Linda, Honey I'm so sorry I didn't respond sooner, but believe it or not, this old girl nearly went to the other side. On Friday, a week ago I had a heart attack and landed at Yale New Haven Hospital where stents were inserted to relieve artery blockages. There is still one that they were unable to reach, but they tell me that if I suffer more chest pain there is a way they can get to it. I stayed in the hospital until Monday when my daughter took me to her house for a few days. I'm back home in Stonington as of late yesterday afternoon. Feeling good, up and about but I won't know what my limitations will be until I see the Cardiologist on Friday. In the meantime, the only thing that is driving me nutsy is that I need to be on oxygen (although I'm able to go longer without it each day". I feel like a tethered dog on a run. My experience over the last week reassures me that taking the trip your dad just took was wonderful. He is with you always..
Love, Cousin Gaby -------Original Message------- From: Linda Norton Date: 3/13/2009 8:02:52 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Obit for Anthony de Sousa Furtado Thank you all for your condolences. I really miss my father and my mother terribly, but the memories are there and will be cherished. The priest who did the service mentioned about the ship at sea getting smaller and smaller and disappearing, but never really gone because they are on the other side that you can’t see. We will be on that other side someday as well. Linda From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ray Souza Sent: Friday, March 13, 2009 7:37 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Obit for Anthony de Sousa Furtado Death was once described to me by my late girlfriend as a ship nearing the horizon then disappearing to "the other side". It may not be seen anymore but it is there. However, it is still a tragic loss for the ones who remain behind and I can feel your loss. May God bless and keep you and family and one day we will all be together on "the other side" in the company of our Lord....Ray Souza --- On Fri, 3/6/09, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: From: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Obit for Anthony de Sousa Furtado To: [email protected] Date: Friday, March 6, 2009, 6:52 PM Linda My sympathy to you and your family. Your Dad is now at peace and without pain. Remember the good times. Those memories always bring comfort. Joanne Souza ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hermano C. Pires" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, March 6, 2009 12:52:35 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Obit for Anthony de Sousa Furtado Linda My deepest sympathies. It is never easy to loose a loved one. My prayers for your dad in his passing and for all of you in your loss. Hermano From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Obit for Anthony de Sousa Furtado Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 00:11:26 -0500 My dad passed away Tuesday, March 3 from Congestive Heart Failure and CA. It was a long battle for him, but he is at peace now and with my mom. The turnout at the viewing was incredible with cousins that I haven’t seen in years. There were Cabrals, Furtados, Pachecos, Raposos, Coelhos, Janieros Oliveras, Medeiros, de Couto, Borges and Tavares. He was well loved and adored. He will be truly missed. Linda Borges (Furtado) Norton --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
