My
name is Terri and Renee was my best friend. It is unfortunate that I am not
able to be here today to remember and celebrate Renee’s life. Kelly was so
sweet enough to read this for me.
There are only a handful of people who come into
your world, and touch your life in a dramatic fashion. Some of the people are
just flickers of light during a long life, while others are consistent glows
for years. For me, Renee was my consistent glow. She was my best friend and we
confided in each other about everything and anything.
Renee has touched so many lives with her
kindness, caring, loving and peaceful nature. As
I go on the journey of my life, I always know that Renee will still be with me.
She will be my best friend forever. The sweet memories that she has woven into
my life will live on and continue to touch lives- mine as well as many others.
Everybody will tell you what a great mother
she was to her beautiful son Chris, and there is no question that is certainly
true. Renee would often talk to me about Chris. She would always tell me how incredibly
proud she was of him and how great he was doing in school. There was no doubt
that she loved Chris more then anything and he was her entire life.
How
do you say goodbye to someone like Renee who was so selfless, loving, who
always supported & cared about others despite suffering from her relentless
nonstop chronic pain? Renee was
my source of encouragement and my source of strength when I needed it & I
was always hers.
Renee has
graced my life more than you will ever know. To Renee I say this: "I love
you dearly and will cherish you always. I am filled with gratitude that you
enriched my life in so many ways. This world was much improved by your being in
it." God bless you Renee. You will be greatly missed.
May you
rest in peace. Renee was one of the most amazing friends I have ever had in my whole entire life. As you can see I am absolutely devastated, crushed and so very sad by her passing. She was so loyal and knew every single thing about me and I was very loyal to her and knew every thing about her.
I find myself calling her phone just to hear her sweet voice. Every time I call her I leave a message for her to please call me back and tell me that this is a huge misunderstanding and that she is ok. For some reason I am having a hard time believing she is really gone. The same thing happened with the death of my dad. It's just hard to believe she is really gone and that I won't be able to talk to her ever again. For the many years that Renee was in my life I was the luckiest best friend in the world. After our normal 2+ hour phone chats we would always tell each other how much we meant to each other and ended our call with "I love you honey".
The only thing that is helping me get through this is knowing that she is not in pain anymore. Renee had severe very painful jaw issues as well as severe chronic pain all over like I do. We were able to relate to each other in a way that no one else could ever understand. I will always carry my sweet Renee in my heart forever. She will be greatly missed!
I have more updates to make but will make them in a few days. For now I wanted to let you all know about Renee.
In closing...please don't take any relationship whether it is a best friend, a family member or your spouse, for granted. We never know when that dreaded day will come. Losing Renee was a complete and total shock for me and I am just thankful that she knew how much she meant to me and how much I loved and appreciated her. Renee will be in my heart forever!
Big Cricut Hugs...
Terri
