Vivian Maria Roach

I'm sitting here in Japan on my first overseas trip since my mothers passing, I am stricken with grief that I won't be able to call her telling her I'm in my way home to setup a time to come and visit or fix her computer. Her passing has officially sunk in and may she rest in peace.
Love your oldest son,
Brian

Christina, we are grieving with you over the loss of your mother. Mothers are special, and a light has gone out in our world.

You were a very unconventional person and open to become friends with me. Thank you.

Vivian,
My cousin
Our friend
You are missed
Alive with The Lord
Janet and Bob

Viv and I had lots of good times when we were young. And when we met or chatted over the years it was like we were still the same.

I have wonderful memories of my dear friend. She will always be a part of me.

It has not truly sunk in that I have had my last conversation with my Aunt Viv. My sister, Michelle and I, were her other two daughters. We shared a fun relationship that I have cherished for so many years that I will now miss, but not soon forget. She was well loved and she knew it...she took the time to reach out to friends and family...stay connected...be concerned (to a fault), but she was a great example of how to embrace family and love them. Until we meet again my dear Aunt. xo

I knew Vivian being a friend to her kids. There mother was a beautiful, kind, strong woman. I am sorry for their loss and I can't imagine what they are feeling. May god be with your family may she rest in peace. XOXO

Vivian was a great cousin and good friend. I've always looked up to her and will continue to do so. She helped so many people in her life, she even inspired me to help others. Vivian truly was an amazing person. I will miss her, god bless Vivian...rest in peace.

Vivian, my dear aunt, was a spunky woman that enjoyed her family and many friends to the fullest. Nothing made her happier than having family together, including extended family with all the generations of cousins. I will miss her company, our conversations and her data bank of family knowledge. I already have so many questions for her even though I've asked her so many over the years.
I'll miss you, Aunt Viv, and look forward to being united again someday.

I am so very sad to hear about Vivian's passing. I always enjoyed speaking with her at family gatherings. She made me smile.

Vivian was always filled with positivity and kindness. I was lucky to have known her.

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

Vivian was my father's first cousin that lived across the country, who we saw intermittently over the years. But when we were together, it was like we lived across the street from each other. As an only child, Vivian and Bill were effectively my dad's brother and sister, and he cherished that relationship always. And she, like Aunt Josephine, Uncle Joe, and Bill, were so special to my dad. I marveled at her ability and dedication for teaching the deaf, even when I was just a young child. She took me to school with her when we were visiting in California from NY, and I thoroughly enjoyed the experience. And Aunt Josephine, Vivian, and Bill were my connection to my father's family that I never had the opportunity to enjoy first hand. Vivian remained a source of family inspiration and a great resource of family history, which many of us who did not live it relied upon. Godspeed. I can't imagine a more joyous experience for her, for she is now reunited with her parents, her husband, her cousins and friends that have passed before her. Her joie de vivre will never be forgotten, nor will the family history that was passed down through the generations. Until we meet again someday.

" To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die."
Mary Ann and Joe Torres, Wilmington, North Carolina

It is hard to imagine that Vivian is not there where she has always been. We will miss her. God bless her family now and in the days to come. As for us, we have sweet memories of times shared over the course of the journey of life. God bless you as you celebrate her ultimate graduation.

So saddened by the passing of my "big sister" Vivian who was full of life and loved by all who have known her. The final months were well taken advantage of by friends and relatives from all over the country to see her one or more times, until the end. We will miss her great humor and gift of chatting and her "anyway" sign to move on to next subjects. Will