Friends, if you have not heard, Angela's odyssey with cancer has met its end.  She is truly an angel now.  She left this life on Saturday morning, and I am confidant that she is with the Father.

Until about a week ago, her long-term memory was completely intact.  If you wrote to her or about her, she remembered you, and she recalled an event or circumstance that involved you.  The only times that she ever cried were in moments of joy that that swept through her as she re-lived an experience that she shared with one or more of you.

Though she was not able to reply to you all, every prayer and kind thought, each card and flower brought her happiness.  Thank you for those blessings and gifts.  Thank you for encouraging her.  Thank you for taking time to remind her that her life was far more than the difficulty and heartbreak of the last year.  Thank you for loving her. Know that she loved you, and know that the opportunity to love you was to her a great privilege that brought a smile to her face and touched her heart with pure happiness.

God bless you all.