My co-worker Carol Mileski

Karen, John, Lauren & Family,

Your Mom was once of the nicest, sweetest ladies I ever had the opportunity to have cross my life's path.  She was more than my office mate, she was a friend and many times, my other "mom".  She helped me through many difficult times when I found out my own mother had cancer that would not be beat--she stood by me and was always there as a shoulder to cry on during those very difficult times.

I remember how proud she was when all her grandchildren came along - she glowed from ear to ear!  She never stopped talking about how proud she was of her children.  She had so many stories to share of her own children especially Karen's beautiful home, how proud she was of her Johnny, and how precious Lauren was to her for so many reasons.

She shared stories about her life with your Dad and often told me how regretful she was that she never had her own dress shop~~often sharing how that had been the one passion in her life that she never realized.  She did all the alterations for my daughter's wedding dress and it fit like a glove by the time she was finished.  She came to the wedding to see her beautiful work and smiled all day long.

Her beautiful flowers were another of her passions.  She certainly did enjoy her dirt therapy!  Her dried flower arrangements were awesome and there are still some hanging on the walls in both my home and at my dad's in Florida.

Your dad used to come over to our house in Layton every Sunday or to Bubby's barn to hang out with all of us and she always knew where he was and didn't have to worry about him.

I learned a lot working alongside of her for quite a few years.  She rode back and forth to work with me for about a year when her car was broke down and we became friends.  She also called me one Sunday to tell us that she thought the mountain on Stokes was on fire and it certainly was!  She was the very first one to see it from the deck of her house and it burned for about a week!

The last time I saw her, she came to see me to bring me the information about your dad's passing.  I had been out of state when it happened.

She was always my friend, a very loving and caring, beautiful woman.  I could not bare to see her in any different way than the last time I saw her and chose to remember her that way.  It does not mean I ever thought ay less of her.  She was a very compassionate person and I want you all to know that she meant a lot to me and I am very grateful for the times that she and I had together.

Your lives were richer for having had her as your mother.  She will never be forgotten by me and she made a deep, everlasting impression in my life.

God Speed to Her.......

Cheryl