| Dear Family and
Friends,
Carla Jo thought a great deal
about you all, her family and friends, and wanted us to let you know
as easily as possible when the time came for her death. I am writing
this note to tell you that on Friday, September 08, 2006, at 3:05 pm,
she died. It was a harmonious passage; she was prepared to go gently,
and did so in her usual classy and graceful way.
She wrote the following note
to inform you of this inevitable life event. She would have been 59
years old (on 9/21/2006) and she recognized that she had lived a full
and abundant life. Our sadness comes because we will miss her very
much, and she also will miss each of us very much. She loved her
husband Ed, especially his untold kindnesses, and ability to keep her
grounded; a major presence in her life She is very pleased with her
daughters, the wonderful Dorie, now in her senior year at UCBerkeley,
and Elena, now mother of Miles Arlo Dakin Perez-Davis (whom Carla Jo
nicknamed Milo) and married to Seth. These daughters have been the
center of her world and have reciprocated with love and understanding
far beyond their years. She will miss her other dear children
Stephanie and her husband Sal, Paul and his wife Lor, and Ricky and
she is very proud of each of them. She also loved her grandchildren
Anna, Jocelyn, Savana, and Marty.
She loved her dear cousins
especially Joann and Pegi, and cherished her siblings Monta Lee &
Steve, Julie Ann & Chris, Bill and Leigh, and was fortunate in
2006 to spend many delightful moments with them. As close as siblings
were her exceptional friends Terry, Pat, Susan, Betsy, Sara, Ajit and
Whitney.
She thought highly of you
all, and thus she thought you might want to know that her time had
come to shed this life. May your day include thoughts of good shared
memories and may you take a minute and find the sunset.
Love,
Ed, Dorie, and Elena
Notice of her memorial
service to be conducted within a month will be forthcoming.
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