Memorial Service on Sept 9th, 2006

A memorial service will be held for Marlies at Lawrenceville Presbyterian Chruch in Lawrenceville GA on Sept 9th. The church is about a one hour drive from Atlanta airport. The service will begin at 11am and will include light fare for eating. If we find a willing caterer, there will be beef tongue, head cheese, licorice, ice cream, pound cake (for Shep), chocolate and lots of coffee.

Everyone is welcome and we look forward to seeing quite a few folks that have commented on this blog. The church is located at 800 Lawrenceville Highway in Lawrenceville. Google Map

The following day, the family will drive to Buena Vista, GA for a private burial service. Marlies' ashes will be laid to rest in a Williams family plot in the small town.

With all of the kindness we've received from friends and family, we look forward to expressing our heartfelt thanks to everyone.

Bye Bye Mauschen

It is with great sadness that we report Marlies' passing this morning at 12:15. She was surrounded by her three children when she passed peacefully.

The last eleven weeks have been a roller coaster ride of emotion which included many good visits from friends and family, trips to restaurants, and family moments. The swings of emotion were mostly ours as Marlies maintained a stoicism throughout. This was not a battle for her. Rather than arm herself for a fight, she observed conscientiously, following doctor's orders on how to take a punch but not throwing one of her own. On her good days she rallied like a champion.

We were lucky to have such a perfect patient. She was always the favorite of the nurses. We will continue to publish on this blog stories about mom's care, ones that show how much we enjoyed caring for her.

There is a gaping hole in our lives right now. One that will never completely fill in. This is life at its most undressed.