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Raymond Lorent Obituary

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RAYMOND MICHAEL VINCENT LORENT was called home to the Lord on May 30, 2005. He is the beloved son of Linda (nee Quin) and Raymond Lorent; loving brother of Shannon (Jose) Quesada; dearest grandson of Raymond and Martina Lorent and Justine and George Drumheller; dear uncle of Marissa and Alyssa Quesada; also survived by his dearest love Lauren D'Amore. Relatives and friends are invited to attend his Mass of Christian Burial on Monday morning at 11 A.M. at St. John of the Cross Church, 2801 Woodland Rd. (Roslyn). There will be a Viewing on Monday morning from 9-11 A.M. at the Church. Immediately following the Mass there will be a Procession to the Hillside Cemetery in Roslyn; where a Memorial Tribute will be held. Interment will follow in St. Canicus Cemetery in Mahanoy City PA. In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate Donations in Raymond Lorent's memory to the Victim Services Center, 18 W. Airy St, Norristown PA 19401.

LEANDRO N. ANGELONE JR.
FUNERAL HOME, INC.

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Published by Philadelphia Inquirer/Philadelphia Daily News on Jun. 3, 2005.

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Kell Muller

May 28, 2024

I cannot believe it´s been as long as it´s been! It feels just like yesterday we were hanging out at Roslyn Park. You were a genuine person, I always had nothing but the upmost respect for you. Your parents are some of the strongest people I´ve ever met in my life and they raise ld one of the strongest men I´ve ever met in my life. Rest in peace young man!

Renee Harris

October 29, 2013

Happy Birthday Ray!!!! Never forgotten.

Linda Lorent

October 28, 2013

27 years ago Today , I was given you.You made me So Very Happy. I will always Blow the Candles for You on Your Birthday Dear Son Happy Birthday.Love, Mom

Linda Lorent

May 30, 2013

Missing you more than ever. Love You Son Love Mom

Linda Lorent

May 30, 2013

Our hearts have never healed and I doubt they ever will.I feel you walk with me everyday,but I also feel your running ahead to show me something,at the time Raymond I lose sight of you. When you return you are frustrated.Is it because I can not keep up with you to see what it is your trying to show me or is it what your seeing that is ahead? Son I am doing my best, but the task is getting harder. Please send me strength to get threw this.I love you much.Miss you so much.Love Mom

March 29, 2013

Ray could I use you around now everything is crazy right now I don't know how to fix it all I know you are watching over us all but why have you allowed all this to happen to us I guess divine intervention is to much to ask for but I pray to you please show me the way to remedy this situation I miss you and am still hurting inside over our loss of you help me pick up the pieces

January 10, 2013

I need you right now... probably more than I ever have... and Ive prob said that before too. but please help me. I dont know what to do. just tell me..

August 10, 2012

I know you came to talk & I know why you came,and can you please watch over these 3 girls...I can't imagine you are coming to help in this awful situation,but then again you always took care of your family.I miss you much and wish you could be here,but I do know why you left...I thank God everyday for allowing me to be Your mom.Love You Son,Do what you need to do..Mom understands.You are gone here on Earth,but not forgotten not for a moment.

December 15, 2011

sometimes there just are no words. i need you now more than ever. I feel like I cant hear you anymore. talk louder...

Marissa Quesada

November 23, 2011

Hi Uncle Ray! I miss you!!! I's me Marissa. I wish you were still here so i could give u a hug. In my mind your still here! I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!

Aunt Carol Rudis

October 28, 2011

Happy Birthday Ray. I miss you oodles, you left too soon, but I am happy to know you are watching over everyone. Keep an eye on Uncle John for me. And give Aunt Cheryl a HUGE hug. Keep up the good work.

Kelly Muller

October 27, 2011

Happy birthday ray! We miss you and continue to think of you on the regular. You are loved by so many people it's crazy!

Victoria Campbell

October 27, 2011

...the world as we knew it changed. (not only the day you were born, but also the day you rose to Heaven) You are carried in our hearts... Happy Birthday Hecker.

Marissa,Alyssa,Raquel Quesada

October 27, 2011

HAPPY BIRTHDAY UNCLE RAY!!!!! WE LOVE YOU ! YOU WILL NEVER BE ABSENT FROM OUR HEARTS <3<3<3 YOUR 3 LITTLE NIECES,MARISSA,ALYSSA,AND RAQUEL

Raheem Miles

October 27, 2011

Man I can't believe it's been this long smh... I miss the old times us down at Roslyn park or you trying to let your dog out to scare me lol... I can Definetily tell you that you are in a better place then here homie... Happy Birthday and save a spot for me... Love and miss you bro...

Ray Adams

October 27, 2011

Happy birthday in heaven hecker

October 27, 2011

Happy Birthday Our Son.25 years ago today we couldn't of been more proud, for God blessed us with a lil man to complete our family.You brought us never-ending happiness&excitement.You had an infectious smile that touched all who you came in contact with.So today our son we are remembering your birth, we are not shedding tears of sorrow,but of joy to have been blessed with you.Shine your galiant smile upon us today.Love You!Dad&Mom

Lauren

October 27, 2011

Happy Birthday my angel. I think about you always and I know you are still with me. I wonder what it would be like if you were still here ....I love u.

Renee Harris

May 31, 2011

We are thinking of you and your family. Rest in peace Ray. You are missed.

October 27, 2010

Happy Birthday RAY RAY!! Miss you and think of you everyday!!

Valerie Markley

June 1, 2010

My family and I were thinking of you this weekend. You will always be remembered!

The Lorents

June 1, 2010

Another year has gone by and the memory of that weekend still haunts us. We miss you now like we did then. Our lives forever changed. Our family forever broken. Your smile only a memory not to be seen with our eyes until we reunite in the heavens. You truly are in a better place then we are but how we wish you were here. Our family is growing but your place never forgotten. You remain in our hearts and thoughts everyday!

Renee Harris

May 23, 2010

Thinking of you Ray!!!! You and your family will be in my prayers this coming weekend. Rest In peace, Ray!!!!

Jenn

April 1, 2010

Happy Easter Ray :o}

Jenn

January 15, 2010

Hey Ray!! Heres to a New Year and a New Begining. Your god daughters turning 6 can you believe it?? Time sure does fly bye. The girls are getting so big and beatiful! Shannon n Joe are gonna be in for it in another couple of years. I kno you'll keep everyone on there toes and a watchful eye on your girls. Luv ya...be eazy!

Renee Harris

October 29, 2009

Happy Birthday Ray!!!! I was thinking about you on your birthday. Sorry I couldn't be at the park with your family on your birthday. James was in the hospital again and to much was going on. I so much wanted to be there. I know you were watching down from Heaven. Happy Birthday!!!!

October 27, 2009

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RAY- RAY !!! #33 Forever Loved ~ Never Forgotten

October 23, 2009

I'd like the memory of me to be a happy one. I'd like to leave an afterglow of smiles when life is done. I'd like to leave an echo whispering softly down the ways, of happy times and laughing times and bright and sunny days. I'd like the tears of those who grieve to dry before the sun of happy memories that I leave when life is done.

Jenn Hoffman

October 22, 2009

HAPPY HALLOWEEN RAY!!

July 22, 2009

I think no matter where you stray,
That I shall go with you a way.
Though you may wander sweeter lands,
You will not forget my hands,
Nor yet the way I held my head
Nor the tremulous things I said.
You will still see me, small and white
And smiling, in the secret night,
And feel my arms about you when
The day comes fluttering back again.
I think, no matter where you be,
You'll hold me in your memory
And keep my image there without me,
By telling later loves about me.

July 22, 2009

At the rising sun and at its going down we remember them.
At the blowing of the wind and in the chill of winter we remember them.
At the opening of the buds and in the rebirth of spring we remember them.
At the blueness of the skies and in the warmth of summer we remember them.
At the rustling of the leaves and in the beauty of the autumn we remember them.
At the beginning of the year and when it ends we remember them.
As long as we live, they too will live, for they are now a part of us. As we remember them. When we are weary and in need of strength we remember them.
When we are lost and sick at heart we remember them.
When we have decisions that are difficult to make we remember them.
When we have joy we crave to share we remember them.
When we have achievements that are based on theirs we remember them.
For as long as we live, they too will live,
For they are now a part of us, as we remember them.

July 22, 2009

We have shared
A significant moment
With tears awash
Amidst the quiet Smiles
Your handclasp
There surging

We acknowledge
The love and the Life
With profound Expression
As we embrace
And remember
The exhilarating
Poignant living
Walking upon time
Now
With a silent kiss

July 22, 2009

We’ve shared our lives these many years. You’ve held
My hand; you’ve held my heart. So many blessings, so
few tears – Yet for a moment, we must part. The
memories you’ve given me are times I’ve shared with
my best friend I’ll hold them, Right here they’ll
be until we share our lives again.

July 22, 2009

And if I go,
while you're still here...
Know that I live on,
vibrating to a different measure
--behind a thin veil you cannot see through.
You will not see me,
so you must have faith.
I wait for the time when we can soar together again,
--both aware of each other.
Until then, live your life to its fullest.
And when you need me,
Just whisper my name in your heart,
...I will be there.

July 22, 2009

Gone yet not forgotten,
although we are apart,
your spirit lives within me,
forever in my heart.

July 22, 2009

The memories of the past are vague
The hurts are forever and forgiven
What I have today is what there is forever
And those are the memories of all I have to hold on to.

In my mind I remember a face-one of beauty
One with rarely a frown
And almost always a smile

In the air I breathe
I know he is there
To guide and protect all who he loved
I will forever be grateful

July 22, 2009

As you danced in the light with joy,
love lifted you. As you brushed against
this world so gently, you lifted us.

July 22, 2009

A butterfly lights beside us like a sunbeam
And for a brief moment its glory
and beauty belong to our world
But then it flies again
And though we wish it could have stayed...
We feel lucky to have seen it.

July 22, 2009

There will never be another one
to replace you in our hearts,
and the love we will always
have for you.

July 22, 2009

A gift for such a little while,
your loss just seems so wrong,
you should not have left before us,
it’s with loved ones you belong.

July 21, 2009

love is not about who you live with, its about who you cant live without...theres not a day that goes by that I dont think of you.

July 10, 2009

Rivers of tears will always be in my heart for you..

July 10, 2009

When you wake up tomorrow and I am no where to be found
When you scream out my name to the emptiness around
When every beat inside your heart is skipping and unsure
Cry not my friend for I am here, inside your love so pure

When the waves that used to touch our feet have gone back out to sea
When everything you once held dear was lost when you lost me
When the sun that once lit up your face is setting far away
Cry not my Friend for time shall pass, but my love for you will stay

When age arrives and children play and pain creeps up on you
When loved ones show you happiness that your life never knew
When all of your expectations are met, no matter what the pain
Cry not my friend, for I am waiting to hold you once again

When beauty in your eyes turn gray and all of the rainbow, white
When strong undying hearts no longer feel an urge to fight
When winter snows become more pain than beauty in your heart
Cry not my friend, for I am here and we will never ever part

July 10, 2009

It broke my heart to lose you,
But you did not go alone
Part of me went with you,
the day God called you home.
A million times I've thought of you
A million times I've cryed
If loving could have saved you
You would have never died
Forgive me Lord, I'll always weep
For the brother I loved but could not keep.

July 10, 2009

He is gone, but not forgotten
His memory lives on
Ray, you were a blessing
Who fulfilled our lives for so long.

Now our eyes are filled with sorrow
For without you is how we face tomorrow
Laughter is how I remember you best
Full of faith, sunshine, and happiness.

Football, friends, family, and cheer
Just a few of the things that you held dear.
Holidays and birthdays will never be the same
Without you there.

God is smiling down as you watch us from above.

Reunited in Heaven, for eternity we will stay.

Our good times are now a memory
As you are laid to rest
Know that you are in our hearts
We love you and God Bless.

July 10, 2009

You live on
in your sister's smile
your younger niece's humor


You live on
in the heart of your dad
in the heart of your mom
when we eat ice tea mix out the can,
pancakes swimming in syrup,
soggy bowls of cereal
and pick croutons out of a salad.

You live on
when we choose
not to make mountains out of mole hills,
give to the charities,
whisper "I love You",
find beauty in the dusty toad
in the garden.

You live on,
here on this earth everyday
and we anticipate when we will live again,
with you in eternity.

July 10, 2009

A gentle wind blew cross the land
Reaching out to take a hand
For on the winds the angels came
Calling out a name.

Left behind, the tears
Loving memories of the years
Of joy and love, a life well spent
And now to God sent.

On angel's wings, a heavenly flight
The journey home, towards the light
To those who weep, a life is gone
But in God's love, 'tis but the dawn

July 10, 2009

Love never disappears for death is a non-event.
I have merely retired to the room next door.
You and I are the same; what we were for each other, we still are.
Speak to me as you always have, do not use a different tone, do not be sad.
Continue to laugh at what made us laugh.
Smile and think of me.
Life means what it has always meant.
The link is not severed.
Why should I be out of your soul if I am out of your sight?
I will wait for you, I am not here, but just on the other side of this path.
You see, all is well.

July 10, 2009

Within each flickering flame, in our hearts, you will always belong

You left us peaceful memories, your love is still our guide,
And though we cannot see you, you are always at our side.

July 10, 2009

Although we can't see you
we know you are here
Smiling down, watching over us

Forever in our hearts,
Forever in our lives,

In loving memory of you.

June 11, 2009

I spent years doing everything with you and now everything I do, is with you in my thoughts.

Renee Harris

May 30, 2009

Thinking of you Ray. I miss your smile and talking you as you walked down the park. I know your in a better place were there is no evil, pain or sickness. Enjoy it, for you are now an angel. You are missed by so many. Watch down on them and comfort them. They all miss you deeply.

Ray & Linda Lorent

May 29, 2009

Tears should not flow like little valley streams,for I am home watching you live your lives for me.I can not tell you how happy I was to have met and known you and for all to become my friends, and a part of me. My heart lives on in another living man,one of my dreams;becoming a husband and father. My childhood I lived to the fulliest, oh what fun for me. For only I am gone from your world to live in a better place. God has opened his arms wide and welcomed me all in good grace, for his only son was sacraficed,for sin of our own faith.Believe when I say I wish I could be there,but I am near because my mother and father live in my place, my sister and my nieces. I am always watching them keeping my legacy ALIVE!,and how proud I am of the strength that they share together. For my family I love dearly and my closest friends and I can only wait for all will be in a fine place. When they all come home. Through my mother and fathers heart these words are spoken.Remember you are not alone;as I am not Forgotten! Love you all very much! #33

May 27, 2009

gone but never forgotten

May 23, 2009

love and miss u.

May 23, 2009

i miss u so much.and love u so much.
marissa

May 23, 2009

i need u back uncle ray.we will be together some day.

marissa quesada

May 23, 2009

i miss u so much.i cry every day.but i konw u are allway with me.
marissa

Brenda

May 22, 2009

I still miss you so much Ray! when i found out you werent here on earth with us anymore, my heart shattered into pieces. you were always like a big brother to me, and i will hold onto the memories that i have of you! i love you ray and i will see you on the other side!

Debbie

April 29, 2009

I know Ray is a shining star in the night sky & guardian angel watching over all of us with careful eye. Through memories of all the good times, he will never be forgotten.

Debbie

April 29, 2009

HEARTSTRINGS

When those we love go away, they never really leave us;
they are with us now, wherever we are.
Those whom we have cherished, live on forever,
for love wraps itself around the heart.
Although it's difficult now,
someday beyond our tears and all the world's wrongs;
beyond the clouds and all that we can see and touch,
we shall all understand.

Debbie

April 29, 2009

I cannot say that I know, just how you feel
For your hurt is so great, and will take God's touch to heal

Yet is it possible for such a wound, to completely ever mend
When you've lost your mate, parent, child or good friend

Please know that I pray for you, each and every day
And feel God's Holy Spirit, in small and simple ways

And then I am reminded, of such a simple phrase
With all the strength that's in you, please walk by faith

So come to me and talk about, anything you feel
For I'll be here in body, but Christ will soon reveal

That while it is impossible, for a friend to end your pain
HE will bring about a peace, and in your hurt sustain

Debbie

April 29, 2009

If tears could build a stairway and memories were a lane,
We would walk all the way to Heaven, to bring you home again
No farewell words were spoken, no time to say good-bye
You were gone before we knew it, and only God knows why
Our hearts ache in sadness, and secret tears will flow
What is meant to lose you, no one will ever know

Jenn Hoffman

April 24, 2009

When the Sun's the warmest and the sky's the prettiest I know it's you smiling down. I hope you can see me smileing back at you.

April 23, 2009

When a person you love passes away
Look to the night sky on a clear day.
The star that to you, appears to be bright,
Will be your loved one,
Looking upon you during the night.
The lights of heaven are what shows through
As your loved one watches all that you do.
When you feel lonely for the one that you love,
Look to the Heavens in the night sky above.

April 23, 2009

Remembrance is a golden chain
Death tries to break,
but all in vain.
To have, to love, and then to part
Is the greatest sorrow of one's heart.
The years may wipe out many things
But some they wipe out never.
Like memories of those happy times
When we were all together.

April 23, 2009

Come to me in my dreams, and then
By day I shall be well again!
For then the night will more than pay
The hopeless longing of the day.

April 23, 2009

But should the angels call for him much sooner than we’d planned.
“We’ll brave the bitter grief that comes and try to understand.”

April 23, 2009

Death leaves a heartache
no one can heal;
Love leaves a memory no
one can steal.


Irish Tombstone

April 23, 2009

At the rising sun and at its going down we remember them.
At the blowing of the wind and in the chill of winter we remember them.
At the opening of the buds and in the rebirth of spring we remember them.
At the blueness of the skies and in the warmth of summer we remember them.
At the rustling of the leaves and in the beauty of the autumn we remember them.
At the beginning of the year and when it ends we remember them.
As long as we live, they too will live, for they are now a part of us. As we remember them. When we are weary and in need of strength we remember them.
When we are lost and sick at heart we remember them.
When we have decisions that are difficult to make we remember them.
When we have joy we crave to share we remember them.
When we have achievements that are based on theirs we remember them.
For as long as we live, they too will live,
For they are now a part of us, as we remember them.

April 23, 2009

When someone you love becomes a memory,
that memory becomes a treasure.

April 23, 2009

No farewell words were spoken,
no time to say goodbye.
you were
gone before we knew it...

April 23, 2009

I thought of you with love today but that is nothing new
I thought about you yesterday and days before that too,
I think of you in silence I often speak your name
All I have are memories and your picture in a frame
Your memory is my keepsake with which I’ll never part
God has you in His keeping
I have you in my heart.

April 23, 2009

In the air I breathe
I know he is there

April 23, 2009

One with rarely a frown
And almost always a smile !

April 23, 2009

As we look back over time
We find ourselves wondering .....
Did we remember to thank you enough
For all you have done for us?
For all the times you were by our sides
To help and support us .....
To celebrate our successes
To understand our problems
And accept our defeats?

We wonder if we ever thanked you
for the simple things
Like laughter, smiles and times we shared?
If we have forgotten to show our
Gratitude enough for all the things you did,
We're thanking you now.
And we are hoping you knew all along,
How much you meant to us.

April 23, 2009

I’d like the memory of me
to be a happy one.
I’d like to leave an after glow
of smiles when life is done,
I’d like to leave an echo
whispering softly down the ways,
Of happy times and laughing
times and bright and
summer days.
I’d like the tears of those who
grieve, to dry before the sun,
Of happy memories that I leave
When life is done.

April 23, 2009

Not how did he die, but how did he live?
Not what did he gain, but what did he give?
These are the units to measure the worth
Of a man as a man, regardless of birth.
Not, what was his church, nor what was his creed?
But had he befriended those really in need?
Was he ever ready, with word of good cheer,
To bring back a smile, to banish a tear?
Not what did the sketch in the newspaper say,
But how many were sorry when he passed away.

April 23, 2009

A gift for such a little while,
your loss just seems so wrong,
you should not have left before us,
it’s with loved ones you belong.

April 23, 2009

...Grieve not,

nor speak of me with tears,

but laugh and talk of me

as if I were beside you...

April 22, 2009

If the people we love are stolen from us, the way to have them live on is to never stop loving them.

April 13, 2009

I wish for you..EVERYDAY!

<3 love you Uncle Skinny Boy

February 12, 2009

"You are gone but not forgotten, your light shines on in me.

February 5, 2009

To realize
The value of a brother
Ask someone
Who doesn't have one.

To realize the value of a friend or family member..LOOSE ONE.*

November 26, 2008

Across the years I will walk with you in deep green forests; on shores of sand; and when our time on earth is through, in heaven too, you will have my hand.

November 26, 2008

When you loose someone you love...you gain an angel you know...

October 10, 2008

Beef and Beer to Benefit the Knights

On May 30, 2005 Ray Lorent, a former Knights player, was tragically killed in Wildwood, NJ while celebrating his high school senior prom. Every year since his death his family has held a Beef and Beer benefit in his name. This year the Lorent family has graciously decided to donate a portion of the proceeds from this year's Beef and Beer to Southampton Knights Football.

The 4th Annual Beef and Beer will be held on Saturday October 18 from 8:00pm - 12:00am at the North Hills VFW Post 676, 2519 Jenkintown Rd, Glenside, PA 19038. There will be raffles, food and a DJ. Tickets are $25.00 per person. Tickets includes admission, door prize entry, food and beverage. The hall will be decorated in purple, black and white in honor of the Knights and celebrating Ray's years with the Knights.

Please contact Ray's sister, Shannon Quesada, for tickets or to make a donation. Tickets will be available at the door as well.

September 26, 2008

'To get something you never had, you have to do something you never did.' When God takes something from your grasp, He's not punishing you, but merely opening your hands to receive something better. Concentrate on this sentence... 'The will of God will never take you where the Grace of God will not protect you.'

JENN HOFFMAN

September 22, 2008

DAMN KID IT'S BEEN 3 YRS WIT OUT U AND IT STILL FEELS LIKE U WERE CALLED HOME YESTERDAY. JUST WANTED TO SAY I STILL THINK OF U OFTEN N WISH U WERE AROUND!! GOD BLESS!!

September 12, 2008

4t Annual Beef and Beer
Saturday 10-18-08

Portion of proceeds benefits
Southampton Knights Football program which Ray was once a part of.

The benefit will be held at the North Penn VFW in Jenkintown PA

Hope to see you there having fun and remembering Ray!

August 14, 2008

...wondered if every joyful thought would be now diminished a jot by longing...

August 14, 2008

...each day of life marks the death of the day before- a day the mother mourns...

July 1, 2008

If you remember that you forgot somebody-or come real close-then you've caught yourself in time <3

The people we love we are only borrowing..

July 1, 2008

When elders pass we are mostly happy. We are sorry to see them go, but happy for them that this hard hard life is done. They got their reward.But when a young soul dies there's no sense of finish. The candle didn't burn down after glowing all night. A cold wind came through and blew it out long before the dawn.

June 26, 2008

God bless his soul...rest in peace kid...

May 30, 2008

Ray, there isn't a day that goes by that we don't think about you! It is now three years since God took you home with Him and for us it never gets easier living without you. We will always love you, think about you and hold you in our hearts. We miss your smiling face and your laughter!
Love you Always,
Nana & Grandpa George

Renee Harris

May 30, 2008

Dear Ray, Thinking of you!!!!!! It's been 3 years now since you went to be with the Lord. I think of you often. In the pass three years, I never really knew what to write. I guess I never will. So all I can say is that you are missed very much and loved by so many. Say hi to my Mom And Grandmom for me. Rest in peace. Watch over your family and let them know you are now a angle and shining down on them. Miss you!!!!!!!

May 29, 2008

3 years....you are still greatly missed

April 29, 2008

Everyone still seems to be so lost without you

April 15, 2008

miss you, love you

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