. My heart is broken tell the day I die. Love you sis, you are special to all of us, but I
Know one day we will see each other. I am not going to say goodbye. I am going to say see you later. Love you very much.
September 12, 2018
September 12, 2018
"A great soul serves everyone all the time. A great soul never dies. It brings us together again and again" 
I miss you my soul sister.
September 12, 2018
September 12, 2018
Still think of you often and hope you are always smiling - miss you!
September 12, 2018
September 12, 2018
I know your spirit is always shining bright.

You are forever in my heart and will always remember the sweet memories of times we shared together.

I miss you
Blessed Be ‘
June 9, 2018
June 9, 2018
Leaving you a beautiful bouquet of violet delphiniums....Happy Birthday! Love you Chiquita.
June 9, 2018
June 9, 2018
Happy Birthday Sandy !
You are forever in my heart.
Blessed Be'
September 12, 2017
September 12, 2017
2 years, 24 months, 730 days, 17520 hours, 1,051,200 minutes - no matter how you count the time, it ends up being the same - every second I miss you.  I miss your texts. I miss seeing your name popping up on my phone. I miss our gripe sessions. I miss your voice. I miss our online shopping. I miss your fashion advice. I simply miss you. I love you dear sister. You will always be my chiquita.
September 12, 2017
September 12, 2017
In loving memory of you. Love, Hope and Peace.

Love: I miss the love you always had shown for your family and everyone around you. The genuine compassion and the willingness to forgive those, myself included, when we sometimes disappointed you.

Hope: I miss your daily optimism. You always had that faith that everything was going to be ok. That beautiful expression of trust. A true gift !

Peace: I miss your gentleness and your kindness, Your tranquil composure.
You brought out the best in me, making me a better person.

Blessed Be'
June 9, 2017
June 9, 2017
Missing you, loving you, celebrating you...Happy Birthday Sandy!
June 9, 2017
June 9, 2017
Wishing you a happy birthday today Sandy! I think of you often and miss you - I hope you are celebrating and know you are very missed. Love always!
June 9, 2017
June 9, 2017
Wonderful birthday blessings to you, Sandy..... I miss you so. You may not be here to celebrate your birthday, but please know that you are always in my heart. The full moon shining brightly on your birthday this year is a pretty neat gift! Blessed Be'
September 12, 2016
September 12, 2016
Sept 12th - Ugh! Hate this day.  I thought of you today, but that's not new.  I think of you EVERY day.  I miss you dearest sister. Just know that God may have you in his arms, but you are forever in my heart.  I love you Chiquita!  Sending a warm hug your way.
September 12, 2016
September 12, 2016
A year ago today, I received that fateful phone call that you had left us. I have learned from the heartbreak, the sorrow and the pain. The sweetest of memories shall always remain. I write of the joy you have given me and all around you. I find comfort in that special place in my heart is still surrounded by the warmth of your love. In honor of your eternal spirit. But for the grace of thee, go I. Sandy, I so miss you. Love and peace to you and your sweet family.
Blessed be'
June 10, 2016
June 10, 2016
Thought of you all week and hope your first birthday in Peace was exactly that - Peaceful. You are so missed, loved and beautiful!
June 9, 2016
June 9, 2016
Sending the most beautiful orchid your way. Happy birthday Chiquita! You are missed. You are loved.  You are beautiful.

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September 12, 2023
September 12, 2023
Thinking of you especially today. Wish you were here but I know you're at peace with other loved ones. Miss you!
September 12, 2023
September 12, 2023
Sandy,
Much love to you.
You are forever in my heart.
Blessed Be’
June 9, 2023
June 9, 2023
Especially remembering and missing you today. Love you sis.
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July 4th Fireworks

June 16, 2016
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Sandy loved fireworks.  She captured these while at Mary's house for the July 4th party (June 27th).   You can hear Sandy talking about enjoying the pool as she sat on the side watching the fireworks.  I remember thinking "they are just fireworks - why is she videotaping them" but that was Sandy.  She found beauty in the smallest things.  Even on drives while I was focused on getting from Point A to Point B, she would go "did you see those flowers there?".  

Always Enjoying The Journey

July 11, 2016
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I first met Sandy in the year 2006, ten years and for me over a million miles ago. It was a sunny Jacksonville day when our life paths intersected. That brief encounter ended with a simple hug, a warm embrace. As I watched Sandy drive away in her car, it struck me that warm embrace had a familar feeling, as if it was from someone I knew a very long time ago. Sandy and I always stayed in touch and over the years our friendship grew and we developed a very strong bond to each other.

Sandys spirit is a wonderful combination and mixture of the gentleness and kindness of an old soul, sprinkled with a childs curiosity, encapsulated with the natural beauty and grace of a Goddess. Sandys beautiful smile was illuminating. When Sandy smiled the dynamic in the room changed, always joyous, for everyone present.

We shared our beliefs and interests. We were blessed we were both good listeners. We truly enjoyed each others stories. Sandy shared my love of music.When we were together we did things like going to the flea markets Sandy enjoyed or me digging out my cranky telescope and we would be stargazing the infinity of the universe for a few hours. I truly admired the depth of love Sandy had for her parents and family. Sandy gave me a gift I will forever cherish, she instilled a belief of hope that went straight to my heart.

Though she rarely rode with me, Sandy really enjoyed feeling she was part of my journeys. Sandy was a night owl, so she really understood the mystique of when your day begins with a beautiful sunset and you steal away the night when most other spirits are sleeping, your days journey ending by daybreak. For Sandy, another day farther in her lifes journey, for me it was 500 miles closer to my lifes ultimate destination. We were nocturnal soulmates. The witching hour (3am) seemed to always be ours. This was true whether we were apart or together. We had great chats or conversations when apart, when together, it was not unusual for us to be at IHOP at 3am enjoying Sandys favorite chicken crepes with hollandaise sauce.

On a mystickal halloween we were helping each other with our costumes. Sandy told me " Okay, if I'm really going to become the 'Goddess of Hope', does that mean I will be able to become friends with all the other Goddesses? " I asked her, " You mean like coffee klatching at some Starbucks in the universe? " She responded "Exactly!" (laughs) I in return "Sweetheart, I can't answer that question!" (laughs) But if you knew Sandy, her question was sooooo Sandy! It was that beautiful combination of light hearted candor surrounding a very real curiosity. Moments like those I just found adorable.

Lifetime(s) from now when I am in my starship still stealing away in the darkness and the miles are in the billions, not millions. I'll still feel blessed Sandys spirit and mine forever entwined. Perhaps someday in a far away part of the universe, at some Starbucks, I'll see Sandy again with her Goddess friends and we will share a simple hug, a warm embrace, and start our friendship and bond anew.

The slideshow respresents some of Sandys favorite pictures from my trips. She loved the mountains, sunsets, rainbows, fall colors, insane weather, silly signs (Sandy "The Promised Land has a truck stop? That's hilarious!" Me..."Well, Promised Land, Pennsylvania does and it's the pits!" laughs!),  always enjoying the journey! The first picture is from right outside Sandys front door of her home. The last photo, when Sandy first saw it exclaimed " THAT picture is art! It needs to be enlarged, framed and hung on the wall." She really liked that picture (Downtown Chicago I-90, 2AM, the fog already rolled in from the lake, lightly raining.) Hope you enjoy!

A Birthday Video From Sandy

June 8, 2016

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