There are few family on our side I've loved and liked...you are both by me. I'm going to love and miss you until we meet again. I hope the people you made your family in CA know that it was not easy for you but you did it! I couldn't be prouder of your 34 years...it seems you touched so many.
I love you and I miss you...What I wouldn't give to hear your soft voice just once more. Life begins ...
I will miss you so much! You climbed out of a hard early life and rose above it without anger or resentment. There is a reason you were taken so soon - you did what was needed and we will learn from it.
You were more than family to me...you were one of the greatest friends I will ever have. You love my babies and they will remember how amazing you are. Thank you for being such a strong woman t...
You were such a wonderful and supportive friend. I have missed you more than you know since leaving for school in Maine, and have so often regretted losing touch and not being able to visit until now. I will forever remember your awesome sense of humor and bright smile. We had great times as fellow Pennsylvania girl transplants to the Bay Area- our near daily walks and talks, our efforts to con...
I'll always remember you big and beautiful smile. :)
RIP and I'll see you someday.
Iola had so many beautiful and thoughtful things to say...her photo blog is a perfect example: http://myheartsvantagepoint.blogspot.com/
Iola - I never had the chance to meet you, but I felt I knew you through my son Paul's words and eyes. For someone to put the happiness back in his life and the sparkle in his eye, you had to be a very special individual, as those who have left messages and memorials have indicated. You obviously touched many lives and all those that knew you, and those that hadn't had the opportunity yet, wi...
Iola was my rock when I was in California. I worked with her for over four years, but she was so much more than a colleague. She was one of the most generous, supportive, and caring people I've met. She was a friend I could trust with any secret, and would drop anything to be there for me. During one of my most difficult times, she was instantly there for me, and I don't know what I would h...
Iola was my rock when I was in California. I worked with her for over four years, but she was so much more than a colleague. She was one of the most generous, supportive, and caring people I've met. She was a friend I could trust with any secret, and would drop anything to be there for me. During one of my most difficult times, she was instantly there for me, and I don't know what I would h...
I cannot believe that you're gone. There's so much we still had to talk about and so much I wanted to see you do. Please rest in peace, in every possible meaning of the phrase.
I feel so lucky to have spent 13 years with iola - she was one of the most special and amazing people I've ever met, and I know that she touched the lives of many many others. She was always the best friend you could hope to have and I will miss her dearly, more than I can say.
Thank you for your years of strength and encouragement and love, iola. You have always inspired me, and will inspir...
