Dorene Smithwick Hammel

Always thinking of you and the ways you blessed my life...... You accepted all this life gave you with grace...., You taught me to soldier through the challenges.... The power of a good attitude & your selfless concern for others, always sending cards and writing in your `great full ` journal. You did it all with a smile that lit up your aura! Thank you for being my loving friend and inspiration, miss you Robin

BEEP...hey Dori, it´s Robin , I got your message. I´ll miss you! We sure had a full day planned. Shopping, lunch, mani-pedi and of course STARBUCKS. I love watching you roll into the lobby like "pretty woman" .. while I follow behind with the day´s stash... that said, my most favorite was at the beach...with the beach wheelchair, I would roll you in the waves & back out again... you would laugh & splash, it was awesome! Or how about the hotel with the pool side lift... when you hopped out of...

Every week for 52 weeks after my wife, Becky, died,Dori sent me an uplifting note. I will never forget her kindness and I know heaven is blessed with her presence.

We largely had fun, and waaaayy too much sun. We played and washed dishes--you rarely caught fishes! We wrote letters and letters, and tormented our betters. We shared secrets over lunches, and love each other bunches. We are friends and cousins, we found boyfriends (then husbands). Having children together, we faced all kinds of weather. Like others who love you (and who you have loved back), I'll miss you this side, and feel a great lack-- Until that Great Day when together again, We'll...