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For Vanessa~~~~~Before you Go........
A friend of Vanessa wrote this before she Garduated from Jr.High School
The time has come
to say farewell,
Your good traits,please
don't sell.
A good friend,you'll
always be,
Bad in you,I can
never see.
This is farewell,
not goodbye,
I will try hard,not
to cry.
Your realistic ways
will be missed,
And to see you leave
I won't be pissed.
The conversations in
global we always
shared
The way you always
showed you cared.
And all the characteristics
That make you Vanessa
Make you a person
make you the besta!
Always RJ.
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A Memorial Tree Planting
Tree Planting in Memory for Vanessa was held today at Malta at Salina Bay National Park which will opening in June 07'. The Tree was planted in Honor of Vanessa by her Uncle Tony & her Aunts Annie Mary & Rita. WeLove You and Miss You Vanessa.Look Down on Us.
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Vanessa We Miss You and Love You
I remember the dayOur Vanessa was born like it was yesterday. A small 6 1/2 lb bundle of Joy .Coming home from the Hospital with Mommy,Daddy and Zija Mary our first stop was at my job to show Her to all my workers it was a moment I will never forget.
I remember the early days of Her life I would take in my arms and sing to Her I guess it might of rubbed off as She got older She had a love for music and life .She always was singing in her bath-time,or in the shower.She started school at the age of 5in Kindergarten in Astoria,Queens.When She was in school She always was the good kid did her homework studied and loved school .VANESSA could entertain herself by ''reading'' She would always fall asleep with a book in her hand.VANESSA would watch movies over and over.Her favorite was Robin Hood.VANESSA watched that movie so much ,that She had practically the whole movie memorized.For the first few years of school VANESSA always gave her mommy a hard time going to school,not that She did not want to go,but She was too attached to mom.and VANESSA cried for almost 3 and half years.She loved school very much.She was always in a top class and did very well.VANESSA always came home with ''Certificates'' of Excellence in Science,Honor Roll for Behaviour,Academics, B.E.A.R.(be excited about reading),Special Recognitoion for Citizenship,and ''Principals Honor Roll''.On March 20th,1992 VANESSA was presented with ''Merit Award''which recognise the effort put forth in the ''Simon Says Logo Contest'.etc,etc,VANESSA was very smart,but She never was proud about it,She always put her friends ahead of her.She really enjoyed Her life in school. VANESSA wanted to become a teacher.That was Her wish.SheLoved Children very much. She was always on the top class ,She worked hard and wanted to learn.VANESSA would be home after She finished her home-work you would find her reading a book,or if her cousins came over the week-end She would be playing with them or her aunt would take her to see a movie.VANESSA was always,even from the time She was very young,an honest,sometimes outspoken person.If you asked her opinion about something you could be assured you would hear the truth. She never hesitated to tell mom that her clothes dind't match or me that I needed a shave.Somtimes her honesty scared me. She respected authority,but if She thought they were in the wrong She would tell them.She was also very observent and read people very well.VANESSA was very witty and had a keen sense of humor.She could say and do some of the funniest things without even trying to be funny. VANESSA never had a sleep over at her cousins house.She was too attached to us.I remember our next door friend wanted VANESSA to sleep over with her daughter and VANESSA is ready to go and kissed us good-night and closed the door.After a second we hear a knock on the door.It was VANESSA.She never made it to sleep next door at our friends house.She was a typical adolescent.She liked spending most of her time with her family.VANESSA grew up to be a fine Young Lady.When VANESSA was about to start Junior High School.We were planning to go on Vacation to see our Families in Malta,and like every Summer VANESSA would enjoy Her favorite feast,the beaches and off-course her aunts,uncle and cousins.And then also we were to move to a new place.And everything was new and exciting for VANESSA and our Son VINCENT.Well when we got back from Vacation VANESSA would start her Junior High School.Everything went well.She did very good in school like other years.She liked everything about her High School days. She also learned to drive and loved cruising around with her friends..She studied at Hunter Collage.Her time at Collage was shortened by her diognosis which came at the end of her Semester.But alas that was not meant to be in her last Year of Collage VANESSA was diagnosed with cancer.
I think when someone we Love dies,especially if it is our Child,we tend to idolize that person.VANESSA was,like all of us,human and made her share of mistakes.But She was our Beautiful Baby who blossomed into an even more Beautiful Young Woman inside and out.She was my best friend who would listen to Me and comfort Me like no one else could.And She was the Best Teacher We As Family have ever had Teaching Us things about life and about death.
I would never have known otherwise.
Her Faith,Her Courage,and Her Strength were immeasurable.Instead of asking,''Why me?''She would always say,''Why not me?''VANESSA touched the lives of so many people and made so many friends during the 24 years She was with Us.
All through Her illness She worried more about others than She did for Herself and was so grateful for what God had given Her.When She Smiled that Beautiful Smile,the Love She had inside Her came Shining through. She was wise beyond Her years and had an inner strength that only God could give.
VANESSA had so much to deal with in Her short time here,but She Loved Life and made the most of every moment.She endured to the end,leaning on Her Lord,knowing that He would take care of Her.She found in Him that ''Peace that Passeth all understanding''
VANESSA was born July 29th,1982.Vanessa departed this world on July 31st,2006.Following a 1 1/2 year long battle with colon-cancer.During her illness,much of her life was consumed with treatments,scans,medications,doing whatever it took to obtain a lasting remission.But her life was much more than chemo.She was a very easy daughter to take care of.We know that VANESSA is in Heaven looking upon us. May You Rest In Peace Our Lovely Child.
Love and Miss You and Forever in Our Hearts. DAD MOM and Your Brother VINCENT
''If ever there is tomorrow when We're not together...
there is something You must always Remember
You are Braver than You believe
Stronger than You seem
and Smarter than You think
but the most important thing is
even We're apart.
We''ll always be with YOU
The Cord
We are connected,my Child and I,
by an invisible Cord not seen by the eye.
It's not like the Cord that connects us at birth,
This Cord can't be seen by any on Earth.
This Cord does it's work right from the start,
It binds us together,attached to my Heart
I know that it's there though no one can see.
This invisible Cord,from my Child to Me
The strength of this Cord,it's hard to describe.
It can't be destroyed,it can't be denied
It's stronger than any Cord man could create.
It withstand the test,Can hold any weight
And though you are gone and you're not here with me.
The Cord is still there,but no one can see
It pulls at my Heart,I am bruised,I am sore.
But this Cord is my lifeline,as never before
I'm thankfull that God connects us this way.
A Mother and Child........Death can't take it away.
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