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12:09pm, July 10, 2009
On July 17th, 2009, After a 9 year battle with cancer, the Golden Rose of Atlantia went to sleep never to awaken and grace us with her smile again. A small part of me is grateful that she is no longer suffering, but as when any one special to us passes another part is heartbroken. No one could ever meet her and not fall in love with her. She had the poise, the grace and the courtesy of a true born queen, and no one who ever had the chance to meet her could not walk away without being in awe and cherish this woman in their hearts. I watched as this terrible disease wracked her body, little by little, but never diminished that beautiful smile or the incredible way she treated everyone she met. She had a grace and internal beauty that so many of us reach out to be, but so few can obtain as naturally as it came to her. She is an insperation to us all, as even as she was fighting for her life, you would never tell from how she treated everyone around her. The world will be a much darker place without her, as we all attempt to carry on her legacy, and just try to carry on without her... I would have traded places with her, at any time, just so she would not suffer. She had so much to offer the world.. It isn't fair that she was taken from us at such a young age.
My heart is broken for her dear husband. I consider myself blessed, indeed, to have been present the day he first saw her. It is the one and only time I can honestly say I witnessed true, pure, love at first sight, and although she had already begun the battle with cancer, his love for her only grew, and never waivered. It was the love of a lifetime, and as young as they both were, I worry how he will carry on... We all have told him that we are here for him, and will help him in any way he can, but knowing what it feels like to have a heart that is broken beyond repair, and only the one you lost could ease the pain... I wish I could give him words of comfort that will ease his loss, but I have yet to find them myself.
The heavens have been graced with a most beautiful angel... I only pray that someday I will see her again, and once again have my soul lifted by her grace and beautiful soul.
