Saints lose a great fan today.
 

Sorry if this sounds selfish or narcissistic, but I need to say this to vent. Sadly, The Saints lost a great original fan today. My mother, born and raised in New Orleans, passed away today after a losing battle with non-viral pneumonia-like symptoms at the age of 85. She was a prototypical Louisiana lady of class and character who loved and rooted for the Black and Gold since day one. She was a pious, caring woman who cared for her family and was honestly the nicest person I’ve ever encountered in my life (and I can produce witnesses to back that up!).

Anyway, I am again sorry if this seems self-centered to post here. Maybe (hopefully) it’s the beginning of a long healing process for me. I just wanted/needed to let people know that Heaven gained a new Saints fan today and I thank God she got to see at least one SB Championship for her team.

Thanks All.

Edit: She repeated this poem by William Bryant on her hospital bed before passing. I’d like to pass it on

“So live, that when thy summons comes to join The innumerable caravan which moves
To that mysterious realm where each shall take His chamber in the silent halls of death, Thou go not, like the quarry-slave at night,Scourged to his dungeon; but, sustain'd and soothed
By an unfaltering trust, approach thy grave,Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams."

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Prayers my friend. I'm sorry for your loss. I'm dreading that day as my parents are in their 70s.

I pray your family finds peace.

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Thank You

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Prayers for you and your family.

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So sorry, Boston. I lost my mother to similar health issues two years ago and it still doesn't seem real. I'll keep you in my thoughts and hope you find peace.

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Don’t apologize Boston. You’re family here and if you’re hurting then we’ll be here for you. Tell us some favorite memories of your mom and let’s celebrate her life.

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Boston Saint,

Brother, I can't imagine how you are feeling right now. I'm terribly sorry to hear this about your mom. Your grief and reaction here on the post is normal & appropriate.

I hope that you’ll be able to take comfort in your positive memories of her over time.

My condolences go out to you and your family. This is tough.

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This is the best idea I've heard in awhile. My condolences Boston....

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Thanks Chris! LOL, well, she was a heck of a card player and she had an identical twin sister. I guess in the old days before TVs they spent a lot of time playing hearts or canasta, gin and bridge. When my mom and aunt would team up as partners they could read each other’s minds it seemed and they would hardly ever lose. When we had big family gatherings and the cards would come out the first rule
spoken was “Joan and June gotta be on separate teams!’

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Haha that’s fantastic. Is her twin sister still with us?

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She is. She was able to be there in the hospital with her when mom passed. This happened in the Austin area. I was there too until I had to fly back last
night. My brother contacted me with the news.

Here’s another one. My dad started dating my aunt June before my mom. They went on a date and June wasn’t really interested in him but my mom Joan was. So when my dad called June for a second date she said yes but sent my mom in her place. About half way through the date he figured it out ! 😝. The rest is history.

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She sounds like a wonderful person. I'm sorry for your loss.

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Our sincerest condolences. RIP.

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I’m so sorry for your loss, Boston. Keep her forever in your memory and in your heart and she’ll always be with you.

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That is a wonderfully crazy story. I love it!

My deepest condolences!

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Sorry for your loss Boston. Unfortunately I understand all too well. My Dad passed away this past December after a brief fight with colon cancer. I know he's in heaven now reaping the rewards of a life well lived in service to the Lord, and I'm comforted by that. I'm sure the same goes for you with your Mom. The pain will dull, but you'll probably find yourself missing her more and more as time goes by. I was just telling my wife today about how much more I miss my Dad now compared to the days and weeks right after he died. My heart and prayers go out to you and your family. One of the most comforting things anyone has told me came from my sweet wife. She reminded me that just because he isn't here anymore doesn't mean that he doesn't still love me, or that he can't still feel my love for him. I tell my Dad I love him everyday, and I feel the reciprocal warmth of his love for me. I hope it brings you some comfort to know that the same applies to you and your Mom. Take care my friend.

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Thanks for sharing your story and your pain fry! God Bless you and us all. I’m already thinking of things I forgot to ask/tell her. So many things I’ll miss sharing with her about my daughter's life. I also fear my 89 year old dad won’t last long now that she’s gone. I’ll be going through all this crap again all too soon I fear.

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Here’s Joan and June as kids…

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Sorry for loss

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So sorry to hear this Boston and please don't ever feel like you have to apologise for things like this.
Having those fond memories are gold, myself and my dad constantly find ourselves laughing about some of the stuff his late Father would do / say.

Thinking of you and your family in this tough time.

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My folks owned a Motel in Forsyth Montana. Doug Kershaw stayed there while doing a tour through the area. She has a pic of her with him autographed to his Louisiana Lady

I remember her dropping me off in the rain in first grade telling me she’d stay there all day till i got off from school 😄.

She taught me to cook Gumbo

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Ah man… that’s one of those little mom things that sure does stay with you forever.

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Thanks JP. From the bottom of my heart. My prayers are with you too.

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I am so sorry for your loss, Boston, and am happy for you that you have so many wonderful memories. My prayers are with you and your family.

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Please accept condolences from me and my family on the loss of your mother. May she be second lining with the real saints, not just the football team.

SFIAH

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Not selfish at all. We all have either gone through it or will go through it and we need as much help as we can get as we grieve. Sorry to here about her passing.

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I may get another tattoo to remember her. She was into butterflies So i’m trying to figure out how to have a butterfly something tough with fleur de leis wings or something like that.

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There is absolutely nothing selfish, narcissistic, or otherwise questionable
about your post. (You must not look at FB, im guessing.) I know I can
speak for everyone on the Board in offering you deep condolences, and also,
we thank you for sharing a bit about your mother. Please share more, if
you like. I am, personally, fascinated by Louisiana, and its people, and I
find it to be our most romantic state. I hope you and your family find
comfort as much as possible, and hopefully, talking about her to fellow
posters here can have a bit of a healing for you. Peace, brother.

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Wow, beautiful. I love the story about your dad dating your Aunt first, and then being switched upon. It would be fun to know at what point he realized this was not the girl he asked out.

Im guessing the answer will be yes, but Did your mom TALK like New Orleans?
I love the way New Orleans people talk.

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May mom rest in Saintly Peace:bng:

She will never have to worry about Roger Goodell being where she's made it to, I'm sure she was a great lady.

Hang in there brother

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Indeed she did! Always could tell she was a Nawlins native.

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Boston

Love ya man! In my thoughts and prayers.

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Hey Boston my condolences to you and your family. Rest assured your Mom is at peace now, sounds like she had a fulfilled life.
Maybe she can put in a good word or two for the Saints to the Big Guy....Who Dat!

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Flying back to Austin tonight. Services for my mom are next week. She loved cats as do I. So, here is a pic of my Cat for my Mom, Foreverfan, and all who Dats!

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I love the card story .
Boston, have my dearest sympathy. I feel sorry for yourdad and yourAuntJune.
Watch out for them in their grief.
Memories will help you in your grief.
Thank you for sharing .

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Sorry for your loss Boston.

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So, the Mass for mom and reception was today. Nice to have family in from so far away. I got to read a passage at the mass:

A reading from the Letter of Saint Paul to the Romans

Brothers and sisters:
Are you unaware that we who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?
We were indeed buried with him through baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead
by the glory of the Father,
we too might live in newness of life.
For if we have grown into union with him through a death like his, we shall also be united with him in the resurrection.
We know that our old self was crucified with him, so that our sinful body might be done away with, that we might no longer be in slavery to sin.
For a dead person has been absolved from sin. If, then, we have died with Christ,
we believe that we shall also live with him.
We know that Christ, raised from the dead, dies no more; death no longer has power over him.

The word of the Lord.

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Hey all. Gonna revisit the thread and relay another quick story about my mom and aunt. My Aunt June said at my Mom’s memorial that, although they were identical in appearance, they had a key difference; Mom was smarter and June was a better athlete. In fact when they were in highschool my Mom took June’s math final and June took my Mom’s swimming requirement to graduate!

They both loved the Saints and cooked a mean gumbo! (Mom’s was better).