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Melba Kovalak
October 30, 2014
Hi mama. Miss you. Love you. Please make Cumberland Lake property go away. Quickly, peacefully. No more pain. Thanks for your help with my baby!
Melba Kovalak
August 25, 2014
Hey mama.
Sarah Campbell
April 30, 2014
Melba what happen to you mother? she adored you
Melba Kovalak
April 24, 2014
Hi sweet mama.
Sarah Campbell
September 30, 2012
Happy Birthday Jonesy
Melba Kovalak
September 29, 2012
Happy Birthday mama. Guard me and guide me. I love you and daddy and miss you every minute. Kiss Drew for me.
Love, Melba
melba kovalak
December 12, 2011
Stay with me mama and daddy. Need some loving and a reset, Mom, if you can do a number 3 I am ready. I love you. melba
Sarah Campbell
December 12, 2011
Merry Christmas Jonesy. I will never forget you. =evertimes I see the perfume Beautiful. I think of you. I hope your daughters remeber me taking you to the Dr. in your old Regal. May you rest in peace
Sarah Campbell
December 11, 2011
I used to watch this beautiful lady in 1997 and she was so smart. When she moves away I never heard from her again. She used to want me to call her Joney. I would take her to visit her late husband at the cementary there were statues of Peter Paul and David from the bible arounh him she would kneel down and clean his tombstone. I wish I would have known. She was so close to my heart
Sarah Campbell
December 9, 2011
I love jonesy
Melba Kovalak
November 25, 2011
Miss you
melba kovalak
September 1, 2011
Hi Mama and daddy. Miss you big, Love you always. Melba
melba kovalak
June 22, 2011
Mama, Emergency help needed. Now please. Kiss Marley for me. Love melba
melba kovalak
May 21, 2011
Hi Mom. Miss you daddy. You have a teence now. I loved her. Kiss her for me. Hug Dudley and watch over me. love melba
melba kovalak
May 8, 2011
Hi mama and daddy, Thinking of you all today. Missing you. Loving you. melba
melba kovalak
April 15, 2011
Mama and daddy: Good parents are the best gift you can get in this life and you all were great parents.. The things I learned from you all keep me going now. Nightly, in my mind I climb into your bed and fear no more. I love you. Miss you. You are always on my mind. love melba
melba kovalak
April 6, 2011
Hi Mama and Drew and Dad: I got rid of the sports car today as ordered. I got the Chevy Malibu. Pretty in white. Very happy with it. Thanks to all of you. love melba
melba kovalak
March 19, 2011
Mama, daddy and Drew: Out of the door and down to the street all alone. With your help I can do it. Love you all. melba
melba kovalak
March 11, 2011
Mama, I hurt so bad. Please help me. Help my baby dave and guard over Heather and Abbey. I love them. melba
melba kovalak
March 7, 2011
Hi mama. I hurt. Please make it stop. I love you. melba
melba kovalak
March 3, 2011
Mama,Daddy, Drew: I love you. I have been blessed in this life and I thank you all. My puppies are special to me and my fish tank is going to the MN. zoo. Thank you all. love Melba
melba kovalak
February 23, 2011
Hi mama and daddy and Drew. Sure is lonely here without you all. I am OK and the dogs noses are wet and cold so I must be doing an OK job here. I love you. I miss you all so much. love melba
melba kovalak
February 17, 2011
Hi mama and daddy. Drew: I like Natalie alot. I help Dave because he is doing good. Much better. I am so tired. Much work for me now. Zeezie and I have a love affair. Maggie likes me. Billie Jean gave me the Great Dane nibble on my ear. But you are the one I want. Thank you so much for my puppies. They keep me going. Love Melba
melba kovalak
February 13, 2011
Night mommy and daddy and Drew. Lonely here. Help me with our Brad's problems. love Melba
melba kovalak
February 1, 2011
Mama,daddy and Drew: Thank you all so much for taking such good care of me. I love you and miss you. love Melba
melba kovalak
January 12, 2011
Mama and daddy, much love to you. To Drew: Heather is taking care of me. Please take care of her. It has turned out as you expected. I try to feel what you would tell me to do.I so miss you telling me what to do. I will live for our girls and Heather and Abbey. Day by day. I miss you so much. I cry for you. I love you all. Hold me. melba
melba kovalak
January 5, 2011
Mom.Dad.Drew: I miss you all. Drew: I know you did not mean to do this to me. You were my life. I said goodbye to the fish tonight. They need a new home. They leave tomorrow. I loved them when we looked at them together. Without you they do not mean so much to me. Please stay with me. I love you. melba
melba kovalak
December 29, 2010
Hi mama. It is Brad's birthday. I miss Drew so much. I miss all of you. I'm trying. I'm so hurt. Please stay with me. Watch over my kids. Love me. Help me to do the right things. So lonely. Protect my family and my puppies. I love you so much mama. Daddy has been gone too long. Drew is my true love forever. melba
melba kovalak
December 26, 2010
Mama. I am so tired. I miss Drew so much. Make me strong for my kids and my puppies, love melba
Melba Kovalak
December 24, 2010
Mom Dad Drew. Heather is stuck in Detroit airport with Abbey. Please guard her and get her home. I am trying. love melba
Melba Kovalak
December 22, 2010
Mama. I am so scared. Please help me. I love you and miss you. I feel so alone. Pray for me. love Melba
Melba Kovalak
December 16, 2010
Mama. Daddy. Drew. I am so wounded. I love you all so much. I miss you all so much. There is a big hole in me right now. Stay with me and help me guard the kids and my puppies. Pray for me to be strong. I loved Drew with all my heart for so many years and I am so so lonely for you Drew, Thank you for my puppies and for taking such good care of me. You were wonderful. love forever Melba
Melba Kovalak
December 3, 2010
Mommy. The funeral service was nice. I can feel you and daddy and Uncle Jimmy and Grandpa there with me. Protect me and love me. Someday we will all meet at the rainbow bridge. Talk to you again soon. Love melba
Melba Kovalak
November 28, 2010
Mommy. Drew died yesterday. Please come to me NOW. melba
melba kovalak
December 8, 2009
Mommie--my Heather had a heart attack today. She is 33. Please pray special for her. Check the rainbow bridge soon too. Miss you.
Melba Kovalak
March 27, 2009
Missing you. Love you.
melba kovalak
February 25, 2007
Hi Mom and Dad. I paid a panhandler who was an Iraqi war vet last week. It broke my heart.
Melba Kovalak
November 8, 2006
Took a long time mom. But, we have regained some control of government again. Love you. Bless our soldiers.
melba kovalak
December 26, 2005
Missed you and daddy all day. love you. melba
David Kovalak
November 20, 2005
Grandmother,
Today is Mothers birthday and as I think of her today it reminds me of you. I think of you and my mother all the time.
melba kovalak
August 25, 2005
Dear sweet mommy. I miss you always. My life is good. Thank you for the strength you give me. I pray for you every day. Love. melba
MELBA KOVALAK
May 13, 2005
Mama: David is graduating from college this weekend. Meet you there. Love melba
melba kovalak
April 26, 2005
HAPPY 59th ANNIVERSARY!!!!!!!!!!!!!Consider Buddy your joint present given by me to you with all my love. Take good care of him. Love melba
melba kovalak
March 24, 2005
Happy Easter Mama. Our precious Fluffy figured out you weren't going to be hand feeding him turkey anymore. He died. Don't worry, I cried no fake Gizmo tears. Check out my new puppy. Love you everyday. Melba
melba kovalak
January 25, 2005
Love you mama. Miss you. Help me today. melba
melba kovalak
November 1, 2004
Sad but true mommie. I will not be voting at all in this years election because I have been harrassed sooo much by telephone calls. How did they overcome the do not call list?????????
melba kovalak
October 26, 2004
Hi Mom. The election is in a week. Kerry got plenty of money. Now we pray. I'm doing St. Jude. You take good care of Fluffy and vote early and often. Miss you. Love melba
melba kovalak
September 30, 2004
Mama: Thank you for Tuesday and your help in getting the monkey off my back. I miss you very much. Love melba
tamera mcconaughey
August 26, 2004
I wish I could have met you, for I have heard so many amazing things about you. Many thoughts and hearts are with you. Shine on...
David Kovalak
August 25, 2004
Dear Grandma: Today has been hard even though you are watching over me. I have your glass art pieces that you received from me for Christmas and a pretty picture of you with me. I have been looking at them all day thinking of how wonderful of a woman you are and how much you mean to me. You help my life in so many ways. Everyone should have a grandmother as great as you. I hope you are proud of me. I have been doing well at school and will graduate this coming spring. I wish you could be there so I could see your happy face. Please watch over my mom. I wish I could spend this day with my mother, instead of us both being alone. I love you more than words can say grandma. Shine on your crazy diamonds.
Your loving grandson,
melba kovalak
August 19, 2004
Mom: Flying St. Jude medals around my house is very cute. Could you please fly Bush out of the White House and his supporters out of my life. Thanks, melba
melba kovalak
August 19, 2004
Dear Mama: Remember when you were young, you shone like the sun. Shine on you crazy diamond. That's your song. love melba
David Thorstad
August 14, 2004
Thank you for your efforts. A John Kerry presidency will go a long way to helping us reach our long cherished dreams.
Cathy Strahan
July 27, 2004
I have just stumbled upon Mrs. Jones' story and am touched by her fiestiness! I have just made a contribution to Kerry for President in her honor. I am sorry for your loss.
melba kovalak
July 20, 2004
Mama: You taught about 50 Catholic school children every year for about 12 years in Cleveland, Ohio. It was years at St. Patrick's and then off to the school in Bay Village. Maybe Mary from Ohio was one of your lucky students and maybe we will hear from more of the nearly 700 students you taught there. love me
Mary
July 9, 2004
Gertrude, we'll do our best to make your final wish come true.
I hope you're listening when President Kerry and Vice-President Edwards thank you BY NAME at their inauguration next January!
melba kovalak
May 20, 2004
Hi Mama. I'm doing the May 20 vigil by myself. I've got about 45 minutes until daddy's been dead 19 years. I'm lonely. Wish you guys were here. Thank you for being the best family any girl could have. Missing you--your loving daughter --forever proud of you. Melba
David Bennett
April 29, 2004
Thank you dear lady for your wish for freedom and justice. Blessings to you and your family. I will make a donation in your name.
April 29, 2004
Thank you, Gertrude, for knowing that it is never too late to seize the moment to offer an inspiring lesson and fire our enthusiasm for this worthy mission! Contributions will be sent to Kerry's campaign and the DNC in your name.
Wishing you a big smile in November!
- Marggy
melba kovalak
March 31, 2004
Hi Mama. I guess you know I come here every night. I thank the friend we never knew for providing me this space to visit you. We're having a baby-I will become a grandma this year. I'm real happy about this baby. But I know my life will never again be as good as when I got to spend my time with you. Lots of people have prayed for you and now mommy I need you to pray for me. Miss you every minute. Your loving daughter melba
Peggy Logan
February 29, 2004
Gertrude, you're a splendid inspiration. I'll make the largest donation I can in your name to the DNC.
I wish there was a picture of you on this site. God bless you!
Michael McFarlane
December 6, 2003
Not merely farewell, but thanks, from someone you have never met.
Joseph Burgess
November 25, 2003
Mrs. Jones may have made her mark in Georgia and gone to her maker in Louisiana, but there is no doubt that she was a pure Kentucky Woman! Many Kentuckians are proud that she has returned home to final resting place and that with her last request, she has done what may be a wonderful public service for her state and country. May the sun shine bright on her grave . . .
Daniel Towey
November 23, 2003
Gertrude, My mother Helen and sister Eileen who both passed last year would love to meet you I'm sure. Look them up! My donation in your memory went to moveon. Condolences to your family.
Faye Spratley
November 21, 2003
What a wonderful legacy!!!
Jay Cole
November 21, 2003
Gertrude, what an incredibly clever woman you were to have invented a way to have your wish come true after you left us! We should all be so ingenious! I will do my best to help grant your wish!
Christine H.
November 20, 2003
Gertrude, thank you for contributing to a more positive future! I am sure that those who were fortunate to know you miss you. I wish I had known you.
Andrea Schleifer
November 19, 2003
I am delighted that Mrs. Jones has made national news and history with her request--I made my donation to the DCCC in her honor and hope everyone who hears about her wishes will be actively participating in making her dream come true.
Trish Hennessey
November 17, 2003
Gertrude, you were and are amazing. What a legacy you've left. I will do my part to make sure your wish is fulfilled. Reading about you has been the high point of my day - it was meant to be. My friends at Al Gore's office will read this and both weep and howl. God has blessed you in life and is - I am sure - thrilled to have you in closer proximity. To your kin...be proud you have this lady's bloodlines. Make sure her wishes come to pass.
Lauren Gervais
November 17, 2003
God Bless, Gertrude....what a character, would have liked to have met her......here's to her memory!
Frances Allbritten
November 16, 2003
My daughter sent her condolences and I feel I need to also. God Bless you, Gert. I would have never sent a contribution to the DNC, if I didn't read about your last, unselfish wish. Rest in Peace.
Tony Rothschild
November 14, 2003
To the family,
I didn't know your mother, but somehow her obituary is going around the country. I donated $50 to Moveon in her memory.
Robert Davis
November 14, 2003
With deep sympathyand prayers for the soul of the deseased.
Kim Knapp
November 13, 2003
I was saddened to learn of Gertrude's passing, but especially heartened to know that she had been cared for lovingly. It's amazing to learn that we can still have a huge impact on people after our passing. Gertrude, you have my respect, and my donation. To her family, I appreciate your loss and wish you well.
Linda Holden
November 13, 2003
My condolences to the family of Gertrude Jones. What a character! This Republican will send a check to John Kerry's campaign in her memory. I hope your last wish comes true, Gertrude.
Nikki Monroe
November 13, 2003
I appreciate her sentaments.
Tom Rapoza
November 13, 2003
A donation has been made to Howard Dean's campaign in your name. Rest easy, we'll do whatever we can.
Elizabeth Clifford
November 13, 2003
Ms. Jones' last wish is truly inspiring. May her family find consolation in the knowledge that she is being honored across the country in the way that meant the most to her. My next contribution to Dennis Kucinich will be made in her memory, as will my first to the eventual Democratic nominee. May we all, on earth and in heaven, celebrate the realization of her dream next November.
Christopher Lodewyks
November 12, 2003
Wish I could have known you, but I will work hard to make your wish come true. Thanks for the inspiration!
Linda Brown
November 12, 2003
Dear Gertrude's loved ones,
My sincerest condolences and fervent wish that memorial gifts donated in her name achieve the desired objective. I wish I had met Gertrude.
Tim Sampson
November 12, 2003
Thank you, Mrs. Jones, for helping wake up so many in your passing. My sympathy goes to your loved ones and my financial contribution in your memory has gone to MoveOn...
Floyd Shaman
November 11, 2003
Dear Ms Jones,
Thank you for your words..they will inspire many to do more.
Kenneth Neill
November 11, 2003
Thanks for the wonderful inspiration, Ms. Jones; you have truly touched us all. In your memory, I am making a donation to State Senator Steve Cohen, a longtime voice of sanity and reason here in Tennessee.
Brad kovalak
November 11, 2003
Grandma,
I miss you and love you very much. I know you and grandpa are watching over us and I hope I can make you proud.
Love always,
Brad and Heather
Kay Shafer
November 11, 2003
Rest in peace you plucky little lady. We will do our best to make your wish become reality. Thanks for the inspiration.
Joseph Davis
November 10, 2003
My sympathies on your passing but joy upon learning of an indivdual whose consience governs her epitath.
-Joe
Carolina Evans-Roman
November 10, 2003
Gertrude, may you rest in God's peace and mercy. We who remain will see to it that your wish is realized.
Marie McMurran
November 10, 2003
Gertrude, you clever lady. Great idea. We shall overcome!!
Betsy Ray
November 9, 2003
I hope that in my entire life I can bring a tenth as much positive energy to the world as you did in your one final wish. Bless you! The check is in the mail!
Jeanne Shepherd
November 9, 2003
God Bless you, Gertrude! I so share your feelings! Enjoy that Great Democracy with God. Wish He were in office here. God Bless and strengthen your family.
Madeline Bryson
November 9, 2003
Sympathy to the family of Ms. Jones.
And a thank you to Gertrude Jones in spirit.
Anna Givens
November 9, 2003
Namaste'---I bow to you, Gertrude M. Jones. In honor of you, a woman I never had the privilege to meet, I send a contribution to Dennis Kucinich, a man with a bold and visionary voice for peace. My condolences and deep respect to your family, who chose to honor your memory in such a vibrant and touching way. Peace be to you...
Lee Harper
November 9, 2003
Rest in Peace Gertrude. Your last wish is being fullfilled.
Evelyn Dandeneau
November 9, 2003
Although you cannot hear me, thank you very much.
Joan Donnelly
November 9, 2003
Dear Gertrude: Wish we could have met. We would have so much in common. Sympathy to your family. From Joan in Ontario, Canada
Sue F. M.
November 9, 2003
What a great lady -- imagine, an obituary that gave me my biggest laugh in ages! A donation to the DNC will be sent shortly!!
Sue
Jane Young
November 8, 2003
A donation is being made in your memory. My condolences to your family.
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