Sister Mary Ann Rawson SNJM

Love you my beautiful friend

Mary Ann, I knew of you from youth since your family photo hung on my Grandmother's wall with pride. "Aunt Helen and Uncle Bob were the nicest people in the world," my grandmother would tell us. It wasn't until later in life I was blessed to know you as you reached out to me as a family member and united so many of us through our ancestral roots. Your infatigable desire to connect and know about family has linked a bond to many that otherwise would have been lost. I will miss your presence;...

I will miss you my beautiful friend may you rest in peace I love you

We are so thankful for having Mary Ann as a wonderful friend, beginning were 5 yrs. old. Even to the end we kept in touch. Our Prayers and love for her family and for her.

Mary Ann, what on God's good earth are we going to do without your infectious laughter, sleuthing prowess and love of all things "family"? As cousins, we have shared so many occasions and memories for as far back as I can remember ~ among them weddings, funerals, reunions, and planned visits when my family would journey over the mountains to see yours; or when you came our way to do the same. Over the years, you and I have exchanged many communications, photos and musings in our attempt...