Shirlee A. Piccione

Shirlee, I really can't believe it has been a year since you've been gone. I miss you and think about you everyday. I hope you can see what a great impact you have left on this world. I love you so much and miss you every day!

Shirlee,
This time last year I was writing you a birthday card, so I thought it was only appropriate to extend to you the same birthday wishes this year. I miss you more and more everyday, however instead of me dwelling on the sorrow I find myself recalling all of the wonderful times we had together. I find myself smiling or laughing almost everyday when I see something that reminds me of you, or when I'm at a place where we once laughed for hours. I just want you to know you'll never...

Her Journey's Just Begun

Don't think of her as gone away-
her journey's just begun,
life holds so many facets-
this earth is only one.

Just think of her as resting
from the sorrows and the tears
in a place of warmth and comfort
where there are no days and years.

Think how she must be wishing
that we could know today
how nothing but our sadness
can really pass away.

And think of her as living
in the hearts of those she...

Happy Birthday Shirl,
Just wanted to let you know that you're still in my thoughts and I hope you are with everyone who is probably having a really hard time today. Your dad is giving me one of your saddles and I'm just so grateful because I know in some way we'll be able to ride together again and you'll be with me. Nothing can ever make it right or fair what happened to you but it's comforting in some way to know that you are a part of something now much bigger..it's almost as if you...

i didnt really know you at all though i met you a few times when you would stop at work to boss Dave around etc...but from things you talked about and (always positive) things Dave would say about you, i know we would have related and been friends. animal people are like that and stick together and only we relate and understand things a little differently than 'normal' people do. we have passion and compassion for animals and to be that way shows character and beauty and individuality and a...

Shirl, i was just sitting here thinking about how much i miss you and wish you were here. If angels really can watch over us and see everything that we do then you can see how you being the amazing person you were affected shadow equestrian. We have so many new games in your honor and they help the kids so much. I wish you could be here to see how good their all doing. Its ben 8months and its still hard to belive your gone. I miss laughing with you and being crazy like we always were, you...

Shirlee,
Your presence is still everywhere at Polan Acres and in all of our hearts. I have been blessed with the inheritance of your 3 goats and they have brought such joy to my life. Better yet, Petunia and Junkyard have an offspring. We named her Anny (keeping with your PB and J theme). She is the perfect combination of her mom and dad. I miss you so much but am blessed with the legacy you left with us.

I was thinking about you this morning. This time last year, I was back home to celebrate my birthday. By chance I got to see you not once, but 2 nights in a row. It was so great to catch up and talk. It's just so bittersweet, because I never in my wildest dreams imagined that I'd never be able to see you again. There aren't enough words to sum up how wonderful you were. I miss you Shirls, and I know you're looking over all of us.

Dear Shirlee,
I wanted to tell you how much I miss you even though some time has passed. I just also wanted you to know how much you changed my life in these past years. We had many fun times. I still remember the fist time I met you. It was at petsmart and you and David were just starting to like each other. The funniest thing about David is the passion and love use two had for animals. You and him were just meant for each other. Every person you have talked to you have changed their...