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September 20, 2019
DEAR MARIA
I ALWAYS THINK OF YOU ON 27TH AUGUST, YOU KNOW THAT I PUT A STONE NEXT TO MOM AND DAD AT FAIRCHILD GARDENS IN MIAMI. ILL MEET YOU SOON WHEN GOD CALLS. ALWAYS YOUR LITTLE SISTER KETTY
Randall Clarke
July 22, 2019
We all miss you Maria. And Ketty, I was just reading some letters that Maria had written to my mother, Gay. They were touching and made me realize how much I miss her as well. I only wish I had been there for her more while she was with us.
Love to Maria and love to you Ketty as well
July 20, 2019
Dear Mari,
Miss you so much, love you and I will see you soon. Hugs
Ketty
TELL DADDY I MISS HIM AS I KNOW HE IS WITH YOU
KETTY SYMMES
February 25, 2017
DEAR MARIA SORRY SO LONG...I MISS YOU GOING TO BE THERE SOON I AM SURE BUT I WANT YOU TO KNOW YOU ARE IN MY HEART ALWAYS I LOVE YOU BEYOND BELIEF AND I MISS YOU FROM EVERY PORE IN MY BODY...HUGS YOUR SISTER KETTY
January 15, 2017
Hey maria Miss you so much. Thought about you today. Lol/Ketty your sister who loves you
ketty symmes
August 28, 2016
dear maria I love you and miss you, always your sister ketty
YOU WITH ME AND MOM LUV YOU WITHOUT BELIEF HUGS
KETTY SYMMES
September 26, 2014
HEY MARI, SO AMAZING I FORGOT THIS YEAR...I AM SO SORRY I LOVE YOU WITH ALL MY HEART AND HOPE THAT I MEET YOU IN HEAVEN ONE DAY AS YOU DESERVED IT MORE THAN ME . YOU ARE WITH CECI, MOM DAD, WILLY MANUELITO , MINITA FELIX AND MARIA INEZ AND SO MANY OTHERS. YOU WERE MY ROCK AND I WISH I COULD HAVE TAKEN YOU FROM HELL YOU FACED AT TIMES. ALWAYS YOUR SISTER KETTY
Here is our mom and hope she is next to you
Ketty Symmes-Dyer
June 4, 2014
Dear Mari,
Sorry I have not written in a while but its been tough. A lot of stress, I hope Mom and Dad are keeping you loved like you always needed. Willy is there also and now Beethoven, soon who knows who will follow. I love you My dear Maria and I wish I could have done more for you. You were the little girl who just wanted love and I hope I gave that to you when I could.
I am glad you are finally free from all the hurt and wanted you to know how much I love you my dear sister.
Love always, your sister Ketty
ketty and bill and corey symmes dyer hill
June 16, 2013
Love you maria Take care of bill in Peru and keep him safe watch him in heaven
luv you with so much heart your sister ketty
mom mari and ketty
Ketty and Bill Symmes - Dyer
June 16, 2013
Dear Maria my dear sister miss you so much , Beethoven died April 2013 and I know he is in heaven with you ceci loved him and loved to give him carrots.
I love you and send my love to everyone with you as I know you are looking down and always with love for us still here. Always Ketty and Bill
Ketty Symmes
June 4, 2012
My dear Maria, sorry i have not written for a while, but you are always looking at me on your picture. Today Ceci died on june 4, 2003 so she is with you along with mom, dad, manuelito, and now Willy joined you all in March 13, 2012. I love you more than anything in the world and always remember that I wish you could have lived with me at the end but I know that you are now happy and with God and family and I love you and bill loves you and Beethoven and Corey and their kids. Hugs always
Your sister Ketty
KETTY SYMMES
March 10, 2012
DEAR MARIA, WELL I THINK WILLY IS GOING TO BE THERE, TREAT HIM WELL AND REMEMBER I ALWAYS HAVE YOU NEXT TO ME.
LUV KETTY
Randall Clarke
May 6, 2011
Ketty,
Today I read your entry in the guest book and wanted you to know that I also miss Maria very much and feel your loss as her sister oh so well.
Love,
Randall
KETTY SYMMES
May 5, 2011
DEAR MARIA I WAS THINKING OF YOU TODAY AND WANTED YOU TO KNOW I LOVE YOU SO DEEPLY AND MISS YOU WITH MY HEART NEVER FORGET YOU AND LUV YOU AND HOPEFULLY ONE DAY I WILL BE RIGHT WITH YOU AND MOM AND DAD AND MINITA .HUGS YOUR SISTER KETTY
KETTY SYMMES
February 15, 2011
MARI, I MISS YOU AND LOVE YOU SO MUCH
ALWAYS IN MY HEART YOUR SISTER KETTY
KETTY SYMMES
February 15, 2011
LOVE YOU MARI JUST MISSING YOU AND WANTED YOU TO KNOW
HUGS YOUR SISTER KETTY
Randall Clarke
September 15, 2008
I am so glad that you sent a message to Maria on the anniversary of her passing. I am sure that she is with your Mom and Dad and my Mom having a grand time. We all miss her. I always remember the wonderful times we all had together at our home in Webster, New York as children.
I trust you and your family are doing well.
Randall Clarke (Ketty's first cousin on her Dad's side.)
KETTY SYMMES
September 9, 2008
DEAR MARIA, I MISSED YOU ON YOUR BIRTHDAY AND I KNOW HOW HAPPY YOU FINALLY ARE NOW. I WILL JOIN YOU ONE DAY TO BE ALL TOGETHER FINALLY. I LOVE YOU ALWAYS YOUR SISTER, KETTY WHO MISSES YOU WITH ALL HER HEART.
KETTY SYMMES
October 16, 2006
DEAR MARI,,,,I DREAMT OF YOU LAST NIGHT I WOKE UP LIKE IF I NEEDED TO VISIT YOU BUT YOU WERE NOT ANYWHERE..THEN I FELT OK BECAUSE I KNOW DAD AND MOM ARE HELPING YOU IN HEAVEN. I TRIED MY BEST MARI , I WISH I COULD HAVE MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR YOU TO GO HOME AND BE WITH ME BUT IT WAS NOT TO BE.I HOPE YOU FORGIVE ME FOR NOT TRYING HARDER BUT THAT YOU KNOW I GAVE IT ALL I HAD AND I LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU SO SO MUCH. IT HURTS LIKE AN OPEN WOUND THAT NEVER HEALS TO BE WITHOUT YOU.YOU WERE MY PUMPKIN AND MY LITTLE ANGEL. I HOPE YOU ONE DAY WAIT FOR ME WHEN IT IS MY TIME SO THAT I CAN JOIN YOU AND BE TOGETHER WITH MOM AND DAD. I LOVE YOU LITTLE SISTER I LOVE YOU MORE THAN TEARS CAN EXPRESS. I HOPE GOD KNOWS HOW SPECIAL YOU ARE AND MAYBE YOU ARE NOW ENJOYING ALL THE THINGS YOU LIKE UP THERE WITH MOMMY AND DADDY AND YOUR COUSIN MANUELITO WHO IS THERE TOO, WITH CECI. I LOVE AND I JUST SORT OF FELT DOWN AND SAD AND NEEDED TO TALK A LITTLE TO YOU.I LOVE YOU MARI, GOOD NIGHT AGAIN AND TALK TO YOU ALWAYS, YOUR SISTER KETTY WHO LOVES AND ADORES YOU AND THINKS ABOUT YOU ALWAYS. SLEEP WITH THE ANGELS, AND REMEMBER THE POEM DAD AND MOM SAID ALWAYS TO US "I WISH I WAS A CHINA CUP FROM WHICH YOU DRINK YOUR TEA FOR THEN ID KNOW AT EVERY SIP YOUD GIVE A KISS TO ME."......GNIGHT MY ANGEL SLEEP TIGHT AND LOOKD DOWN UPON ME SO I CAN FEEL THE WARMTH OF YOUR HEART AS IT SHINED ALWAYS RIGHT TO MY SOUL. I MISS YOU SO SO MUCH YOUR SISTER KETTY
Rosario Dyer
October 13, 2006
mari nunca te olvidare te tengo en mi corazon como una gran prima muy luchadora de cuando en ves veo tus fotos y leo tus cartas me doy cuenta de la gran calidad humana que tenias espero q estes feliz con tus padres contenta como te lo mereces algun dia estare contigo para cantar las canciones y poder jugar como lo haciamos te tengo presente tu prima Rosi.
Mike Rimland
October 10, 2006
Dear Ketty and Bill,
I want you both to know that my thoughts and prayers are with you during this tough and sad time. I wish I had words for you but I have learned the hard way that their are no words. I am always here for both of you as you have always been there for me.
Much Love forever,
Mike Rimland
THIS IS KETTY THE SISTER WHO ADORED HER
October 4, 2006
Idania & Larry Shoot
October 3, 2006
Dear Ketty and Bill,
Ketty we congratulate you for having been such a good loving sister. Our thoughts and hopes are for you to realize that Maria will eternally cherish you.
maria luisa Moreno
October 2, 2006
Maria Elena.... una nota triste fue tu partida, dejaste a tu hermana.... cuanto te quiso, todo lo dejaba para hacerte feliz. Ruega al Senor para que le de resignacion y paz a las dos. Con todo mi carino Maria Luisa
Alicia ,Rosa,Edy,Doris ,Jackie Camacho Rojas
September 30, 2006
Si de lagrimas hicieramos un camino,llegariamos hasta el cielo y te regresariamos con nosotros.
Que Dios te tenga en su santa Gloria y desde el cielo siempre protejas a tu hermana y a toda familia.
Que Dios te bendiga.
PILAR DYER
September 29, 2006
QUERIDA MARIE YA NO ESTAS EN ESTE MUNDO PERO QUEDA LA ESTELA DE TU ESPIRITU ALEGRE Y JUGUETON, QUE HA VECES ME HACIA REIR Y OTRAS RABIAR. MARIEQUIRO RECORDARTE SONRIENDO Y CONTENTA... PIDIENDO HELADOS UNA Y OTRA VEZ. DESEO VER UN POCO MAS A TU HERMANA ABRAZARLA Y DECIRLE ¡KETTY QUE BIEN TE HAS PORTADO¡ BESOS MARIE HASTA PRONTO ...YA VOY... CHAU TIA PILAR.
PILAR DYER
September 29, 2006
QUERIDA MARIE YA NO ESTAS EN ESTE MUNDO PERO QUEDA LA ESTELA DE TU ESPIRITU ALEGRE Y JUGUETON, QUE HA VECES ME HACIA REIR Y OTRAS RABIAR. MARIE QUIERO RECORDARTE SONRIENDO Y CONTENTA ... PIDIENDO HELADOS UNA Y OTRA VEZ . DESEO VER UN POCO MAS A TU HERMANA KETTY ABRAZARLA Y DECIRLE ¡KETTY QUE BIEN TE HAS PORTADO¡ BESOS MARIE HASTA PRONTO. YA VOY... TIA PILAR. CHAU
PILAR DYER
September 29, 2006
QUERIDA MARIE YA NO ESTAS EN ESTA TIERRA, PERO QUEDA LA ESTELA DE TU ESPIRITU ALEGRE Y JUGUETON, QUE A VECES ME HACIA REIR Y OTRAS RABIAR. MARIEQUIERO RECORDARTE SONRIENTE Y PIDIENDO HELADO UNA Y OTRA VEZ. DESEO VER UN POCO MAS A TU HERMANA KETTY ABRAZARLA Y DECIRLE ¡QUE BIEN TE HAS PORTADO KETTY¡ BESOS MARIE HASTA PRONTO YA VOY. TIA PILAR
ketty symmes
September 29, 2006
dear maria
it is 22sep and its been almost a week. My heart is weak and hurting, you are my pumpkin forever. your sister ketty
elsa leguia
September 29, 2006
estoy en constante oracion por nuestra querida Mary aunque se que los angeles del senor se la an llevado a sus brazos,ahora esta con sus seres mas queridos de donde se encarga de velar de todos nosotros al igual que nos dara la fortaleza necesaria para superar tan grande prueba de,Dios es grande y me permitio acompanarte a ti y Bill en momentos tan dificiles y de tan dolor.
has sido consolador para mi haberla visto en las ultimas horas de su vida,uds. saben lo mucho que los quiero al igual que a mari y siempre los tengo en un lugar muy especial en mi corazon .
besos ,
ELSA.
Rosemary Zin
September 28, 2006
Dear Ketty, my thoughts and prayers are with you and Bill. I am so sorry for your loss. May God brings you comfort to know that she is at peace. Keep loving her as she will always love you.
Love,
Malva Ballali
September 28, 2006
Dear, Ketty, I want to offer my condolences to you and the family. I know how much you are all going to miss your sister, Because i lost my brother a few years ago and I still miss him terrbly. My prayers are with you and with your family as well. Give thank to God for having Maria all these years with you for better or worth,I am sure you have had many good memories with her,and enjoyed loving her and sharing your lifes with her, and remember she will never be gone as long as you all remember her, and I know you all will never forget her.
May Maria be with God and in Peace.
Corey Hill
September 28, 2006
Maria will always be in my heart and survived by my son Sean who i see maria in everytime i look at him.. She was a fighter all her life cards stacked against her from day one. now she doesnt have to fight anymore she in a better place with her mother and father and all my dogs she never saw but loved jus as much as me.. give Lacky a hug . tell Niosha, Khalua, and Lady i miss them to. and will never forget you my aunt you will be in my heart forever
orli katz
September 27, 2006
Maria, may God grant your soul eternal peace and joy and may those who mourn for you be comforted in their time of sorrow.
Sincerely,
Orli Katz
Dawn Dodson
September 27, 2006
Dear Ketty & family,
I'm so sorry for your sad loss. May she rest in peace as she knows how much she was loved.
Love, Dawn Dodson
CECI AND MARIA ELENA (TWO ANGELS IN HEAVEN)
September 27, 2006
Raven Lidman
September 27, 2006
Ketty,
Maria had such a difficult life. You so lovingly cared for her while she was on earth. She is now free to summersault, cartwheel and fly through space and time, with her parents, family and friends who have gone before.
Love,
Mary Mix
September 26, 2006
Ketty and Bill - I am so sorry for your loss. I know how much you both loved and cared for Maria. I hope it brings you some comfort to know that she is finally at peace. I will keep you and your family in my thoughts and prayers as you go through this difficult time.
September 26, 2006
Pepe Bello
September 26, 2006
Dear Ketty:
My thoughts and prayers are with you, I hope the Lord gives you peace knowing that your sister is with Him right now.
With love,
MAHLI
September 26, 2006
DEAR KETTY
I JUST LEARNED OF YOUR SISTERS PASSING. pLEASE KNOW THAT SHE DIED ON THE JEWISH NEW YEAR WHEN gOD IS MOST RECEPTIVE TO US HUMANS HER ON EARTH LISTENING TO THEIR HEARTS AND RESOLVE, AND LOOKING DEEPLY INTO THEIR SOULS. i AM SURE YOUR SISTER IS LIGHTER AND HAPPIER WHERE SHE IS BEING IN A PLACE WHERE ONLY THE GREATEST GO. i HOPE YOUR HEART HEALS.
ALL MY BEST
MAHLI
DAISY RODRIGUEZ
September 26, 2006
Hi Ketty,
our deepest heart felt condolences to you and your family. Our prayers are with you...
Lots of love,
Daisy & Chuck
Jack & Kathi Sims
September 26, 2006
Ketty, our thoughts and prayers are with you and Bill, I am sure that your sister was a very special person. Please remember that you must have been very special to her also. We love you, Kathi and Jack Sims
Scott & Diane McKnight
September 25, 2006
Ketty,
Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this time. Peace comes knowing that some day you will be with your beloved sister in heaven and there you will never be apart.
Our love,
KETTY AND MARIA AND COUSINS IN PERU
September 25, 2006
OUR MOM AND DAD //KETTY AND JOHNNY
September 25, 2006
ME AND MY SISTER MARIA PHOTO SESSION
September 25, 2006
XMAS WITH MARI AND DADDY
September 25, 2006
MARIA IN FUNNY EXPRESSIONS
September 25, 2006
KETTY, MEMO AND MARIA IN LIMA PERU
September 25, 2006
Randall Clarke (Ketty's cousin, daughter of Jack's sister Gay Clarke & Roger Clarke
September 25, 2006
Dear Ketty,
As you know my love is with you, who needs to live without Maria and to Maria, who is now without us but with those who have gone before. I am incuding the Irsih blessing for Maria and for all of us, because I love it even though I am not Irish and I'm not religious in the conventional sense. Also, hello to the rest of the family, most of whom I have never me. (I don't think the prayer is copyrighted, but if it is they won't include it)
The Irish blessing
May the road rise to meet you,
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
The rains fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of his hand.
May God be with you and bless you:
May you see your children's children.
May you be poor in misfortune,
Rich in blessings.
May you know nothing but happiness
From this day forward.
May the road rise up to meet you
May the wind be always at your back
May the warm rays of sun fall upon your home
And may the hand of a friend always be near.
May green be the grass you walk on,
May blue be the skies above you,
May pure be the joys that surround you,
May true be the hearts that love you.
GEORGE & KATHIE HUTSON
September 25, 2006
DEAR BILL & KETTY, I AM SOOO SORRY FOR THE PAIN YOU ARE IN AT THIS TIME. BE ASSURED YOU TOOK GOOD CARE OF MARIA AND SHE WAS NEVER FAR FROM YOUR MINDS. ACCORDING TO GOD'S WORD, CHILDREN THAT ARE UNABLE TO MAKE DECISION GO DIRECTLY TO HEAVEN. MARIA IS ONE OF THOSE CHILDREN. YOU KNOW THE SONG, " I CAN ONLY IMAGINE? " WELL SHE IS THERE, PURE AND WHOLE, YOU CAN BE ASSURED OF THAT. GOD BLESS AND KEEP YOU DURING THIS STRESSFUL TIME...I LOVE YOU BOTH AND I KNOW IF GEORGE WAS NOT OUT IN HIS OTHER HOUSE , THE SHED, HE WOULD ALSO TELL YOU HE LOVES YOU TOO, KATHIE HUTSON
Luis Dyer
September 25, 2006
Dear Ketty, I am so sorry about your sister Maria. I know how much she meant to you and she was truly fortunate to have such a wonderful loving sister to care and look after her. Alas, her pain and suffering are over, R.I.P. Maria.
KETTY SYMMES
September 25, 2006
DEAR MARIA
I MISS YOU ITS MONDAY AND ITS HARD TO THINK OF YOU NOT THERE...I LOVE YOU AND HOPE MOM AND DAD ARE GIVING YOU ALL THE LOVE YOU NEED LOVE KETTY YOUR SISTER
GLADY LAGE
September 25, 2006
KETTY SISTERS ARE FRIENDS FOREVER ...THERE ARE NO WORDS TO MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER, BUT I KNOW HOW MUCH YOU LOVED AND CARED FOR HER .....AND SHE KNEW THAT AS WELL AND I KNOW SHE WAS HERE LONGER JUST BECAUSE OF YOU ........
BUT SHE WILL BE IN A BETTER NON PAINFUL WORLD .....
PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU NEED ANYTHING ,,,,,,,WE LOVE YA
GLADYS, MIKE ,MITCH,ENNIO.RAFAEL,IVETTE,
ELISA.........
Emilia Arriola
September 25, 2006
Dear Ketty and family,
My sincere condolence for the loss of your beloved sister, Maria. I am sure it is a tremendous loss to you. But I hope you will find strength and solace to help you accept the void knowing that she is at peace and cherishing the wonderful memories of her life she shared with you.
Please extend my most profound sympathy to you and your family.
With thoughts and prayers, I remain,
Love you, Emilia
KETTY SYMMES
September 25, 2006
DEAR MARIA
GOD I MISS YOU SO MUCH, ITS HARD TO THINK OF YOU NOT BEING NEXT TO ME OR ME WORRYING ABOUT YOU. YOU ARE WITH MOM AND DAD AND CECI AND MINITA. ALL MY DOGGIES ARE WITH YOU TOO. YOU ARE IN MY HEART EVERY MINUTE MY SISTER AND I LOVE YOU FOR EVER
YOUR SISTER KETTY
KETTY SYMMES
September 25, 2006
In My Pocket
I have memories in my pocket.
They rattle among the change.
My memories of you are treasures I carry wherever I go.
They are stored in bits and pieces, parts of a beautiful whole
They give me comfort when I think I am alone.
Yes, I have memories in my pocket, like so much other stuff I keep there.
But of all the treasures I have, it’s the memories of you that are the most precious.
Denise Fancio
September 25, 2006
My Dear Ketty and Bill,
I know this is a very sad moment for all of you but the quality life she was having at the hospital was really difficult. She is in peace now.
My thoughts and prayers are with you
Love you!
September 25, 2006
Dear Ketty,
May God comfort you and all who knew and loved Maria. Ron and June
KETTY AND MOM AND MINITA AND MARIA
September 25, 2006
MARIA HAPPY AND SMILING
September 25, 2006
MARIA AND KETTY
September 25, 2006
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