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Sponsored by Karin Lowman, Robin Mattos, Brian Mattos, Kevin Mattos, and Robert Mattos. .
Shirley Richards
April 28, 2008
I am saddened to hear of Bob's passing. Bob and Ann are together again. May God Speed Bob on his journey.
Linda
April 27, 2008
Dear Aino,
Today you are joined by your husband Bob. God speed Robert Mattos. We lost both of you too young. Your children and grandchildren grieve for the loss of both their parents, grandparents. We feel all our angels watching over us in everything we do. We miss you dearly, think and talk of you often.
Kevin, Ryan, Lauren & Linda
July 4, 2005
Miss you... still. Love you, always.
Aino with her mother, Elisabeth.
August 31, 2004
Aino with her father, Karl and sister Tiia.
July 15, 2004
Aino with her younger sister Tiia in Estonia.
July 15, 2004
Robert Mattos
July 4, 2004
"Death ends a life, not a relationship" - Jack Lemmon.
I love you still; I always will... Bob.
Karin Lowman
July 2, 2004
Mom,
We all miss you so much. It has been a year and we still miss you every single day. We miss you more than words can say.
One more laugh...
One more smile...
One more hug...
One more visit...
These will have to wait, a while.
We know you are looking down at us and guiding us in our everyday lives. We just wanted to remember you this day, July 4, and let you know how much we love you. Your love is ever lasting!
Love, your daughter and son-in-law, Karin and Rick
Aino with her grandkids
June 30, 2004
Aino Tammar
June 30, 2004
Linda
June 30, 2004
July 4th 2004: quote from The Time Traveler's wife by Julia Niffenegger
Today is the thirty-seventh(one year)anniversary of my mother's death. I have thought of her, longed for her, every day of those thirty-seven years, and my father has, I think, thought of her almost without stopping. If fervent memory could raise the dead, she would be our Eurydice, she would rise like Lady Lazarus from her stubborn death to solace us. But all of our laments could not add a single second to her life, not one additional beat of the heart, nor a breath. The only thing my need could do was bring me to her.
Grandma Ann.. we miss you.
Time has not healed the wounds, but...as a dear friend told me "May the blessings of her life fill your heart."
I think of you when my daughter twiddles her hair...when my son argues with a twinkle in his eye..We continue to honor and respect your memory...we grieve for your daily, miss you dearly.
Love you.. Linda, Ryan & Lauren..This is for you, Kevin, my loving husband.
Karin Lowman
October 27, 2003
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MOM
Dear Mom,
I want to say so many things;
I don't know how to start.
I want to capture and describe
The feelings of my heart.
But words are so inadequate
To tell you how I feel
That scarcely any thing I say
Will my true thoughts reveal.
Just let it now suffice to say
That deep inside I know
My love for you is something
That I never will outgrow.
Your many special traits will always
In my heart combine
In such a way that you alone
A perfect mom define.
Your caring and strength were the traits
That I am proudest of.
My future's brighter through
The fine example of your love.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MOM
I love you.
Selorm Segbefia
October 18, 2003
My The Good LORD Rest Her Soul In Perfect Peace. Amen.
Donna & Joe Lanczok
October 2, 2003
Actually Me & My husband just met Ann back in July of 2002 when she came to our facility to rent a storage, immediatly we knew Ann was not a typical customer of storage and assisted her through her rental, we liked her right away and her personality was a sweet & likable one that anyone would like right away, we talked with Ann off & on as she would sometimes drop in to pay her bill and chat with us about her prospective move to Carson City, we were delighted because I had lived in Carson City as a teenager and knew the area well. she was very polite and cheerful to do business with and we always looked forward to seeing her. We were quite sad to hear of her passing and she will be missed by us. as I said we only knew Ann for a short time, but felt she was a very special person..
Joan Haug
August 5, 2003
I first met Aino when she and her family moved to San Jose in the 1950's. They moved to a small rental on Porter Avenue (now Leigh Ave.), just across the street from us. My sister, Carol and I, became immediate friends with Aino and her sister Tiia. We all attended Luther Burbank Elementary School. Aino and Tiia were such wonderful girls raised by 2 gracious and loving parents. Aino always had a sparkle in her eye with a determined personality. I can still see her now - wearing a calve-lengthed flared skirt, bobby socks, soft short sleeved sweater with a small scarf around her neck. Her pretty blond hair was always fixed nice and she always had a nice smile.
When they moved to Campbell, my sister and I continued our friendship with them and enjoyed spending Saturdays at their large victorian house on Central Avenue. Mrs. Tammar was always making her delicious sweet raisin bread. We had cottage cheese sandwiches and sweet bread for lunch. When they came to our house, we had hot dogs!
We were in piano recitals together as we took lessons from the same piano teacher. Mr. and Mrs. Tammar always had us play for them on their tall upright piano during our Saturday visits. We liked going to the nearby Campbell High School to play tennis, after which we sometimes stopped to get an ice cream cone.
As we grew older, went to college and married, we didn't see each other as often but kept in touch. Aino married Bob and they raised a wonderful family. Aino's joy and resolve proved to be a winning combination as she raised her family.
I will always remember her for the joy she had, her eagerness, and her desire to do good. She will be dearly missed but her example will live on. Bob, our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family as you grieve her loss.
Our love to all of you,
Joan (Bridges) and Lyle Haug
Frank Geefay
July 18, 2003
I first met Ann around 1993 when she was hired into our department at HP in San Jose and placed under my supervision. At that time she was totally unfamiliar with our technology and I was rather skeptical whether she would work out. One year later not only did she learn everything that I could teach her but she virtually took over my job. I often wondered who was supervising whom. She became so good at what she did that I often felt unneeded. These were actually among my most productive years because I had plenty of time to do other projects. I spent 5 more years under her care... I didn't have to do anything but show up to work.
In 1999 she was drafted into another new group responsible for bring up a new production line. However this group was very rigid in their methods and allowed little freedom to exercise initiative. Ann, as everyone knows, is a powerhouse of energy and likes to take charge of things and exercise her individual initiative. This job was not a good match for her temperament or personality. A year later I started up another development project and immediately requested that she join this group. We continued to work together until last November when she suddenly became very exhausted and had difficulty getting out of her seat. I knew something was wrong and strongly suggested that she see a doctor. I don't think she needed much encouragement at that point. The rest everyone knows.
I have never personally known such a person as Ann. She had a confident way about her. She was kind but didn’t take any nonsense. She was very dedicated and worked extremely hard and long hours without being asked. She loved her family and especially her grandson whom she proudly boasted as he grew up to became a very accomplished little league baseball pitcher. She was very easy to talk with and always told you what was on her mind. She always gave 200% and made my job easy except on those few occasions where I though one way and she another. To me she was always the greatest technician and I always felt lucky to have her on my side. I loved her and will miss her very much.
I had the pleasure to meet Bob, her husband, and most of her children at the hospital. I can tell that she was part of a close and loving family. I appreciate Bob’s efforts at keeping all of her friend everywhere informed of her illness. It made me feel still a part of her life. I was able to email her while she was at Anderson. I know this closeness with her family was of great comfort to her while she was alive. Thank you.
Robert Mattos
July 18, 2003
Quotation from the Memorial card at the funeral of
Aino Tammar Mattos:
Fill not your hearts
With pain and sorrow,
But remember me in every tomorrow.
Remember the joy,
The laughter, the smile;
I've only gone to rest a little while.
Although my leaving causes
pain and grief,
My going has eased my hurt
and given me relief.
So dry your eyes
And remember me,
Not as I am now,
But as I used to be.
Because, I will remember you all
And look on with a smile.
Understand, in your hearts,
I've only gone to rest a little while.
As long as I have the love
Of each of you,
I can live my life
In the hearts of all of you.
_____________________________
In Loving Memory Of
Aino (Ann) Mattos
BORN
Tallinn, Estonia
October 27, 1939
ENTERED INTO ETERNAL LIFE
San Jose, California
July 4, 2003
FUNERAL SERVICE
Chapel Of The Oaks
Oak Hill Funeral Home
San Jose, California
Monday Afternoon At 4:30 PM
July 7, 2003
FINAL RESTING (*) PLACE
Oak Hill Memorial Park **
San Jose, California
_______________________
(end of Memorial card)
(*) On July 8, 2003
**Parkview Section, Lot 710, Space 1
_______________________
To My Lovely Bride (MLB), my Angel with Attitude:
Without You, there is no "We";
Without You, there is no me...
I love you and I miss you, Bob (ufo)
John Handscomb
July 16, 2003
We met Aino and Bob in San Antonio this year. Both Anne and myself where touched by both Bob and Aino. Even though we met them for 30 minutes, we know we had met someone very special in both of them. I call it a personal privelege to have met both Aino and Bob.
Kevin and Kathleen Bracamonte
July 16, 2003
My husband Kevin met Bob when he worked at ACS/Guidant. They became immediate friends. And with that came Ann and myself. We were a foursome at all ACS/Guidant events. Whomever arrived first, saved a table for the four of us. You know how awkward these events can be when you don't know anyone from your spouse's company! Ann and Bob made it comfortable. There is a 15 year age difference between Ann and I, and Bob and Kevin. But that didn't make a difference. Ann and Bob make friends wherever a friendship is offered. Ann taught me about her country and dedication to provide for those less fortunate. She gave so generously I wondered if they would have enough food for themselves. But that never mattered. God blessed them ten fold and it is evident in their children and grandchildren. We are privileged to have known Ann and know Bob and to have them as friends and we look forward to a continued friendship with Bob. And because I talk to God, I will speak of Ann for I know that she sits as His right hand.
Cheol Han
July 16, 2003
It had been my pleasure to work with her warm smile during my first work experience in US. I had worked closly w/ her for about 1 and half year. I remember many story about her grand children. She had encourged me a lot for how to work hard w/ warm heart and smile.
I believe that God had His good plan for her...even now.
I sincerely thank to Bob and Frank Geefay for their kind delivery of her news, so I can remember and pray for her.
I hope that everything is good for her family. And it was my great pleasure to know Ann Mattos in my memory.
Shirley Richards
July 15, 2003
I worked with Ann for 10 plus years but only got to really know her these past two years when she started having breakfast and lunch with us. We talked a lot about our respective families and the love she had for her family was always so evident. I am so sad that she passed away much sooner than she should have but memories of lost ones keep the grief at bay. Take joy for the time she was with you and that she is no longer suffering.
Robin Kuborssy
July 15, 2003
Not only will I remember Ann's friendly smile and sweet spirit, I will also remember how special and important she was to Bob, my co-worker. May wonderful memories of her live on forever.....
Vicki Brunshwiler
July 15, 2003
I did not know Ann, but have felt close since Bob has included me in on all that has been going on. She sounds like a wonderful lady and I truely wish I had gotten the chance to meet her. Bob and family, my thoughts and prayers are with you always.
Vicki
Sarah Allred
July 14, 2003
Ann is a very special person, always considerate of others and concerned with how they are feeling. She will be missed. I am grateful that I am one of those whom God allowed to be touched by her.
Linda Mattos
July 13, 2003
These words were spoken from my heart at the gravesite services:
Death is nothing at all. It does not count. I have only slipped away into the next room. Nothing has happened. Everything remains exactly as it was. I am I, and you are you, and the old life that we lived so fondly together is untouched, unchanged. Whatever we were to each other that we are still. Call me by the old familiar name. Speak in the easy way, which you always used. Put no difference into your tone. Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow. Laugh as we always laughed at the little jokes that we enjoyed together. Play, smile, think of me, pray for me. Let my name be ever the household word that it always was. Let it be spoken without an effort, without the ghost of a shadow on it. Life means all that it ever meant. It is the same as it ever was. There is absolute and unbroken continuity. Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight? I am but waiting for you, for an interval, somewhere very near, just around the corner. All is well. ~Anonymous~
Ann will live on in all of us. In the heart of her husband Bob. In the strength of her daughter Karin, the fun of her son Brian. Her dedication to others lives on in her son Robin and her compassion for others continues on with her son Kevin. Her wonderful stubborn willingness to argue everything lives on in her grandson Ryan because most of the time he is always right too, and his ability to jump in and try something new without fear. Her twiddle gene is ever present in her grandaughter Lauren, and of course her love of shopping.
Grandma...Ann... you will be missed. We love you.
Linda, Ryan & Lauren (for Kevin)
Bob Landman
July 13, 2003
Bob,
I'd like to share with you and your family what my wife Jenny has written. She speaks so much better than I do....
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Today will be a rough day, but you will have your memories. I want to share with you "the moment" from what seemed to be perpetual grief to happy, warm moments of memories. It happened so suddenly, so beautifully, that I feel I must tell you today before your mother's service.
A friend told me that I would hear my mother's voice in dreams, and it does happen. One special dream freed my heart of grief.
I dreamed it was raining hard and the doorbell rang. I opened the door and saw my mother and father; through the screen door, they were there smiling. I asked them to come out of the rain (but saw they were dry). They said they couldn't come in but that it wasn't raining. They were only stopping by briefly to say they loved me. I turned to call my twin to the door and they were gone.
I realized the meaning of my dream.
The rain was my sorrow. Opening the door was recalling the memories of my parents. The screen door is the thin barrier between the now and the memories. The message was that my sorrow should not interfere with the joy of my warm memories of love from them and for them.
I can be visited with joyful memories whenever I am sad, or happy, in times of stress or when something gleeful happens, for all of these times in my life I would share with my parents. When such times happen in my life now, I miss not being able to call them on the phone, so I just recall what they would say to me in similar times. I feel warm and privileged that I had that time with them and that they can still guide me, share with me even though they are gone.
You will cry an awful lot over the next year, but it will get better. It is my hope, that by sharing this story with you, you will not cry as often or as long as I did, but enjoy the memories sooner to ease your broken heart.
Jenny
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Bob
Patricia Doyle
July 11, 2003
May you find peace in knowing that Ann is in a wonderful place...She is not gone, she's just "away".
God Bless you all in this time of sorrow.
Pat
Jon Mattos
July 11, 2003
I am so grateful to have had Aino in my life. What a great sister in law. What a wonderful wife to my brother. What a great Mother, Grandmother and friend.
I was only six years old when Aino first came into our lives. I have pleasant memories of my Brother’s very nice girlfriend who lived in a great big house in Campbell. Her parents and her younger sister, Tiia, always welcomed us with gracious hospitality. Papa and Momma Tammar spoke with an accent and Mamma prepared meals that were unfamiliar to me yet delicious.
I recall my first big road trip in 1959. Dad drove us to Spokane Washington where Bob was stationed at the Air force SAC base. Kevin had just turned two and Brian was the brand new addition to the family. It was very cool seeing my big Brother in the Air force and seeing the family he and Ann were forming. I enjoyed playing catch with my big brother and goofing around with my little nephew Kevin. It was on this trip that Kevin began calling me “Unca Jon”.
Just a couple of years later as Bob got his discharge from the Air force, he and Ann set up housekeeping in a small apartment on Moorpark Avenue in San Jose. This apartment was within bicycle riding distance for me so I could ride over after school and play with my nephews and visit with Ann. I was finally getting old enough to begin to appreciate Ann as a person and see the joy she had in raising her family.
Soon Robin came along and then finally a baby girl, Karin to complete the family. I was into my teen years and life was racing by but Bob and Ann’s family became the center of our extended family. Aino always made sure we got together for Holidays and Special Occasions and of course the ever-present camera made sure everything was recorded for posterity. Christmas was the most special of all. Aino always retained a childlike glee about Christmastime, the pretty lights, the bountiful feast, the beautifully decorated tree, and of course all the wonderful presents under the tree. She had a vision that took me years to come to understand and appreciate. Nothing is more important than to enjoy life, appreciate what you have and keep your friends and family close. I know this was handed down from her parents. I recall one thanksgiving when Papa Tammar stood up and spoke before the meal. He shared with us what Thanksgiving meant to him. He spoke about the oppression that the family escaped from and more importantly the great freedom and opportunity that he found in America. Ann had this same appreciation for the prosperity we have in this country and she wanted share every bit of it with her family and friends.
Over the past few days, the memories have been rushing back. Aino’s wonderful smile with that special tinkle in her eye. She saw the good in everything and everybody. Aino simply got things done in her typical can-do style. She couldn’t understand people who dwelled on obstacles or procrastinated. If you want to go snow skiing, you grab your gear, throw it in the car and you go snow skiing. Aino’s legacy has clearly passed to her children: Kevin, Brian, Robin and Karin and the families they’ve formed who all have shown their great capacity for love and caring over recent months; and of course to her Grandchildren, Eric, Ryan, Lauren, Alana and Jessica who’ve brought great joy to her in recent years. We have all been enriched by Aino’s love and I will strive to pass it on for the rest of my life.
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