Amy Wycliffe DeLong-Wallace

Dear Bob,

I was so sorry to hear of your loss. It was my pleasure to not only work with you and Amy, but to also enjoy how you made me feel like an extended part of the family. Amy made everyone's life brighter simply by being herself. I will keep you all in my thoughts and in my heart.

Bob, Spencer & Paige,

It has taken me this long to write this - I cannot believe my dear friend Amy is gone. I feel as though there is an empty piece of my heart. . . a hole that aches for her friendship - I miss her so much! Amy loved without judgment, we had the same morals and views on raising our children, Amy loved me as only a friend can -unconditional, supportive, love and was the kind of friend that anyone would have been blessed to have. . . Amy was an angel, helping whenever anyone needed help. I last saw Amy after school at "pick up" at Valley View the day before she passed. She came up to me, hugged me and said "Miss Patti, I want to do something for your birthday since you have had a difficult time of it lately." Amy told me she loved me, which she never said before. We hugged and Amy said "see you tomorrow" Tomorrow was a tragedy for me.

Bob, Paige and Spencer I cannot imagine how you feel, no one can. I am so saddened, and everyday when I go to Valley View to pick up my kids I STILL expect to see Amy there and my heart aches that she is not here.....

If you need anything, please call me,

Patti Ramacier

Dear Bob, Spencer and Paige,

I want to express condolences on behalf of my family on the loss of your dear wife and mother, Amy.

Bob, I never got the opportunity to meet you face to face but Amy wrote about you and your wonderful children often.

I cannot begin to express how shocked and sadden I was to hear of Amy's passing. I was blessed to meet Amy, Julia, the Wong, Clemente and many others when I arrived at UOP in 1975. I was a student/football player from Savannah, Georgia with no relatives or friends in Califorinia. As I look back on it; that was probably one of the loneliest times of my life. Amy welcomed me and became one of my best friends at UOP. Amy had a way of making everyone around her feel so very special and important. Her friendship meant the world to me. Amy loved us and we loved her.

I am an Army chaplain and I was so very pleased and inspired when Army wrote me while I spent a difficult tour in Iraq. Amy wrote of of the joys she experienced as your wife and the mother of your wonderful children.

Thank you all for the joys you all brought into the life of my dear friend. I will keep you, Spencer and Paige in my prayers.


Chaplain Warren L. Haggray and Family

Dear Bob, Spencer, and Paige,
My name is Beth McCoy and I was a teacher at Hidden Valley. Paige knows me and I've met Spencer before. I always thought so highly of Amy and am truly devastated by her loss.
I remember my learning team ordering books for our first graders with money from the Delong-Wallace Foundation. We took it very seriously because we never get money and wanted to put it to the best use. We appreciated it so much.
Last year she came to my class every Thursday to pull kids to go to the Reading Room. I'm such a scatterbrain and would forget she was coming and she would put her hands on her hips as if to scold me and then she'd laugh. She never made me feel bad. She'd gather up her group and they LOVED going with her. It was a treat. The fact that her kids didn't even go to our school anymore just made me respect her more.
Amy saw pictures of my dogs and as a fellow dog lover she invited me to your house to meet your dogs. I loved it and it was fun to get to see your beautiful gardens and the house. I yelled out "Blue Tomatoes" because you had furniture from that store and I used to go in there to 'fantasy shop'. We both had a chuckle over that.
The last thing I wanted to say is that I am adopting another dog this month from the shelter. I was trying to think of a name for him. It's such a big decision. I was thinking of people I love and I thought of Amy. He's a boy so Amy wouldn't work. Delong doesn't sound right, but Wallace is perfect. His name will be Wallace and I'll call him Wally. Some people may think it's weird but I know Amy would love it and understand that it's because of my respect, admiration, and love for a wonderful woman who is gone far too soon.
My thoughts and prayers are with you and I hope you have some peace over the holidays.
Your friend, Beth McCoy

Bob, Spencer and Paige,
There are no words to express how deeply sorry I am for your loss. Amy was my dear friend, not only for the time we were neighbors on Scarlet Oak Court, but for many years after we left the neighborhood. It didn't matter how long it had been since we last talked...we always picked up exactly where we left off, even though we were 2,000 miles apart. I'll never forget Amy's love for her you, Bob, and for her children. Spencer and Paige, you are so blessed to have had such a loving, intelligent, and fun Mom to bring you into this life and raise you into very special people. I hope you'll use the heart-shaped cake pans that I left with her to make heart shaped cakes for you on Valentine's Day, and know that in her heart, she loved you more than anything in this world. My thoughts and prayers will continue to stay with you. You've been blessed with so many wonderful memories...may they continue to give you comfort in your hearts and peace in your soul in the days ahead. All my love to you,

Bob, Spencer and Paige:

It will be a very long time before we come to the realization that Amy is no longer with us. Mama Celia and Rene have very fond memories of past days when we would all gather together in front of our house on Scarlet Oak Court to chat, play with Spencer and Paige, have "Judy" join us in the romp, along with Mr. Dean and the rest of the neighbors. Spencer/Paige....your mom loved you both so very much. Both of you are very lucky to have had a mom like Amy.

Bob: You and the kids are in our thoughts and prayers.

Rene, Vicky and "Mama Celia"

Bob, Spencer and Paige,

My memories of your mom are filled with her smiling eyes, her laughter, the love she expressed to so many, and the pride she exuded when she spoke of the three of you. I will miss her beyond words.

In the summertime, Uncle Bud and Aunt Ginny would bring Amy and Wyck to California to visit. We shared beds, made chocolate chip cookies, created cakes, and ran around barefoot. Amy loved spending the summers in California because she could wear shorts. In the summer of 1972, the DeLong family came once again to California to visit. Amy went with me to summer school and we had such a great time together. We talked and shared so much that summer. We became penpals and wrote to each other for a few years.

Amy, I love you. I know you're having a wonderful reunion with Auntie Wickie, Frances and your Mom. Give them our love.

Your Cousin, Diane

Dear Bob, Spencer, and Paige,
Our hearts and prayers go out to you as you struggle with the loss of your wonderful wife and mother. We will never forget Amy's selfless generosity in the Abbey family's time of need. Amy provided unbelievable support to all of us. She was a kind and loving soul whose memory will not be forgotten by those whose lives she touched. God bless all of you and your extended families.

Bob,
I cared deeply for Amy. It was comforting to know she was happy sharing the joy of raising a family with you. Thank you to taking care for my friend.

Good people like you don't deserve to suffer such losses. It was this sentiment that made it so difficult for me to talk to you the other day.

I pray that you, Paige, Spencer and the rest of your family will find comfort in knowing that Amy had earned the love and respect of many, many people. She will be missed by many. I hope you all pass through this difficult period and recover quickly.

My thoughts and prayers are with you.

Clemente.

Dear Paige and Spencer,
We have never met but I have been wanting to have Amy introduce to you someday soon. Sadly, I waited too long.... Your mother always sent my my wife and I Christmas cards- I looked forward to getting them. She sent me two photos of you both that I have kept on my dresser at home- in the younger picture, Paige, you remind me so much of your mother. And Spencer, you have a smile that makes me believe you were truly loved. I become the sadest when I think about what you both have lost.

Your mom was my "best friend" at UOP. We were always spending time together. Maybe that's why many people assumed she was my girlfriend.

The last time I saw her was was the day she got married. I was very happy because I could tell your mom and dad loved each other. I felt they had a chance to create a happy family. From what I hear, I was right and this makes me smile.

I pray for the day your sadness fades and all that remains are the many loving memories you have of your mother, my dear friend, Amy.

Clemente UOP "75"

I was saddened to hear that Amy had passed away. She trained me to work in the Hidden Valley reading room, and her enthusiasm about helping children become better readers was contagious. I was impressed that she continued to volunteer at our school despite the fact that her own children were in junior high and high school. She spoke so fondly of her son and daughter and we agreed that children grow way too fast. Amy's a great example of how one person can make a huge difference in their community. She made an impression on me and will be missed by the children, parents and staff at Hidden Valley. Her family is in my thoughts and prayers.

Our family will always recall our times with Amy. Diane told me that she had pulled out old family pictures and said that if Amy was in the picture people were always laughing.

We will always hold dear her part in this family and the part her life has made in the large community in which she worked and played and expressed her passion for life.

In loving memory of a wonderful person. We will love you and miss you always.

Dear Bob, Spencer and Paige,
I am still stunned by the news. I was Amy's roommate during her first year of college. It was my first year too, in a way, as I had transferred in as a junior from a commuter junior college in Southern California. We learned about dorm existence, dorm food, all the strange and wonderful differences of college life from each other. Indeed, I tell stories all the time about Amy. How she put a sign on our door that said "Men," because we were across the hall from the Women's Room, just to see who'd walk in. How she scooped up all the pharmacy students from Hawaii, and took care of them. Indeed, the "Hawaiian Punch Bunch," as she called them, gave her presents and cards on Mother's Day. She absorbed the new, from Hawaiian popular music to culturally different foods she encountered with a rare enthusiasm which made her seem so much more alive than many people I've met over the years. And, of course, there were the "Amy-isms" - the terms she invented for things, the bits of phrasing that my buddies from college still use. She had a huge heart, and an extraordinary zest for life. The world is a little smaller without her in it, but her legacy, both with the three of you and with the rest of us is so profound that she will exist on into the future in ways we cannot yet see. Of that I am certain.

Dear Family of Amy,
My deepest sympathies to all of you. During Amy's high school years at Wauwatosa East in Wisconsin, Amy worked at the Milwaukee Psychiatric Hospital in the Dietary Department. A big group of us (The San Gang) have many fun and fond memories of our time at work as well as incredibly fun times together outside of work. Your mom looked rather smashing in her white dress and shoes. She had a beautiful smile and was always kind to all. We were all sad when she moved West, but Corni has helped us stay in touch. Your mom touched many lives in Wisconsin. You are all in our thoughts and prayers...Peace,
Tracy (Levenhagen) Mazzeo

Dearest Bob, Spencer, and Paige,
We are so sorry for your loss of Amy.
She was so full of life, fun, and love of friends; we always had lively conversations with lots of laughter whenever we spoke to her. How very much she will be missed.
We send our love, sympathy, and prayers of support to you.
See you soon,
Love, Kevin, Sooze, Alex & Gordon