Vanessa F. DeLong

May the love of friends and family carry you through your grief.

Very sorry to hear of Vanessa's passing. I can think back to my earliest memories and see myself playing games with her and my brothers in the basement of her home while our parents gathered upstairs filling the home with laughter. I remember when her dad passed, and then her mom, and in my young mind, wondering how Vanessa would fare all alone. My mother reassured me that she had "Betty Ann" to take care of her. That eased my mind, since after all, Betty Ann (as our babysitter) managed...