elanoftroy
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Family are so vital
Unfortunately, the only three family members who didn't come - three you would expect to be there - his three siblings. That concerned him very much, that the brother and twin sisters don't talk to each other, much less the cousins. It wasn't till just before we left New Orleans that his siblings realized he was really bad off and visited him.
Warmly,
Helen
Tito's wake...
You may have heard people say, "If only all these people at the wake came to visit him while he was sick to hear how much he was loved!” When the family learned Tito had terminal cancer with less than a year to live, they started planning for his passing....
Saying Goodby
The gathering lasted till late in the night. The one hundred pounds of crawfish lasted till sundown. Eddie stayed outside only long enough for the family photo’s then went inside to rest on the sofa designated for his use. One by one, all the family membe...
re: goodbye
very touching to hear and that he was surrounded by those that were most close to him. -MW
Thank you for the video fix...
I knew I could depend on you Ming... Big hug! He was surrounded by family from beginning to end. He was much of a quiet person and really didn't expect such an outpouring of love by all his cousins. Sincerely, Helen
Thanks for inviting us in ...
Hi Helen, thanks to you and Abigail for bringing us into the family. What an amazing GTG. Great to see the crawfish boil and the extended family. We have to celebrate and remember the good times. Pity that you both couldn't attend IGOTT, but wonderful tha...
It was a great GTG
The family were already looking for a reason to have a big Izaguirre family GTG. The cousins liked Eddie allot; he would bring his mother to visit her sister at her nieces's house, three hours away from New Orleans a couple of times a month. There was alw...
A touching reminder . . .
. . . of just how vital family is. Thank you for sharing, Helen . . . hope the days are getting better for you. Art
Family are so vital
Unfortunately, the only three family members who didn't come - three you would expect to be there - his three siblings. That concerned him very much, that the brother and twin sisters don't talk to each other, much less the cousins. It wasn't till just be...