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Sharon Balkcom Obituary
Sharon Balkcom, raised on the scrappy streets of East Harlem, was in the third grade when her teachers realized that she had a gift for mathematics, said her mother, Rosalie, who was not surprised.
Ms. Balkcom, 43, the second of three children, attended some of the city's most rigorous and selective secondary schools: Robert F. Wagner Middle School on the Upper West Side and the Bronx High School of Science. She received an M.B.A. from Pace University and a bachelor's degree in political science from Colgate University.
Ms. Balkcom's academic aptitude and varied education prepared her to tackle most jobs. She was a computer systems manager at Marsh & McLennan, where she had worked for about three years, her mother said. "She was motivated," said her brother Gordon, a publicist. "Whereas I might need someone to kick-start me, she was self-motivated."
As a child, that motivation helped Ms. Balkcom, a resident of White Plains, overcome teasing from neighborhood children about being a bookworm. "She held her head up and continued to do what was right," Mrs. Balkcom said. "My husband and I brought our children up the best we could. We tried to instill in them the importance of having an education. We taught them that things were not handed to them. If they wanted something, they had to work hard to get it."
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September 11, 2021
Sharon, you are remembered, loved and missed on this 20th anniversary, and everyday. RIP
Cindy Roe
August 31, 2021
Remembering Sharon on the 20th anniversary of 9/11....
July 18, 2019
Your spirit will shine! Rest well sharon.
September 22, 2016
I know you are in heaven...watching and caring from above. You are missed, Sharon but you are not forgotten. My love to your family.
Sunda
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rolanda dixon
September 21, 2016
i miss you working at aig rest inpeace
Jen
September 11, 2015
Wishing this beautiful family peace tonight and always. The energy of a soul never dies; it cannot be extinguished. It simply moves to a different place. Someday our energies reconnect with those that we were connected to in this lifetime. Until then, may you find gentleness in your hearts and peace in your souls. xoxo
September 11, 2015
May you be comforted by the love and prayers of strangers who will never forget the horror of that day. I can only imagine the depth of your pain. God be with you.
Del Newberry
July 28, 2015
My prayers today are for Sharon's friends and family. I pray that we will all be motivated by the story of how she lived her life, and that all parents will instill the love of learning in their children as she did. Much love from Texas
Lawrence Reinholt
July 15, 2015
We saw the rose in your name at the south tower memorial. I took a picture and looked you up...may your family find some peace!
Michael Johnson
November 4, 2014
Grief can be so hard, but our special memories help us cope. Remembering you and your loved one today and always.
From our Bronx Science yearbook 1976
Jonathan DUNFORD
April 5, 2013
Andy Basu
September 11, 2012
Sharon, I miss you always and the fun days at AIG. You are in my thoughts for ever.
Billy L Miller (Baraka LaSimba)
September 11, 2012
Sharon and Steve Redmon were friends from Colgate U. Through Steve, I met Sharon. Sharon and I spent some quality time together. I enjoyed her kindness and down-to-earth personality. It wasn't until three months after 9-11 that Steve told me the Sharon had died. From that moment on, I have felt the lost of an outstanding person. My thoughts and prays will always be with Sharon and her family. I can truly say Sharon will always be missed and thought of. Her spirit will be with us.
Barbara Boam
June 11, 2012
Barbara Boam & Kim Rogers walked a mile for you (mile #121) on 6/7/12 as a dedication to your life.
sunda croonquist
September 12, 2011
Sharon, You have such a beautiful family and you live forever in our hearts.
Kymberli Colbourne
September 11, 2011
We hold you in our hearts.
Jordan Ramsey
September 10, 2011
Sharon, I never met you but you sounded like an amazing person full of hopes and dreams. I keep your family in my prayers.
Michael Johnson
May 12, 2011
I still keep you in my thoughts after all these years. I will always cherish the memories I have of you when we worked in the neighborhood church churh together and seeing you in Wagner JH.
I continue to keep your family in my prayers.
Love always.
Gary Cockayne
December 4, 2010
I recently visited the WTC site on a trip to see a relative in the USA. I purchased a "person to person" bangle from the visitor centre which has Sharon Balkcom's name on it. Clearly I did not know Sharon or her family but l will be proud to wear the bangle in both remembrance of Sharon and the other victims and families of 9/11. I am pleased to find this guest book and find out a little more about Sharon and her life and to leave my thoughts and prayers for Sharon and her family.
Roberta Braun-Shapiro
September 11, 2010
Sharon, I think about you often. I remember that we were making plans to get together..then the tragedy that took your life happened. I am grateful to have known you. You were a kind and gentle soul with a big heart. I miss you.
amber vickery
April 5, 2010
Dear Sharon,
I never knew you, and ill never have the opportunity to meet you but reading your story i trully believe the world was better because you were in it. i pray for your family...
Deborah Ballard-Lewis
September 12, 2009
It's been eight long years, and the pain is just as fresh as it was in 2001. Sharon and I grew up together in the Washington projects, in fact we lived in the same building. Sharon was truly a GEM. She'll always be in my thoughts and her family in my prayers. May God continue to bless the Balkcom family.
Nicole
April 15, 2009
We love you Soror, you belonged to God before anyone else and now you're home
Doug Abraham
January 2, 2009
Happy Birthday!!!
Doug Abraham
January 2, 2008
Happy Birthday!!!
Robert Mitchell
September 11, 2007
Psalm 100
Make a joyful noise unto the Lord , all ye lands
Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing.
Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thanful unto him, and bless his name.
For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.
Butterflys,
Kristine
October 13, 2006
As I stitched your name on the memorial that I am doing for all of the victims, I prayed for you and your family. Please know that your death was not in vane. We will always remember.
linda Mcfarlane-Osborne
September 11, 2006
Sharon,
We lived in the same building when we wer small. Even after we moved our parents still kept in touch. You, me your sister and brother and my brother ended going to the same school- Wagner Junior High. When I foumd out you lost your life in the tragedy I was shocked, my heart sank to my feet.Life will never be the same after this. You were loved and adored by your family and friends. Heaven has certainly gained a special angel. You left us too soon. You will never be forgotten and always missed. Your life was taken too soon and you still had so much to do.Rest now for your job is done. Rest in peace, in God's care. Bye.
P Tabbernor
August 21, 2006
In memory....
Michael Johnson
September 17, 2004
Three years after the attack, and I still think about Sharon. I first met Sharon at Wagner JH. I worked with her at a neighborhood church a few summers and then we both went our ways to college and so on. In the short time that I knew her she made a lasting impression on me. I will always have Sharon and her family in my prayers.
Jonathan DUNFORD
September 11, 2004
I was in Sharon's class at Bronx Science (1974-1975). I just realized today September 11 2004 (three years later) when I saw here picture in the portraits of grief that I knew her. I remember she was a very bright and intelligent girl.
I'm very saddened and share in your grief.
J A
September 10, 2004
It has been 3 years, and we will never forget you and all of those who perished on that fatefull day. God Bless You.
Harold Balkcom
September 29, 2003
To the family and friends of Sharon,
Just reviewing the guest book entries reveals that your loved one touched the lives of many in a positive way. I hope it comforts your family in some small way to know that Sharon had a worthwhile impact on these peoples lives and that she lives on in their memories. Because of her, each of them is different in various ways thus are the people that they meet.
I know you are proud of her and her many acomplishments. May God bless you.
Harold B.
liz
September 11, 2003
I am sorry for the tragic loss of your daughter. My prayers and thoughts are with you all always. God Bless you all.
Russ Greenspan
November 16, 2002
Sharon was a friend of mine from some years back when we both worked for AIG, but we'd not spoken in a number of years. I only learned what had happened upon running into 2 other friends from those days while with my present employer. There are no words to express my anger upon hearing of her loss, or to measure the depths of my sympathy for Sharon's family. I will remember her fondly, and always. Russ Greenspan
Karen Landovitz
September 12, 2002
I remember Sharon from Bronx Science, and was so saddened to see the story about her in Newsday. She was smart, sweet, and had a great sense of humor. From what I've read about her, it sounds like she turned into a strong, capable, loving, and professional woman--one I wish I'd known. My condolences and warm thoughts go out to her friends, family, and other loved ones.
Donneth Walton
September 12, 2002
To the Balkcom family;
I remember Sharon from our time together as students at the Bronx High School of Science. She was a very sweet and kind person, very soft-spoken yet also intense. I recall our H.S. graduation, and how happy we were as we stood hugging each other outside Carnegie Hall, looking forward to the bright and promising future awaiting us. It is with deepest sadness that I learned of Sharon's death and offer her family and friends my most profound condolences.
Purnell Mills
September 11, 2002
I met Sharon during our sub-frosh summer '76 at Colgate University. I am a better person having known her and her family. Sharon was a very unselfish person, who when she said something you did not wonder "What's her real motivation". Her motivation was helping others around her as needed.
The four years we spent at Colgate University, transformed two NYC residents (I grew up in the Bronx) who met about 250 miles upstate NY into "friends forever". As someone else mentioned Sharon lives within all of us who were fortunate to have met her and shared a part of this world with her.
Stay strong Balkcom family-- we're all here for you.
Bernadette Zullo
August 7, 2002
I would like the Balkcom family to know that we have not forgotten and your loved one Sharon will be in our hearts forever. May God bless you and your family. Sharon is an angel in heaven now and God will watch over her as well as her family.
Ada Gay
July 16, 2002
I wish I'd found this opportunity sooner to extend my deepest sympathy to the Balkcom family, and especially my dear colleague Gordon. Please never forget, in the face of your unconscionable loss, that there are many of us who wish to be of service to her memory and her legacy. How can we help?
Amy Sumner
May 31, 2002
Dan and I have known Sharon's brother Gordon for 20 years. We extend our heartfelt sympathies to the whole family. Please know you are loved by a wide circle of friends.
Amy Sumner, Dan Jacobson and family
Brooklyn, NY
Stacey Skipp
May 9, 2002
I was very sad to learn that one of our Sorors had been apart of the 9/11 tragedy. My sympathy and prayers are with the family and friends of this dearly departed soror. I've met her cousin Cassandra and love her very much. God took a our beautiful rose and planted her in HIS Heavenly Garden. Though we are saddened by this decision, we should find peace in knowing that heaven is a better place with Soror Balkcom's presence. May God grant her children, family and friends peace now and forever.
Sisterly,
Soror Stacey M. Skipp
Alpha Omega Chapter
Hellen Pacely
April 29, 2002
To the family and love ones of Sharon Balkcom I bring you blessings for Alpha Chapter of GPD. May God continue to Bless. The Lord will keep each of you in his loving arms.
G. Judi Riley
April 26, 2002
On behalf of the Sorors of Delta Pi Chapter of GPD, out hearfelt sympathies go out to the family of Soror Sharon Balkcom. May God bless you and continue to comfort you.
Judi Riley, Basileus
Delta Pi Chapter
Gamma Phi Delta Sorority
April 25, 2002
Andrea Wright
April 26, 2002
To the family of my departed Soror Sharon Balkcom. I never met Sharon. Sharon was an inducted charter member of Beta Lambda chapter in New York of Gamma Phi Delta Sorority, Inc., a national business and professional sorority. Beta Lambda chapter was established because of the interaction between myself and the chapter president, Soror Cassandra Douglas, Sharon's cousin. When the tragedy occured on 9/11, it was soon after that I discovered one of my sorors had fallen. I informed every Soror I could nationally to pray for her and her family. Our national organization penned a tribute to Sharon and the others in this tragedy. We started a national campaign to raise funds for the family. We will never forget this sister whom I have heard all good things about. Although I never met you, we will meet one day on the other side of the Jordan River. Gamma Phi Delta women are magnificent women and I know you wore your pink and blue proud. To the family, lean on God and he will be your comfort. God Bless you all.
Andrea Wright
Northern Regional Director
Alpha Omega chapter
Gamma Phi Delta Sorority, Inc.
Jackie Knuckle
April 14, 2002
My heartfelt sympathies go out to the Balkcom Family. I did not know Sharon personally. I knew of her through her sister Joan, my sorority sister. I was truly saddened to hear or your loss. God Bless the Balkcom's and all of the families who lost loved ones that day.
Jackie Bryant Knuckle
Marlene Delgado
April 9, 2002
To the Family of Sharon Balkcom. My prayers go to you for strength and courage. I did not know Sharon but I knew her sister Ms. Balkcom from Harbor. I felt as if I knew Sharon when I heard the news. My prayers will be with you always. Marlene, Nicholas "Class 2001" & Family.
Edith Vazquez
March 14, 2002
I met Sharon at AIG during 1997. Her laughter, energy and enthusiasm was contagious!
I was deeply touched when I learned of her loss and want her family to know that my prayers are with them.
Richard Lasota
March 11, 2002
I worked with Sharon when I started at AIG in 1988. We worked in the same department for less than a year and went different ways in the organization, but kept in touch. The last time I saw Sharon was in the WTC lobby a couple of years ago. As usual, she was smiling and glad to see me, and we took a few minutes to catch up. Sharon's warmth and grace and genuine humanity will be in my memory for a long time. Condolences to her family and friends.
Rita Chakraborty
March 11, 2002
To the Balkcom family, I give my heartfelt sympathy for the loss of Sharon.
She was my Manager at AIG International, in NYC. She was kind, soft spoken and a very happy person.
I will never forget her.
I am so sorry to find out about the tragedy.
Molly
February 14, 2002
To the Friends and Family of Sharon Balkcom:
I didn't know Sharon, but I knew of her. My mom worked with Sharon at the Minneapolis office of Marsh & McLennan, and would talk about her frequently. When the tragedy occured on September 11th, I talked to my mom all day long because she was concerned about all of her friends, especially Sharon, that were in harm's way, and wanted to keep updated. She was devistated to find out that Sharon's life was lost in the tragedy. Seeing my mom so sad, I know that Sharon must have been a very special person to everyone else that knew her. I wanted you, her family and friends, to know what a possitive impact Sharon would make in someone's day, even with just a phone call. I know that her leadership and wonderful attitude are continuing to shine through the efforts of her friends and employees here in Minneapolis. She really made a difference, and will be greatly missed.
Basil Daley
February 6, 2002
I would like to extend my sincerest prayers for comfort and peace to the Balkcom family. Still the soft-spoken, yet affirming person that she was, Sharon and I spoke at length during the summer as she continued her efforts to hold the Colgate family together. I'm glad we had an opportunity to talk - it has brightened the memories I now have of her. She was an inspiration to those of us in the Class of '82.
Robert Gordon
January 28, 2002
I saw that Sharon was among the missing in the last issue of Colgate News. I visited the CNN website today and got here through links to CNN's memorial site.
God Bless Sharon and all her family and loved ones. We will not forget the Legacy of September 11th. We will not forget all those who lost their lives. Peace.
Stephen Redmon
January 22, 2002
To Sharon, Mrs. Balkcom, Joan, Gordon and the entire Balkcom family and extended family: My thoughts and prayers are with you. Here are It was July 5th 1976 when your family and about 30 other families from the New York City area met at Colgate University in Hamilton, New York to take their precious children (young men and women) to college. Sharon, like all of us, was bright eyed and eager to learn and take on any obstacle that confronted us. However, unlike the rest of us Sharon had a unique way of getting along with everyone without being a pushover. She was assertive, but not confrontational. She expressed her opinion without being opinionated. Sharon was successful at EVERYTHING she did without holding anyone down along the way. In fact, she did her best to help others along her path to success. Sharon is a jovial person. During our four years at Colgate, Sharon was a member of a fun and informal "support group" called the Juice Drinking Suckers (JDS). Sharon, Lona, Linda, Peggy, Billy, and me were the original members of JDS. Basically the primary purpose of JDS was to help each other to graduate from Colgate by listening to each other, encouraging each other, pulling "all nighters" together, going for very long walks together, and best of all--drinking gallons of 100% pure Juicey Juice together. The members of JDS were teetotallers. We graduated in 1980 and continued to keep in touch over the years, I could go on and on. Sharon is a dear friend and Mom, sister Joan, and brother Gordon are as tight, supportive, and strong as any family could be under these circumstances. Everyone is dealing with Sharon's transition in their own way. Please forgive me if I don't deal with it the "right way." This is what I feel: As far as I'm concerned the essence of what Sharon's life is about lives on. I continue to actively converse with Sharon, my parents who transitioned, and all my ancesters because they ARE here. Sharon's spirit should be motivate all of us to succeed despite the challenges and help everyone that you can along the way, especially the children. I am fortunate to have crossed paths with Sharon and she crossed paths with my children Tene and Jabari. Finally, I am proud to be in the Army and a former member of the 75th Ranger Regiment because we continue to train daily and do our best to protect the nation and good people like Sharon. Peace.
Lona Jack-Vilmar
January 20, 2002
Sharon Balkcom has left us in the flesh but her spirit will surely live on. I had the privilege of meeting Sharon in our freshman year at Colgate University. We became good friends and eventually apartment mates. I have wonderful memories to treasure of times that I shared with Sharon. Sharon was a fun-loving and adventurous person, always wanting to experience life at its fullest. She was an exemplar of what a friend should be. Committed, sensitive, caring, giving, dedicated, honest, open-minded, non-judgmental are some of the words that come to mind when I think of Sharon. Sharon understood that friendship means hard work and sacrifice. She was always there to listen, offer very sound advice or simply supply a shoulder to lean on. What a wonderful friend! I miss her so much. Those of us who knew Sharon were fortunate to have had the opportunity to know and walk alongside this great person who spent such a short time with us.
My thoughts and prayers are with the Balkcom family. I pray that they will continue to find comfort in the beauty and peace that Sharon brought to the lives of all those she came into contact with.
Lona Jack-Vilmar
Colgate University
Class of '80
Laura Devarie
January 19, 2002
To the family of Sharon Balkcom,
I met Sharon at Colgate University
and always treasured our friendship.
I will miss her. As you can see by
these tributes she was a loving person. She gave love and it was
returned tenfold.
Love is like a pebble dropped in the ocean, its ripples extending beyond our horizion. We may never know how far one person's love has
spread, but we know how that love has graced us and we will treasure that knowledge forever.
We were all graced with Sharon's love and friendship. I am thankful
that God made her part our lives.
May the Balkcom family find comfort
in the love that surrounds Sharon.
May God bless you all and bring you
peace.
Love,
Laura Orr-Devarie (class of 79)
Janine Fondon
January 19, 2002
To the family of Sharon Balkcom...
Sharon was a great inspiration to us for her loving ways and deep sincerity. We salute her...as she continues to watch over us all. She is a bright star...and we will never forget her. Peace be with you.
Audrey Parker
January 16, 2002
I will miss Sharon. I was looking forward to seeing her again at our 25 year Bronx HS of Science reunion on Oct. 13, 2001. I look back fondly on the pictures of us at school...
You'll be missed.
Audrey
Ray Vincent
January 15, 2002
My thoughts and prayers are with all of Sharon's family and friends. I will always remember her kindness and warm smile. I am blessed to have known her! What a great lady!
Sabrina Beatty
January 14, 2002
Sharon,
I will never forget you. My prayers are with you and your family. We will meet again.
Love Alway, Sabrina
Teresa Jahn
January 9, 2002
We are very sorry for your loss of Sharon. May her determination, life and love live in you. May the sorrow you feel be lightened by precious memories of yesterday. Our hearts cry with you.
America Cries
We see your sorrow-
and our hearts cry....
We can not erase your pain
but you do not have to face the anguish alone-for we-
-the American people-
are beside you.
We so desperately want to have the touch that brings you comfort,
the strength that gives you courage,
and the words to lighten your spirits.
And when we are left speechless
may the silence of our nation weave love into your hearts
to ease your sorrow.
May you find healing through our nation's strength as we-
-the American people-
face this difficult time together. Our hearts are with you. Teresa Jahn
Dixon, IL
Dennis Clare
December 22, 2001
To the Balkcom Family,
I want to extend to you my deepest and sincere sympathies. When I heard that Sharon was in the WTC at the time of the attack I was angry and sad. Angry that someone as kind and happy as Sharon would be taken so soon, by people she would be the last to offend, and sad that I had not kept in touch with her over the years. I have fond memories of Sharon, always a smile on her face and always willing to do whatever it took to get the job done. I have taken her tribute and had it framed to hang in my office. It will remind me of her, how she lived life to the fullest, always with a smile and remind me how fragile life can be, in a moment it can all be lost. I miss her and I think of her often. You all have a great deal to be proud of, she was a fantastic individual.
Joan Marshall-Urtubia
December 6, 2001
To the Balkcom family I give my heartfelt sympathy for the loss of Sharon. Sharon was one of my dearest friends. We shared fourteen years of laughter, success, happiness, and sorrow. We met in a crowded classroom at Pace University back in 1987. I had been out of undergrad for ten years, and here I sit in my first class back to school, a nervous wreck, and I see a young lady sitting across the aisle taking notes a mile a minute, so confident, I decide to ask her at the break, "Please I need a friend, can we help each other out!" That's how we began many years of friendship and love. She was such a kind and decent human-being. She was so serious and conscientious about everything she did and said. I loved her way of handling her career and her life. She was a competitor, a woman who strived to be the best. As a competitor, myself, we fed off each other to be better and better. I made her laugh so many times, when it seemed like careers, men, and life itself was getting too hard. Laughter was our source of relief, sitting in the library, writing papers, getting married, being married, and just plain living. I miss you so much, I am now empty inside. I lost part of my soul. You were such a beautiful person. We shared so much about our inner souls, our hearts, our lifes. I miss your ability to listen, my God you were wonderful! I miss your caring heart. I miss your desire to be the best, to achieve, to succeed. I miss your level headed mind. I miss your sweet voice. I miss you! When I moved to Florida in 1996 we cried. I knew distance would be a problem, but you said we were friends forever, what we shared would always keep us as it always was. I miss you. I find myself with unbearable sadness. You will never be forgotten. You live within all of your family and friends. I loved you. You were my friend, my pal, my classmate, my soul.
IRENE STAPINSKI
December 4, 2001
GOD BLESS SHARON BALKCOM AND MAY SHE
REST IN PEACE.GOD BLESS HER FAMILY
AND FRIENDS.GOD BLESS AMERICA AND MAY WE NEVER FORGET 9/11/01
Barbara Capalbo
December 1, 2001
I hope it helps to know that others are still thinking of and praying for you and your family. My heart goes out to you and your family. What happened on September 11th was so horrible and sad that I cannot imagine trying to celebrate the holidays this year!
Raymond Menoscal
November 30, 2001
Sharon was an exemplary professional. Always taking ownership of her responsibilities and always ready to do whatever it takes to get the job done, whether it was staying late or getting in early to the office. I have only pleasant memories of her as a co-worker at a major insurance company in NY. I saw her grow as a professional from a business analyst, to a quality assurance professional to a project manager. She and I were both promoted to project managers around the same time.
We went our separate ways professionally leaving the firm but kept in touch seeing each other for lunch with other ex-colleagues every now and then. It was always nice in sharing personal achievements and catching up with time with her. After I married and had children, Sharon would always ask me for family pictures to see my children. She was happy for me and she showed it. She also shared with me her achievements. One of them was moving into the WTC. When she told me what floor she was going to move in (92nd or 94th floor), I asked her if she was afraid of heights. She said it was something she would have to get used to. Her other accomplishment was buying a townhouse in White Plains, NY. It was a new achievement level for her being a homeowner for the first time. She was happy and I was so happy for her.
To Sharon’s family and all her loved ones, my deepest and sincerest condolences go out to you. Speaking to you through this service is my way of paying tribute to Sharon. Sharon was a beautiful person all around. As a daughter, a sister, an aunt, a friend, a student, a professional, as an individual. I am glad to have worked and known her in my lifetime. She will be terribly missed.
David Vargas
November 26, 2001
Yvette (Maitland '81) and I have know Sharon since our school days at Colgate. Sharon is a beautiful person who will be missed dearly. Our deepest sympathy and sorrow go to her family and all who have known her because of the emptiness created with her loss.
David Vargas '81
Marisa St. John
November 23, 2001
Sharon Balkom will be greatly missed by all of her friends, classmates and family. She was really a wonderful person who always brought joy to all of us who knew her. I was privilaged to have been reunited with her in the last two years of her life. I was blessed by your presence and the way you welcomed me back into your circle of friends. To your family, I send my condolences. May the Lord welcome you into his kingdom and keep you among his chosen forever. Rest easy and be Blessed.
Marisa
Juagenia Dugue
October 26, 2001
My aunt Valerie was friends with Sharon. I met Sharon on a few occasions, she was a very nice person. She will be missed and my prayers goes out to her family and friends.
Bonnie Shettler
October 24, 2001
I am a Canadian woman. I do not know Sharon and can only imagine the grief and sense of loss her family and friends must be feeling. I just wanted to tell you that in the hearts and minds of women she has never met, she will live on forever.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
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