Friday, July 22, 2016
Heartfelt prayerful support to you, Barry, and to your family, as you grieve the loss of your beloved Nancy.
I came to know Nancy when, as an “out-of-towner”, I visited my parents (Martin and Martina Materi) who lived at Carleton Towers – and who greatly benefited from Nancy’s deeply-caring spirit whenever they sought her assistance in her Medicine Shoppe. I was deeply touched by her genuine warm-heartedness and graciously-friendly spirit. Indeed, the lives of many residents at Carleton Towers were enriched by Nancy’s loving attitude towards them.
I can certainly say that my life was enriched by knowing Nancy.
Thank you, Nancy, for imaging God to us through the virtues and values you lived – virtues and values which were a blessing to all who knew you, particularly Barry and your children.
Words of St. Francis of Assisi come to mind: “Remember that when you leave this earth, you can take nothing that you have received . . . but only what you have given: a full heart enriched by honest service, love, sacrifice and courage.” (Letters to rulers of people.
My wife Eileen and I believe that this is how your dearly-beloved Nancy went to God – with “a full heart enriched by honest service, love, sacrifice and courage.”
Reb Materi
