 
Antonio Giovanne Garvey and all of his loved ones who are also angels...   MUST LEAVE US AND THE WORLD WE KNOW WITHOUT THEIR RADIANT LIGHT. BUT WE KNOW THAT LIKE A CANDLE, THEIR LOVELY LIGHT WILL SHINE. TO BRIGHTEN UP ANOTHER PLACE MORE PERFECT... MORE DIVINE AND IN THE REALM OF HEAVEN, WHERE THEY SHINE SO WARM AND BRIGHT OUR LOVED ONES LIVE FOREVER MORE IN GOD'S ETERNAL LIGHT. MAY I FIND COMFORT TO KNOW THAT MY LOVED ONES ARE SAFE IN GOD'S CARE AND THAT I HAVE FRIENDS AND SUPPORT EVERYWHERE.  WRITTEN BY MAUREEN GARVEY IN MEMORY OF ALL OF MY
RELATIVES AND FRIENDS I LOST ALONG LIFES JOURNEY.   WHERE MEMORIES ARE CHERISHED WHERE JOYS ARE CELEBRATED, WHERE LOVE WILL ALWAYS DWELL. EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE WE ARE FORTUNATE TO SHARE OUR LIVES WITH SOMEONE SO SPECIAL, AND KEEP A PART OF THAT PERSON WITHIN OUR HEARTS AS WE CHERISH THOSE MEMORIES THAT WE ONCE SHARED WE WONDER WHAT LIFE WOULD BE LIKE IF THINGS WERE DIFFERENT HERE. WE LIVE AND ACCEPT THOSE THINGS THAT WE CANNOT CHANGE, FOR WE REALLY HAVE NO CHOICE, AND SO WE HOLD THAT LOVE DEEP WITHIN OUR HEARTS. FOR ME, I LOVE AND I GIVE AND I HOPE TO RECIEVE AS I GO ON ANOTHER YEAR MISSING THOSE WHO LOVED ME FOR MY FATHER WHO TAUGHT ME AND LOVED ME UNCONDITIONALLY, AND GAVE HIS ALL AND LEFT SO EARLY.   AND THE STRENGTH HE GAVE TO ME AND THE KNOWLEDGE HE PASSED TO HIS CHILDREN, WAS SHARED WITH ME I MISS THESE IMPORTANT MEN SO DEARLY.  AND MISS SO MUCH ESPECIALLY NOW  WITH THOUGHTS OF LOVE RIGHT FROM MY HEART AND I HOPE AS I REMEMBER MY FATHER, GRANDFATHER AND MY SON, MY MEMORIES OF JOY AND PEACE WE CELEBRATE AT THIS TIME OF YEAR WILL BE SHARED WITH OTHERS. TO THEM I WISH A MERRY AND JOYOUS CHRISTMAS AS THEY LIGHT THE SKY WITH THEIR ANGEL WINGS. WRITTEN BY MAUREEN GARVEYIN MEMORY OF JOSEPH RIDDLE, LAURENCE DAY, ANTONIO GARVEY  or a thought of a conversation we had, or a memory of our life that ever goes away. I just wanted to share this with those who knew her and those who did not. She was the greatest mom any one could ever ask for in one life time. I feel lucky that I had her; the sacrifices & the friendship we shared, the memories will always be right here in my heart forever. Love her daughter Maureen  One dream that could come true We'd pray to God so hard For yesterday and you. They say memories are golden Well, maybe that is true But we never wanted memories, We only wanted you. If teardrops were a stairway And heartaches a lane, We'd walk a path to heaven And bring you back again. A thousand times we've needed you A thousand times we cried...... If love could have saved you, You would have never died ~ Author Unknown  In Loving Memory of My Beloved Mother  THEY CROSS OUR PATHS. THEY WALK BY OUR SIDES. THEY LEAD US AND FOLLOW US AND RISE ABOVE US AND PAVE THE GROUND BENEATH US. THEY DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO HELP US DO THE THINGS THAT GOD HAS CALLED US TO DO. ANGELS ARE EVERYDAY WONDERS. THEY ARE REMINDERS TO US THAT LIFE IS NOT JUST WHAT WE SEE AND TOUCH, OR WHAT WE DEFINE OR EXPLAIN LIFE IS ALSO INVISIBLE FRIENDS AND PROTECTORS WHO STAND BY US TO THE END. AUTHOR UNKNOWN   The man on the right is Antonio's grandfather, Lloyd Garvey, 1 week before he joined Antonio in Heaven   IN GOD'S FREE LIGHT, WATERED AND FED BY MORNING DEW, SHEDDING ITS SWEETNESS DAY AND NIGHT. AS IT GREW AND BLOSSOMED FAR AND TALL, SLOWLY RISING TO LOFTIER HEIGHT, IT CAME A CREVICE IN THE WALL THROUGH WHICH THERE SHONE A BEAM OF LIGHT. ONWARD IT CREPT WITH ADDED STRENGTH WITH NEVER A THOUGHT OF FEAR OR PRIDE IT FOLLOWED THE LIGHT THROUGH THE CREVICE'S LENGTH THEN FOLDED ITSELF ON THE OTHERSIDE. THE LIGHT, THE DEW, THE BROADENING VIEW WERE FOUND THE SAME AS THEY WERE BEFORE AND IT LOST ITSELF IN BEAUTIES NEW, BREATHING ITS FRAGRANCE MORE AND MORE. SHALL CLAIM DEATH CAUSE US TO GRIEVE AND MAKE OUR COURAGE FAINT AND FALL? NAY! LET US FAITH AND HOPE RECEIVE- THE ROSE STILL GROWS BEYOND THE WALL. SCATTERING FRAGRANCE FOR ARTWIDE JUST AS IT DID ON THE OTHER SIDE, JUST AS IT WILL FOREVER MORE.    great-grandfather Morris Podell. The bottom photo is Antonio's Aunt Millie, Grandma Podell and his great-grandmother.  UPON A LONG AND WINDING ROAD WITH FAITH AND TRUST TO LEAD THE WAY, WITH STRENGTH AND WILL TO BEAR HIS LOAD AND AT A SLOW BUT STEADY PACE, HE JOURNEYED ON FROM PLACE TO PLACE AND GAINED SOME VALUE FROM EACH ONE UNTIL AT LAST ONE QUIET NIGHT, HE CLIMBED A HILL SOFT-ROUNDING CREST AND SAW A FAR A SINGLE LIGHT THAT SEEMED TO PROMISE PEACE AND REST AND FOLLOWING ITS GLOW, HE CAME UPON THE HOUSE IN WHICH IT SHONE. A VOICE INSIDE CALLED OUT HIS NAME AND TOLD HIM HE WAS TRULY HOME. NOW ALL OF US MUST TRAVEL, TOO.... LIKE HIS, OUR PATHS WIND SLOWLY ON AND SURELY WHEN THE COURSE IS THROUGH, A WELCOME COMFORT WAITS BEYOND. MAY WE BWLIEVE THAT SWEET CONTENT IS EARNED BY ALL THOSE MILES PASSED AND NEVER DOUBT EACH TRAVELER'S MEANT. TO REACH A LOVING HOME AT LAST. WRITTEN BY KAREN RAVEN   She was a very special person in my life. She was killed in a car accident on her way to work one morning.  Of a place I love Even more than I usually do And although I know It's a long road back I promise you I'll be home for Christmas You can count on me Please, have snow and mistletoe And presents on the tree Christmas Eve will find me Where the lovelight gleams I'll be home for Christmas If only in my dreams I'll be home for Christmas You can count on me Please, have snow and mistletoe And presents on the tree Christmas Eve will find me Where the lovelight gleams I'll be home for Christmas If only in my dreams   A smile is missing when saying one name. For parents who’ve lost a daughter or son, Nothing can bring back the delightful fun, Of watching them talk, laugh, or just run. The memories are all that we do have now, We do go on…..only God knows how. A New Year comes as midnight arrives, Our Angels still a big part of our lives. If only we could trade the presents we receive, For one more day with those whom we grieve! But nothing can bring back our beloved child, The one that laughed, cried, and often smiled. They are together in a much better place, Watching us cry…..touching our face! Although we miss them on Holidays to share, Be assured their loving presence fills the air, At home, in church, at New York’s Times Square! So celebrating the Holidays are now hard to do, But always remember they are thinking of you too, Wishing you happiness and showing their love, Not on this Earth, but from Heaven above!   AND TO BRING YOU TO THE PLACE I HAVE PREPARED." EXODUS 23:20  
MailTO GUARD YOU IN ALL YOUR WAYS." PSALM 91:11  A friend can hear a tear drop.             
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