Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Auntie Judy held a special place in my life as I grew up. Our family always stopped to visit on our trips from Ontario to Shaunavon. Rivers is where we got to play with cousins, have BBQ'd steak even in the dead of winter and enjoy big bacon and eggs for breakfast if we were lucky enough to stay overnight. Later, my great pleasure in enjoying the company of Auntie Judy and Uncle Vern became a special part of springtime / Easter visits in Freeport. That is where Ken and our children got to know and love Auntie Judy as much as I did. There is no doubt that life brings each of us joy in the persons of our family and loved ones. Auntie Judy played a role in the persons each of us has become.
What a special gift! A life marked with patience, understanding, kindness and generosity, such as the life Auntie Judy lived, graces all of our lives with experiences of those virtues. They are God-given. We are grateful for Auntie Judy's presence in our lives and our faith assures us that God has embraced Auntie Judy, that she rests in the warmth of His presence. May that same embrace console you in your sorrow at the loss of your mom/grandma/sister/friend.
Ken, Corinne, Ryan, Aimee, Quinn, Trevor, Kai, Liam Sampson.
