Wednesday, January 1, 2014
Dear Kathy and family, I was sorry to hear of the passing of your mom. My thoughts and prayers are with you. My Dad said she had been at your home for the last while - how lucky she was to have you with her. Please give me a call when you have a chance. Our # is 585-889-4498. Love, Sharon I am so sorry for your loss. Please let me know if there is anything i can do. Dorthy was a very nice lady. Kathy and family, I am so sorry to hear of the loss of your mother. I know how difficult these times are for you. My thoughts and prayers are with you. Love lives on after death. It is in your heart and your memories. May they comfort you. Holly When I was in first grade and my sister was in fifth, my parents hired Mrs. Walker to be their housekeeper and babysitter. From the time I was in first grade up through my high school years, Mrs. Walker came to our house Monday-Friday during the school year. She cleaned, made our lunches, drove us to school and picked us up, and became part of our family. Its funny how memories flood back. She was there when I came home from school with a concussion in third grade. She was there when I put my head through our dining room ceiling lamp, seconds after she told me to get off the table before I hurt myself. (Thats what I got for not listening!) She stayed with us when my parents took a two week summer vacation without my sister and me. During those two weeks, we had a garage sale, and Mrs. Walker was the first person I ever saw drinking iced coffee, back around 1977 or so. (Ew, I thought at the time. I now know better. Iced coffee is good!) I remember that she took us to the Fantasy Island amusement park during that vacation, and I showed my appreciation by having a temper tantrum when we left. (I still feel guilty about that.) To this day, my sister and I fondly recall her coming to our house in the mornings, shouting out to us Hellooooooo! Helloooooo!, my sister and I would holler back. How are youoooooo?, shed counter. Fiiiiiine! How are youooooo?, wed respond. It got to be a ritual we did every morning, for years. And it still brings a smile to my face. Mrs. Walker was a genuinely decent, wonderful, caring person. My whole family loved her. My old high school friends still ask about her, and remember her fondly. Over the years, we lost touch with Mrs. Walker, but we never, for one moment, forgot her. She was a fantastic caregiver, and I consider myself blessed to have known such a beautiful person. Please accept our condolences, and know that Mrs. Walker touched the lives of many people. Our thoughts and prayers are with your families.Just the other day was going through pictures and came upon a birthday party she was at with us. She was such a beautiful person. We will always remember her beautiful smile and caring personality.Our wedding picture with her and Fred sits in our dining room and now they both are watching over us.All our love, Hoppy and Sharon and family Dear Mike: My sincere sympathy upon the loss of your mother. Have often thought of your mom, and wondered how she was doing, She is about 8 years my senior. May the Lord bless you and your family at this time of loss. Sincerely, Don Robinson. The greatest woman I had the honor and privilege to know, and deliver her newspaper. My sympathy goes out to her family, she will truly be missed. This seems cold, but since no viewing........ I used to call Dorothy occasionally because I remember the family and how lovingly Dorothy's mother spoke of all her children. As a child I visited often the State Street home in Gasport with Blanche and Hosea. Fond memories for me. I often watered the flowers on the Walker plot very near the Spears gravesites. With sincere sympathies Betty Kathy & Mike...I was so sorry to hear about your Mom. She was a very special lady and I loved her laugh and sense of humor. I loved talking with her and as you know she was my annual call for many years for the Community Calendar and we'd get caught up with all the good stuff about you both and your children. She loved all of you very much and so enjoyed the grandchildren. Kathy I don't know if you remember but you and Rozzie were my first baby sitters and will always have a special place in my heart. I remember leaving you with Michele when she was hardly a month old and you did great...guess that is why you had 4 of your own...I think 4 or is it 5. My love to all of you and your family and of course, the cousins etc. Donna My brother Daniel did a lovely job here of remembering Mrs. Walker's time with our family but I have write too. We had no grandparents living in the area and for many years Mrs. Walker filled that void for us. She took care of us, ran us around to meetings and lessons and gently taught us much about being honest, caring, true people. Long after Dan and I were probably old enough to come home to an empty house, we were blessed to have Mrs. Walker to come home to. My thoughts and prayers are with her family. ;
