Ellen M. Higgins

MY DEAREST ELLIE,
MY CHILDHOOD FRIEND WITH THE MOST GENTLE AND SENSITIVE HEART. YOU HAVE NEVER BEEN FORGOTTEN AND NEVER WILL. YOU HAVE GONE ONTO YOUR REWARD AND REUNITED WITH ALL OF OUR LOVED ONES WHO HAVE PASSED. MAY YOUR FAMILY FIND PEACE AND ACCEPT OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHIES.

MAUREEN, DANNY,PAUL, AND CATHIE

Dearest Ellen,

How much I will miss you. I take comfort in knowing that I won't be leaving you in Chicago anymore, for you are in my heart. You have been a remarkable example for me. Loving life, loving friends and family... this above all else is how you spent your time. You so bravely faced journey's end. I am so very proud of you.

Much love to all her were touched by Ellen, especially the Gays and Higgins.

Bob

I worked with J.P. at Rainbow Distributing for about 10 years, and met Ellie through J.P. Those two were such a sweet, loving couple, and I grieved for Ellie when I heard she'd lost J.P. so unexpectedly after we all thought he'd recovered from his accident. I heard about it months later. Now Ellie's gone, too. But she's with J.P. again, dancing and enjoying tofu pizza and tempeh burgers...I'm sure they're all vegans in heaven. My husband, Bob and I enjoyed the reception years ago at Ellie and...

It was my great pleasure to work with Ellen at Pathfinders Bookstore at Unity in Chicago for a little over a year. She was so shy when she first came to the bookstore, but soon she knew many of our customers by name and was always willing to listen to their stories and give them a hug.
Personally, she and I became friends, and often had a cup of coffee or a meal after the bookstore closed. She was convinced we had known each other in another lifetime, and I deeply regret we never got...

Dear Ellie,

I am so very lucky to have had the chance to grow up knowing you. I must have been around 6 years old when you and JP began to invite our family over to dinner. Even though I was the only kid there, I always felt included with the grown-ups. Your highly visible love for JP used to seem "mushy" to me, but it has become a model and standard I hope to share with my wife and family. I regret that we lost touch as I grew up, but you life's example of love and "mushiness"...

I worked with Ellen for a short time, but in that time she was such a ray of sunshine. Her smile would always brighten a room and she always had time to listen. I had cancer before she did, but she was such an inspiration to me.
Ellen know you will be missed and were loved and may you be at peace. I'm sure your father, husband and brother were there to meet you as you went to heaven.

My sincerest condolences to Ellen's family, friends, and work colleagues. She spoke often of her love for you all and I believe your grief to be profound. It was my great honor to be chosen to work with Ellen on her spiritual path to healing and wholeness. Her soul remains an enormous inspiration to me. I miss her greatly and will always remember her bright smile full of love, compassion, and bravery.

To Ellen's Family,
Ellen will be missed.
I pray that God will Bless, Comfort and keep you in your hour of breavement.

(Co-worker at Follett)