HelenWrightFamily

Mary-my condolences go out to you and your entire family on the loss of your mother. I’m happy you got those precious moments you needed during her final days.

Dear Gram,

During the past few years we have gotten to know each other better than when I was younger. I will never forget you and I will always miss you. Love you Gram.- Whitney Wright (Chesapeake, VA)

August 12, 2008

Dear Mom,

I cannot tell you how much I miss you, and how much I love you. Thank you for your true appreciation and encouragement of any project I was working on. Thank you for telling me that I am a great teacher when I was so discouraged that I wanted to quit teaching. Thank you for your sense of humor. Thank you for being so strong, and for holding on long enough to bring your children together. I miss you so much it hurts, but I know that you have shed the physical body that was to tired, and hurt so much. I love you, my beautiful little mama. -Virginia Jahn (Decatur, GA)

August 13, 2008

HELLO GRAM, BEEN THINKING BOUT YOU. I SURE DO MISS YOU A LOT. YESTERDAY MARIA GOT OUR YOUR BLANKET FOR TRINITY TO PLAY ON, ON THE FLOOR, SHE LOVED IT. I SURE DO WISH IT WERE YOU LAYIN ON IT, ON THE COUCH THOUGH. ITS NEVER GOING TO BE THE SAME AROUND HERE WITHOUT YOU GRAM. BUT I KNOW YOU ARE IN A BETTER PLACE. LOVE YOU GRAM. -Matt Wright (Norfolk, VA)

August 16, 2008

Mom, I think of you everyday, pretty much all day long. Remembering you doing your crosswords, remembering how you and dad used to make funny faces to get us all laughing. You always said it was better to laugh about something than cry, so tha is what we are trying to do. I love you, and miss you. Love, Ruth.

-Ruth Kline (Onalaska, WI)

August 21, 2008

Helen, as long as we are alive your spirit lives on. We will remember you and how you touched us all. As a testimony to your life you leave a large and close knit family that will miss you. -Gary Kline (Onalaska, WI)

August 22, 2008

Dear Mom, its going on a month now that you left, and its still strange to walk into the house and not see you on the couch. I miss the way you’d roll your eyes at me when you saw me coming through the door. Nobody can bring themselves to clean out your room either. I guess we are just not ready yet. I have always loved you mom and I miss you. That phone call meant more than you can imagine. We know in our hearts it was without a doubt you.- Mary Wright (Norfolk, VA)

August 23, 2008

Dearest Mom,

It was a month ago(almost) that I last heard your voice. It seems like a lifetime ago now-when you asked me to call you one more time before bedtime. How I wish I had. I love you so much- you funny, sweet mother. I hope you are not tired anymore.- Norma Jean Almodovar (Panorama City, CA)

August 24, 2008

Dear Mom,

Even though it has been almost a month since you left us, I will wake up just before 9 so I can get out there and start the water for your oatmeal and tea. The couch doesn’t look right without the sheet on it. We are still sharing out 911 stories, and which one of us was on your evil list for the day. We all know now why you were like that, but knew that somewhere in that confusion you were still there when you would crack a joke at our expense. I miss you. Love, John -John Wright(Norfolk, VA)

August 28, 2008

Dear Mom,

I went to Norfolk to pick up my car last weekend, and walked into the house and not seeing you on your couch, with your puzzles and telephone, hurt more than I ever thought it could. I miss you so much. I think of you every day, and am reminded of your constantly. I love you. -Virginia Jahn(Decatur, GA)

August 29, 2008

Dear Mom,

I can’t tell you how hard this has been. I miss you so very much and still find myself planning my day’s off around you. I find myself crying for no reason other than I know that your not here to comfort me. Tim sent me a text the other day telling me that Matthew wanted to make a grandma to sit on the other end of the couch so that things would be normal again...even if we were going to use a watermelon head. I love you, Mom and miss your every day. Love, your Esther Joy- Esther Finch (Norfolk, VA)

August 31, 2008

Hey Gram, I was driving along yesterday and drove by Arbys and of course it made me think of you. After all the only reason I ever went there was to get you lunch occasionally. I guess there’s so much more than any of us realized that remind us of you. Its sad but at the same time nice to remember you in so many things. Love you Gram and I miss you so much. Matt- Matt Wright(Norfolk, VA)

September 24, 2008

Hi Mom, We have started working on cleaning your room. It is slow going because there are so many memories tied up in there. It is hard not to walk past the sofa and not see you there. We have continued on without you, but the trip is a little more difficult now. I miss you Mom.- John Wright(Norfolk, VA)

I can’t believe it has been nearly 3 months since you left us. I still miss you so very much! I think about you every day. I love you, Mom. -Norma Jean Almodovar(Panorama City, CA)

Dear Mom, This Thanksgiving was our first without you. You were the heart and soul of our family and I miss you. I am so confused because I had no one to trick into eating the sweet potatoes thinking it was butternut squash. We waited for you to call...Don took your seat this year and I made him complain! Mom...it is so hard here without you...I love you so much and miss you. I know you spent your first Thanksgiving with Grace in many years and I know that made you happy...I’m glad your at peace in Heaven...I love you Mom...Love, Esther Joy -ESTHER FINCH(Norfolk, VA)

Well, its Christmas. Your favorite time of year. So many memories are flooding through my heart and mind right now and many are about you. You kept us together as a family and fed us the best Christmas Ham. But the best part of Christmas was with knowing everyone was going to be there. We will be going to Tim’s in the morning and it will be hard not seeing you there...scooting your way out to the back room to open gifts with everyone. I know your in Heaven looking down on us and our able to spend Christmas with Grace, something you have not been able to do in years. You both have your wings now and I know your going to be with us. In our hearts and souls you are not forgotten. I miss you mom. I miss you Grace Elizabeth(you were the best sister anyone could wish for) I love you both. Love, Esther Joy -Esther Finch (Norfolk, VA)

Dear Mom, It’s January 4, my birthday. I have your Diary and 42 years ago you wrote “I woke up in room 209 about 0630 this morning, they told me I’d delivered at 1:05am, a girl Esther Joy, I only remember pain, agony, and more pain.” Then you wrote that I was beautiful, 6lbs 10oz. So alert and wide awake. I wanted to thank you, mom, for giving me life. I love you and miss you daily. Love, Esther Joy -Esther Finch(Norfolk, VA)

Hey gram, been thinking about you a lot lately, of course it is past Christmas time. I have been hearing one song that always reminds me of you, I remember hearing it as a little boy on your radio, don’t know what its called but I love hearing it now. I know you’re here when I do. Its been a hard year, my Grandma Owens died too, I’m sure your both up there together now. Miss you so much, love you Gram, Matt -Matt Wright(Norfolk, VA)

Dear Mom, I can’t believe it is almost your birthday! 2 days to go...It is really cold and March came in like a Lion just like you always said it would. I hope that your having a wonderful time in heaven with Grace Elizabeth and all your friends. I miss you mom, so very much. Never a day goes by that there is not something that reminds me of you. Your forever in my heart and I love you. Love, Esther Joy -Esther Finch (Norfolk, VA)

Happy Birthday (almost) Mom, I will always remember your birthday because you always said “March Fourth, young man, March Forth.” I miss you Mom, and I have been looking for you to come out of your room, I love you and miss you. -John Wright (Norfolk, VA)

Happy Birthday mom. There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t think about you and miss you. 8 months later and its still odd without having “mom” day. I love you -Mary(Norfolk, VA)

Here’s something(if it comes through) that reminds me we’ll see you again when the time comes: -David Wright(Vallejo, CA)

sorry I am a couple days late on your birthday, but you know I miss everyone’s. The only easy one to remember is Joe’s for obvious reasons, oh and Esther’s(we know its only because its Matthew’s birthday too). :-) but thats no excuse. So Happy Birthday GRAM. I miss you lots gram, and always will. But I know I’ll see you again someday and you’ll always be with me in my memories. I love you gram. Love, Matt -Matt Wright (Norfolk, VA)

Dear Mom, Yet another month has passed and now it’s John’s Birthday. So many things have happened and changed since you left us. It is difficult to go to Tim’s house, where everywhere I look, I can see you there puttering around. I love you mom and miss you every day. Love, Esther Joy -Esther Finch (Norfolk, VA)

Well Gram, Tomorrow is another Easter. The First without you and Gram Owens around. It just feels weird, even though I am working. And I haven’t been home for Easter since I moved here it just doesn’t feel right knowing that you both are not here. I miss you a lot gram. Love you. Love, Matt -Matt Wright(Norfolk, VA)

Hey Mom, it is Easter and you are not sitting on the Couch in the living room doing your Crossword puzzles while Tim gets the Ham ready for dinner. We all enjoyed a chuckle when you turned down Ham because it gave you gas. Not that it stopped you from puttering about...We miss you, Love, John -John Wright (Norfolk, VA)

I just wanted to wish you a Happy Mother’s Day. It is really tough for me with you being gone. I have been trying to figure out how you managed to get through it 14 times!! Well, at least I will be going to work and it will be a distractionl I love you, Mom!! I’m glad you can spend today with Grace. Love, Esther Joy -Esther Finch(Norfolk, VA)

This is the first Mother’s day without our Mom. It seems very different and sad. Miss you Mom. -Tim Wright (Norfolk, VA)

Gram, I can’t believe its almost been a year since you’ve left us. I miss you a lot. Yesterday I had a customer that I swear could’ve been your sister. It made me smile to see her, at the same time it made me sad. I wish it was you. Miss you Gram. -Matt Wright(Norfolk, VA)

Dear Mom, Almost a full year since you decided it was time to go home. We all miss you a bunch! 2008 was NOT a good year, all around. See you soon! -David Wright (Vallejo, CA)

Dear Mom, Its hard to believe a full year has passed since you left. A lot has changed over the past year, some of it good, some of it not so good. I can’t look at Chicken Soup or waffles without thinking of you. I miss you. Mary -Mary Wright (Norfolk, VA)

Well, Gram its been a year. It doesn’t seem possible. I think of you all the time, in so many things I see and do. It somehow make me think of you. You have touched all our lives in so many ways, and I know you will be missed by us all, always. I miss you very much. Love you gram -Matt Wright (Norfolk, VA)

Well, gram looks like this will be my last message on the Guestbook. Once again was drivin by an Arby’s and thought of your lunches. LOL I will never forget you gram. I love you so much, miss you lots too. Love, Matt -Matt Wright (Norfolk, VA)

I made the last entry into the guest book.I can’t remember my exact words. I copied the last of the entries before mine got posted. I miss our Mom, and I know all of you do too. I will try to keep her memory alive on the website.