Mighty Mo Arrives
Hope sees the invisible, feels the intangible, and achieves the impossible.
THE WAY WE WERE ~ Barbra Streisand (3:52)
Memories
Like the corners of my mind
Misty watercolor memories
Of the way we were
Scattered pictures
Of the smiles we left behind
Smiles we gave to one another
For the way we were
Can it be that it was all so simple then
Or has time rewritten every line
If we had the chance to do it all again
Tell me - Would we? Could we?
Memories
May be beautiful and yet
What's too painful to remember
We simply to choose to forget
So it’s the laughter
We will remember
Whenever we remember
The way we were
So it’s the laughter
We will remember
Whenever we remember
The way we were
Sacrament of Baptism
Life is an opportunity, benefit from it.
Life is a beauty, admire it.
Life is a dream, realize it.
Life is a challenge, meet it.
Life is a duty, complete it.
Life is a game, play it.
Life is a promise, fulfill it.
Life is sorrow, overcome it.
Life is a song, sing it.
Life is a struggle, accept it.
Life is a tragedy, confront it.
Life is an adventure, dare it.
Life is luck, make it.
Life is life, fight for it!~ Mother Teresa
Precious Moments with Family
I BELIEVE ~ Diamond Rio (3:56)
Every now and then
soft as breath upon my skin
I feel you come back again
And it's like you haven't been
gone a moment from my side
Like the tears were never cried
Like the hands of time are holding you and me
And with all my heart I'm sure
We're closer than we ever were
I don't have to hear or see,
I've got all the proof I need
There are more than angels watching over me
I believe, I believe
That when you die your life goes on
It doesn't end here when you're gone
Every soul is filled with light
It never ends and if I'm right
Our love can even reach across eternity
I believe, I believe
Forever, you're a part of me
Forever, in the heart of me
And I'll hold you even longer if I can
The people who don't see the most
Say that I believe in ghosts
And if that makes me crazy, then I am
'Cause I believe
There are more than angels watching over me
I believe, I believe
Treatment Center & Therapists
NOW & FOREVER ~ Carole King (3:16)
Now and forever
You are a part of me
And the memory cuts like a knife
Didn’t we find the ecstasy
Didn’t we share the daylight
When you walked into my life
Now and forever
I'll remember all the promises still unbroken
And think about all the words between us
That never needed to be spoken
We had a moment
Just one moment
That will last beyond a dream
Beyond a lifetime
We are the lucky ones
Some people never get to do
All we got to do
Now and forever
I will always think of you
Didn’t we come together
Didn’t we live together
Didn’t we cry together
Didn’t we play together
Didn’t we love together
And together we lit up the world
I miss the tears
I miss the laughter
I miss the day we met
and all that followed after
Sometimes I wish I could always be with you
the way we used to do
Now and forever
I will always think of you
Now and forever
I will always be with you
A Child of the Light
“Larry and Maureen also asked me to offer their heartfelt thanks to everyone in the community who over the past year became part of Baby Maureen’s extended family. They asked me to particularly mention:
The Handicap Children’s Treatment Center here in Somerville, who provided Maureen with wonderful care.
The Doctors, caregivers and staff of the Somerset Medical Center and the Robert Wood Johnson Children’s Hospital who last week not only demonstrated their extraordinary skills in giving emergency care, but their compassion as human beings.
To all of the friends and family of the Dryers who have given their time, attention and love to Baby Maureen and the family.
Larry and Maureen also asked me to offer thanks to the Mighty Mo’s who will forever be remembered in the lore as the legendary softball team who participated in the 2004 annual Somerville Elks Jack’s Kids softball tournament. The guest of honor and recipient last years was our girl Baby Maureen.
The team included many of the people who are here today: Dan Locker, Bob Greenfield, Jimmy Hannan, Paul Thomas, Billy Cooper, Mike Vernoia, Billy Dwyer, John Kennedy & Tony Petto. I know I have missed a few.
We entered the tournament for our girl with a vision of not only raising some money, but perhaps gallantly winning a few games and maybe even the tournament. We took the field under the leadership of our skipper, Larry Dwyer, and the support of our wives and families, as well as our Little Mo.
The top of the first ended after about 90 minutes when our crack pitcher, Paul Thomas, was able to keep the ball in the park long enough for us to string together three outs. At that point, we all thanked God for our day jobs and took last place like real men! Obviously there were no steroid users on our team!I know that all of us here in Church today and everyone who met Baby Maureen were touched and inspired by her in so many different ways. I believe that it is impossible to offer an appropriate eulogy that would eloquently capture the significant impact that she has had on so many lives in such a short period of time.
I also know that this is a very difficult time to form a happy memory, but I would like to ask everyone to do what I have asked of myself when remembering this very special child. In the future, when you think of the little lady that we all affectionately called Baby Mo, please don’t remember that she died. Remember that she lived! And in the loving comfort of her wonderful parents, Maureen & Larry, her big brothers: Lawrence, Shawn, Stephen, and Patrick, as well as her big sister Casey…as well as all of her family and friends, not only did she live very well…she will continue to live on in all of us!
And so Maureen, on behalf of everyone who you touched, please now watch over us and continue to inspire us…and until we meet again…Peace be with you!”
