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Your daughter, Michele
September 10, 2025
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Rita Blau
New York, New York
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"I just miss hearing her, I miss listening to her," said Michele Buffolino, who used to talk to her mother, Rita Blau, twice a day, even when they lived across the street from each other.
"If she heard a good song on the radio, she hopped out of her seat and she was dancing with us," Ms. Buffolino said. She would tell stories of family members twirling her around the living room.
Ira Blau, her husband of 11 years, created a memorial room in their home for her, with candles, pictures and music. "She came back in my life now as a sea gull," he said. He got a tattoo of one on his legs, in her honor.
So Ms. Buffolino has noticed sea gulls lately. "When I get off the bus, there's usually one that flies off towards where the World Trade Center used to be." That's where Mrs. Blau, 52, was a telephone operator for Fiduciary Trust International.
"To me, my mother is a butterfly," Ms. Buffolino said. "Anytime I'm sad, when I need to see her, I say, `O.K., Ma, show me a butterfly.' " She sees them everywhere now, in pictures, in stores.
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Your daughter, Michele
September 10, 2025
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Mommy!!! I miss you!! I can´t believe you´ve been gone 24 yrs. It´s like we had another life together at another time. I hate my life with out you, but I´m doing my best. I believe you do come and comfort me, I do see the signs. I´m doing what you taught me to do. Be strong and independent. It was always us. I love you. Thank you for being the best mom! I understand now.
Your daughter, Michele
September 10, 2025
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Mommy! I just wanted to wish you a Happy Mother’s Day. After all these years it’s still heard to live without you. I’ve kept going on your memories and the love of my family. I love you. Thank you for everything. Happy Mother’s Day.
Michele
May 10, 2025 | Daughter
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Christmas 2025, I still miss you very much. Thanks to you and Nana for the Christmas traditions. I remember one Christmas Eve , we ate so many appetizers and drank two bottles of wine, we forgot about the main course. We ate at midnight when Ira came home. ❤. Christmas Eve traditions are so special to me. Now your granddaughter will have the same traditions with a twist of our own touch. I still have that old grandfather’s clock decoration, the one that went up between our bedrooms. ...
Michele
December 22, 2024 | Daughter
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Here we are, 23 years without my mother, Makayla’s grandmother, Sherif’s mother in law. Unthinkable! I can’t believe this happened to our family, to our country. There’s not a day that goes by that I don’t think about you. I know you’re with me. I wish you were here with us. Since you are not here, I’ll do my best to keep our traditions and your memory alive. Never Forget. I love you and miss you more than words can express.
Michele
September 11, 2024 | Daughter
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Another birthday without you. How sad. . I’m so grateful to have the memories that I have with you. Birthdays, holidays, school days or just those chat days. I love you and miss you more than I can express. Love you. Never Forget
Michele
June 14, 2024 | Daughter
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MOMMY!!! I miss you. Another Mother’s Day without you. . My Makayla makes every day special for me. You would have Loved her. Wish you were here. Missing my grandmothers too. ❤❤❤
Michele
May 10, 2024 | Daughter
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Mommy!!!! Another Mother´s Day without you. You know how I miss you. I have my Makayla that makes every day special. You would have loved her so much. Just wish you were here.
Michele
May 10, 2024 | Family
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