Obituaries

You were both little girls when I last saw you, just beginning the journey into young adulthood. My thoughts and prayers are with all of you and I know Amber will be in your hearts forever. Here is a lovely poem:Parable of immortality (A ship leaves . . ) by Henry Van Dyke - 1852 - 1933 I am standing by the seashore. A ship at my side spreads her white sails to the morning breeze and starts for the blue ocean. She is an object of beauty and strength, and I stand and watch until at last she hangs like a speck of white cloud just where the sun and sky come down to mingle with each other. Then someone at my side says, 'There she goes! Gone where? Gone from my sight - that is all. She is just as large in mast and hull and spar as she was when she left my side and just as able to bear her load of living freight to the places of destination. Her diminished size is in me, not in her. And just at the moment when someone at my side says, 'There she goes! ' , there are other eyes watching her coming, and other voices ready to take up the glad shout: 'Here she comes!'

I am so sorry for your loss. I know the hole in your heart will never be filled but the ache will ease in time particularly as you recall every special moment you've shared together and know how many people Amber touched in her life and how her memory will live on through those who loved and cared for her.

Shelley, Cheryl and family ... my deepest sympathies and condolences to you on the tragic passing of Amber. She will be missed, but never forgotten!

My thoughts are with the family as they struggle with the loss of someone so vibrant and full of life! Thanks, Amber, for your care with the residents.