I LOVE MY MOM

With Tearful Eyes and Sinking Hearts

We have a life that was paid for in advance ~ Through the difficult and dedicated efforts of a loving father & mother who traded the best years of their own life to make sure we'd have the best years of ours ~
Dad & Mom, this will never be forgotten, your love and sacrifice will always be remembered

I find myself wondering...Did I give you your due....For all that you've done for me ~ Did I ever thank you? ~ For all of my childhood memories ~ For helping me deal with life's stresses ~ For helping me accept my defeats ~ And celebrate my successes? ~ Or for teaching me the value of hard work, Good judgement, courage, and being true ~ The laughter, smiles, and quiet times we've shared ~ Did I ever thank you? ~ You taught me right from wrong....I hope you know how much you're loved and appreciated ~ I hope you, instinctively, knew it all along ~
Love always and forever, your #1 daughter Colleen

She was the beautiful daughter of Carl & Rose {Beaudry} McElhiney ~ Devoted wife of Francis Joseph Miller ~ Loving Mother of Colleen, Sandra and Francis Jr. {3 of your 4 children who will be forever grateful and love you always} ~ Cherished Grandmother of Jessica, Bridget, Anthony, Frank, Melissa, Jackie, & Heather ~ Precious Greatgrandmother of Makayla, Aidan, Paisley, Frank, Mike, Anthony, Craig, Cheyenne, Warner, Devin, Courtnay, Jeffrey, Sabrina, Sabella, Amy ~ Sister to Ruth & Mary ~ She loved to bake, sew, & do crafts ~ Her favorite colors were pastels, and her favorite song was "How do you mend a Broken Heart" sung by Al Green ~ She was an exceptional daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, greatgrandmother, & friend ~ There wasn't any-thing she wouldn't do for any-one ~ And her house was so clean that you could actually eat off her floors, she was like that till the day she died ~ My mother was one in a million and she is greatly missed ~

~ I Love You Mom ~ ^i^

Married on Sept. 5th ~

At 2:45 p.m. on 9-6-2004 she went home with Jesus~

PALL BEARERS

Frank Miller Jr. ~ Jeffrey Tulier
Richard Beauchesne ~ Craig Rothammer
Mitch Lunden ~ Alex Charnetskia

My mom was known to every-one as "Carol"

*IF TOMORROW STARTS WITHOUT ME*
(A POEM MY MOM REQUESTED FOR HER FUNERAL)
If I knew it would be the last time
that I'd see you fall asleep,
I would tuck you in more tightly
and pray the Lord, your soul to keep.

If I knew it would be the last time
that I see you walk out the door,
I would give you a hug and kiss
and call you back for one more.

If I knew it would be the last time
I'd hear your voice lifted up in praise,
I would video tape each action and word,
so I could play them back day after day.

If I knew it would be the last time,
I could spare an extra minute or two
to stop and say "I love you,"
instead of assuming you would KNOW I do.

If I knew it would be the last time
I would be there to share your day,
well I'm sure you'll have so many more,
so I can let just this one slip away.

For surely there's always tomorrow
to make up for an oversight,
and we always get a second chance
to make everything right.

There will always be another day
to say our "I love you's",
And certainly there's another chance
to say our "Anything I can do's?"

But just in case I might be wrong,
and today is all I get,
I'd like to say how much I love you
and I hope we never forget,

Tomorrow is not promised to anyone,
young or old alike,
And today may be the last chance
you get to hold your loved one tight..

So if you're waiting for tomorrow,
why not do it today?
For if tomorrow never comes,
you'll surely regret the day,

That you didn't take that extra time
for a smile, a hug, or a kiss
and you were too busy to grant someone,
what turned out to be their one last wish.

So hold your loved ones close today,
whisper in their ear,
Tell them how much you love them
and that you'll always hold them dear,

Take time to say "I'm sorry," "please forgive me,"
"thank you" or "it's okay".
And if tomorrow never comes,
you'll have no regrets about today

SIBLINGS
Ruth Alice ~ 1937 / 1939
Mary Helen

GRANDPARENTS
Henry & Béatrice{Lanoüe} Beaudry
Joseph & Daisy{Ross} McElhiney

GREAT GRANDPARENTS
George & Margaret{Totten} McElhiney
Ludlow & Nancy{Belyea} Ross
Adolphe & Julienne{Émond} Beaudry
Godfroi & Élisabeth{Autain} Lanoüe

AUNTS/UNCLES
Laura McElhiney Childs (1910 - 2009)*
Grace Josephine McElhiney Beaudry (1915 - 1999)*
Dorothy M. McElhiney (1916 - 1922)*
Frederick O. Heath (1923 - 1979)**
Barbara Irene Heath Hunter (1924 - 1984)**
James A Heath (1926 - 2010)**
LeRoy M. Heath (1930 - 1999)**

Bernadette Yvonne Beaudry (1906 - 1906)*
Delia Olivine Beaudry (1907 - 1907)*
Louis Arthur Beaudry (1908 - 1965)*
Roselma Beaudry (1909 - 1914)*
Emma M. Beaudry D'Esopo (1911 - 1981)*
Joseph H. Beaudry (1913 - 1968)*
Leo John Beaudry (1921 - 1978)*
Beatrice M. Beaudry Ferari (1925 - 2002)*
Mary Frances Beaudry Thurlow (1927 - 1989)*