Madeline H. Axtman

As the reality of my loss takes hold, life has a way of continually reminding me that you are no longer just a phone call away to provide me with your life saving advice . This I promise you, my dear mother, that I will find deep inside of myself, all of the strenghth that you imparted to me. I will do my best to care for your beloved Caitlin And Cameron and be the mother that they deserve. They miss you so very much. I will try to look out for Bill as well as Maw Maw Nell. I can not...

you will be missed stacey m.

Dear Bill, Stacey, and Casey,

How I wish I could ring the phone and hear Madeline's voice and have that long overdue conversation with her. Madeline and I met when we were students in our first New Orleans history tour guiding class under Mary Helen Schaeffer at Delgado many years ago. I knew at that time that if anyone in our class was going to be a real tour guide, she was. She was outstanding. Later she became my piano student and she pursued that dream of learning the...

GOD KNOWS BEST AND GOD HAS SAID IT'S TIME YOU REST. RIP MY FAVORITE TOUR GUIDE. THANKS FOR EVERYTHING. RIP

May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.

To my dearest family, some things I'd like to say...
but first of all, to let you know, that I arrived okay.
I'm writing this from heaven. Here I dwell with God above.
Here, there's no more tears of sadness; here is just eternal love.

Please do not be unhappy just because I'm out of sight.
Remember that I'm with you every morning, noon and night.
That day I had to leave you when my life on earth was through,
God picked me up and hugged me and He said,...

To my dearest family, some things I'd like to say...
but first of all, to let you know, that I arrived okay.
I'm writing this from heaven. Here I dwell with God above.
Here, there's no more tears of sadness; here is just eternal love.

Please do not be unhappy just because I'm out of sight.
Remember that I'm with you every morning, noon and night.
That day I had to leave you when my life on earth was through,
God picked me up and hugged me and He said, "I welcome...

Stacey although I didn't know your mother she must have been a wonderful person because you are. I know you will miss her dearly. Our prayers and thoughts are with you.
Love, Bonnie & Jerry Thibodeaux

I hope your pain is eased, if only briefly, by the knowledge that the lives Madeline touched daily were brightened and made a little happier because she was there. God bless your family for your loss. My family will pray for you.

Captain Al Christian
Master, Creole Queen
New Orleans