Goodbye, Mom. I'll miss your
unconditional love and constant thoughtfulness. I'm so sorry that I couldn't be
there to help you and Dad when you needed it the most. I know that my battle
with ALS was more difficult for you to accept, than for me. You do know that I
thought of you every day while you were fighting Alzheimer's and your other
medical issues. I still think of you every day and I regret that I wasn't with
you during the final moments. I prayed for your peace and comfort every day. You
taught me so much, but more importantly you let me be independent and learn on
my own. I know that must have been difficult for you. I'm sorry for some of the
angst, worry and sadness that I caused you, especially during my teenage years.
However, you know that I turned out okay!
I'm proud of the life you lived
as a daughter, wife, mother, friend and artist. You are the daughter of German
immigrants, born during the depression. At a young age, you expressed your
freedom and independence in the boroughs of New York and the streets of
Manhattan. You ran away with my father, near penniless, to San Francisco to
start a new life. The two of you have been so close and together for over 50
years. Together you traveled the world, and brought me along. You were always
adventurous and ready to try something new, to live in a new country—Guam, Okinawa, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Spain. I believe that you loved
the beaches of Isle of Palms, South Carolina the best. We were at peace there.
The ocean and sand dunes embraced us and made our family closer.
Thank you for everything, I miss
you every moment.
Love, Richard.
PS I posted some of your
paintings on my website – anyone is welcome to take a look at my mother's
wonderful artwork.
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