Lorie Gomes
Dearest Auntie E, I don't know if you will even know that I am writing this to you, but I really hope the message gets through somehow. I have a lot of fond memories of you growing up. I can see you sitting at the table at great grandma's house telling stories and fidgeting with a napkin or handkerchief in your fingers while you talk. You and grandma were similar in that way. You would do this cute little sniffle, and it always stuck with me. It was just one of those little things I remember when I think about you and great grandma. Maybe you didn't want anyone to notice the sniffle, but for me it was a characteristic about you that I loved. I remember when you got your cat. I can't remember her name right now, Miss Kitty or Sweetie or something as I recall. I remember you said you didn't want the cat at first, but you quickly fell in love. I got a kick out of the stories you would tell. You talked about how you would tell her to be gentle and she would obey as if she understood you perfectly. You talked about how she would sleep with you. Right up around your head area. I don't remember if it was actually allowed, but I know she tried often enough for you to talk about it. You treated that cat as if it were a real human child. It was hilarious and so adrable. I know we didn't see each other as much the last few years, but I still loved you just as much as ever. You were my Auntie E. Thank you for being a part of my life. I am so sad to see you go. I don't know what happens after we die, I am not of the religious variety, but I hope people are right when they say you will see your loved ones again. I know I speak for everyone in the family when I say you are loved, will be missed and never forgotten! Love Always, Lorie Rae Gomes and Family