REST IN ETERNAL PEACE MY TITI...

I’m at a loss for words. How do I muster up a sentence describing what I feel at the core of my heart? My beautiful Aunt has passed away... but I believe she is looking down at us with great pride and happiness because once again, her family is together.

The Miriam I know and love would not want my family to stray away from what is supposed to be a strong bond held together with love and respect between us all. Life is staggeringly short and we must cherish the moments we have left here on this beautiful earth. Family is everything.

My Godmother and my friend, Aunt Miriam took time out of her life to ask me questions and listen to my answers. She once took me to Newark Airport because she knew I had an obsession with commercial airliners and enjoyed watching planes take off and land. That day was a memorable one. She asked me numerous questions about the planes’ functioning and was lovingly interested in what I had to say. Amazing.

My Aunt Miriam has lived the life of a hurricane, oddly accompanied by a soft breeze. She would hide when she felt somber and kept to herself until it passed. Sullen yet silly, she managed to take tragedy and turn it into quiet comedy. She was a comic in the company of family and lit up the room with love and affection in a household already filled with laughter. Every family suffers hardships, but our family always found time to celebrate amidst the grief and pain. As a child, I witnessed the sisterly bond of love between my mom and my aunts and only now understand how something of that magnitude is formed and molded through times of both happiness and sorrow.

I’m going to live my life to the capacity and purpose for which it was created. I’m going to continue to make my Aunt proud of me.

When I’m old and brittle and it’s my turn to leave this earth, I will meet you up in heaven by the beach near the tree, so we can watch the stars together. I love you forever Aunt Miriam.