Re: I am so sad to say that my mother finally lost her battle on April 11th, ...

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Robin, sorry for the delay in responding. I don't know where the times

goes these days, it's like I am in a dream.....

Thank you for your kind words. Yes, I wrote it but had " help " . By that I

mean that over the past few years I had been keeping these little scraps of

notes that I would write down when I heard lyrics from a particular song or

words I might hear in a movie that reminded me of my feelings for her. So

I had to sort through them all, put some of these " pieces " together with

parts of my own words to finally come up with something that would show how

much I loved her and would miss her. It was important to me that I get it

right.

We intended to donate her brain but life just got in the way and the

papers never got completed....sigh....

Sincerely, Pamela

In a message dated 4/26/2011 10:26:39 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,

rriddle@... writes:

Pamela,

I can tell you that things will get better with time. For many, it takes

a long time.

I loved the obituary you posted. Did you write it? It's wonderful. One

of the most colorful obituaries I've read. A real picture of your mother

was painted.

Sorry if I got this wrong but I was thinking that your family made plans

to donate your mother's brain upon death....?

Robin

At 10:18 AM 4/26/2011, you wrote:

Thank you, it has been very hard, harder than I thought it would be....I

really thought I would be prepared after all this time and that it wouldn't

hurt as bad but I am so lost.....

Sincerely, Pamela

In a message dated 4/20/2011 5:42:40 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,

rriddle@... writes:

My condolences on your loss.

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> The " Little Queen " is gone...Florence S. Cook, born on Leap Year Day

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> 29, 1932, left her " angel-in-training " job on earth to become our

" guardian

> angel " in Heaven on April 11, 2011. She will be joining two husbands,

> Wayne E. Cook and Hank Cochran Jr., & her children, Tommy &

Kristy Goad,

> as well her parents, & Berner & sister, Delphey. Also

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> much beloved cousins, & Ann (Aunt Sis) Hart. OH! And all 7 dogs

> that shared her life over the years, all of whom were named " ! "

> Heaven is a much happier place now. " The pieces of our broken hearts

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> small that they can be passed through the eye of a needle. You are

missed like

> the sun misses the flower; like the sun misses the flower in the depths

of

> winter. Hope guides us, it is what gets us through the day. The hope

that

> after you're gone from our sight, it will not be the last time that we

look

> upon you. We shall meet again some Glorious Day... " Florence showed

women

> that they could be successful in a man's world & gave hope to those who

> thought that they couldn't succeed. She was an inspiration to all whose

path she

> crossed. Her life should have been a book. She knew no strangers & will

be

> remembered most of all, among many things, for her kind & giving soul.

She

> loved life & loved people. Her charities & her Sorority, Beta Sigma

Phi,

> were her passions, along with her family & friends. She has left behind

her

> daughter & son-in-law, Pamela & Don . Pammy lost the

> one & only person on planet earth who loved her unconditionally, that

love

> that only a mother can give to her child. Broken hearted, she hopes to

be

> able to fill her mother's shoes & make her proud. There are sons, Valin

( &

> family) Thorn & Jeff Hamilton, grandchildren, Driehorst, Kenny

Goad &

> ( & family) as well as great-grandchildren, Austin, Kaleigh

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> Olivia, nephew ( & family), Ricky Cook & nieces, Brittney &

Nailon,

> niece, Caroleen & nephews, Edmond & Ray in Hart. She also has a

niece,

> Ruthy, & a nephew, Bobby, as well as Uncle , all of whom reside in

> Pittsburg, Pa, where she was originally from. Also left behind is her

dear

> friend & ex-husband, Bennie ( & Barbara) , and more friends than

you can

> shake a stick at!!! Sayonara, Little Queen, you will be missed more

than we

> can ever say...Services will be held 2:00 PM, Friday, April 15, 2011, at

> M. Ireland Funeral Home Chapel, 120 S. Broadway, , OK.

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> as a spirited and loving soul. Our fondest memories are that of so much

> laughter and countless wonderful times together. We offer our sincerest

> sympathies and prayers to her family in... " Joan (Oklahoma

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