From as far back as I can remember, as a little girl, the face I always looked to for comfort, love and a smile that said to me everything will be ok was my sister Nora.  When I was very young, my Dad passed away and my Mom became ill and Nora, at age 17, became our Legal Guardian. With the help of Father Bruce Quinn, between the two of them, kept our family together.  Father Bruce always said to Nora - the mother is the heart of the family and Nora, always remember you are the heart of the family and she always reminded me of that.  The best qualities I have and the best part of being a Mom  - all came from Nora.  She taught me how to be a good, caring, loving person.  She taught me how to be the best Mom and Wife I could be. Throughout my whole life, she loved me unconditionally.  She was my rock, my sister, my Mom, my friend and the strength I found every day to go on in good and bad times.  More than that - she was my heart. When God called her home, I lost a big piece of my heart.  I am struggling so much with this loss but I am finding the strength to go on in the memories I have of the love she not only gave me, my brothers and sisters and everyone who met her, but the love she gave my husband Louie.  He was not just her son-in-law, but a son and was always there for him.  The amazing love she gave to my 2 children Jennifer and Daniel.  They were her grandchildren and she could not get enough of loving them, playing with them, reading to them, always remembering them for the littlest things and so thrilled all the time that she was their Grandma Nora. Those were the reasons I always stayed close to you, geographically and spiritually. It breaks my heart that now, when I look for that smile of yours for comfort and strength, you will not be here. How do I say goodbye?   I hope your love for God and your dedication to the Blessed Mother that you taught us will help me get through this.  I Love you Nora, I don't know what my life will be without you and it's killing me to even think of that but Rest in Peace, Be with God and shine your light upon all of us from Heaven for everyone knows, God called his angel to heaven because you were ready. We knew this day would come but just not today. Since I cant say goodbye, I can only say -  I love you always Nora and forever you will be in my mind and my heart.