Dermody's

Reagan,

Thank-you for immediately accepting me into your heart as one of your own. I felt your love as a sister and for that I am truly grateful.

I CARRY YOUR HEART

i carry your heart with me (i carry it in my heart)
i am never without it (anywhere i go you go, my dear; and whatever is done by only me is your doing,my darling)
i fear no fate (for you are my fate,my sweet)
i want no world (for beautiful you are my world,my true)
and it's you are whatever a moon has always meant
and whatever a sun will always sing is you

here is the deepest secret nobody knows (here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud and the sky of the sky of a tree called life; which grows higher than the soul can hope or mind can hide)
and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart

i carry your heart (i carry it in my heart)

- EE CUMMINGS

Toni Gillis

Thursday, 04 March 2010

Death is nothing at all,
I have only slipped into the next room
I am I and you are you
Whatever we were to each other, that we are still.
Call me by my old familiar name,
Speak to me in the easy way which you always used
Put no difference in your tone,
Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow
Laugh as we always laughed at the little jokes we enjoyed together.
Play, smile, think of me, pray for me.
Let my name be ever the household world that it always was,
Let it be spoken without effect, without the trace of shadow on it.
Life means all that it ever meant.
It is the same as it ever was, there is unbroken continuity.
Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight?
I am waiting for you, for an interval, somewhere very near,
Just around the corner.
All is well.

A poem I found on my Mom's computer after her passing... see even after her death she still comforted us.

Always in our thoughts and memories Aunt Reagan,
Sincerely,
Toni, your nieces Brynn & Victoria

Nancy Wills

Wednesday, 03 March 2010

Cancer killed Reagan, but it did not conquer her. There are some people who come upon your life that capture your attention and hold it; Reagan was one of those people to me. I admired her and loved her, she was my dear friend.

Laura Parsons

Tuesday, 02 March 2010

When thinking about Reagan, it’s hard to think of just her……
Reagan, Peter & Jill, are all one.
They are part of their Mom’s family and part of their Dad’s family, and yet the 3 share their own little family circle together.

They remind me of wild baby cubs, and Reagan was the protector and their strength.
The words I feel describe her are:
Fierce - would defend her loved ones
Fighter - fought for survival
Gentle - licked the wounds of family who were hurting
Loyal - she stood behind and supported her family in difficult times
Giver - gave of herself her heart, body & soul
Character - she had strong values & opinions and was never afraid to take a stand in what she believed in
Courageous - she fought the Cancer battle with courage & determination, she NEVER gave up, and NEVER complained.
She asked for our strength to help her through this and because we learned from her to be strong
She might have lost the battle, but she NEVER gave up the fight.

She loved and is loved, and will leave a a big emptiness in all of our lives.

Not flesh of flesh,
nor bone of my bone
but still miracuosly my own.
Never forget for a single minute,
you didn't grow under my heart.....but in it!

Till we meet again, R.I.P. Reagan.
Love you forever, Laura

Michelle Diletti

Tuesday, 02 March 2010

My Best Friend

Will it be a lifetime before I see you again,
Lost and alone, I cried out your name,

I know you are there, with tears in your eyes,
Never wanting to leave, I was there by your side

We shared it all, only two girls will know
How much we loved and how our friendship glowed

Never alone is the journey I take,
For your work is done, and I will take your place

Two girls we are never to say goodbye,
I need to be strong as you walk by my side….

Guide me sweet angel for I know not what to do
Where do I go when I am lost and missing you….

To the water I will be, for I will see you there….
It is the one place we belonged and loved to share…

We have this bond that no one can break
Fate wrote it in sand for no one to take

You held my hand with tears in your eyes,
We could see the end, did you hear my cries….

Feel the sun my angel, the sound of the shore,
breath in the salt air, we always wanted more

You my love have been my best friend,
We were there together to the very end….

I love you sweet angel, hold my place in the sand….
One day my friend you will take my hand…..

Michelle C. Diletti
March 2, 2010

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