Wednesday, April 30, 2008

In Memoriam - Anna Michalenko (File under many thanks due)

From the Saskatoon Star Phoenix

MICHALENKO - Anna of Saskatoon, SK passed away at Saskatoon City Hospital on Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at the age of 93 years. The Prayer Service for Anna will be held on Friday, May 2, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. The Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, May 3, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. Both services will be held at the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Holy Ghost, Hafford, SK, with Rev. Fr. Taras Udod officiating. Interment will follow in the Holy Ghost Ukrainian Orthodox Cemetery, Hafford, SK. Arrangements entrusted to James Werezak, PARK FUNERAL CHAPEL, 244-2103.

And what I wrote this morning;

With the passing of a legendary matriarch,
The mind pauses to consider,
Your own mortality,
I consider the great many debts I owe,
To the Mother Michalenko,
Without whom I would not know,
Joy beyond words,
Passion without bounds,
And love that touches the stars;

Affectionately today,
I sing her praises,
I celebrate her life,
And smile in the knowledge,
That her life, brought life to so many more,
And joy to even more;

Her life imbued a spirit of family,
True connectedness,
And an awakening which parallels my own family,
I cheer your grace Grandma,
And will evermore remember your wit and wisdom,
Your elegance and grace,
And the warmth of your smile,
Which reaches deep inside of me,
And lives on with your children, grandchildren and great grandchildren,
Thank you for delivering me,
All that I have,
Rest In Peace,






SDM

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