Mom passed away this morning around 2:00am. I have pictured her being embraced by the Savior, dad, her dad, my Natalie, and so many other loved family members and friends. It has been an amazing journey.
I know that it is a tender mercy that she waited until the day that we reflect on the Resurrection of Jesus Christ as the day that she moved on from this earthly world. Her last testimony to us that she knows that the plan of happiness is real. As my heart hurts with sorrow that she won't be here with us in the flesh I have no doubt that she will be continue to be a guiding light to us all.
How grateful I am for the faith of my parents.
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Our love is with you and your family at this time of loss of your beautiful Mom. Thank you for sharing the most sacred and precious thoughts of your wonderful mother. I loved her very much. She brought so much joy to so many. God be with you. Love, Johnnie and Bette Jo Cline
ReplyDeleteVal: We are so grateful that you have shared your family's journey and your faith with us. You have been in our prayers, and will continue to be on this Easter Sunday.
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Evan and Anika
Val and family - Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family on this Easter Sunday. Your continued faith is an inspiration to us all. Love always, Sam & Julie
ReplyDeleteI thought about Easter coming all week, and that if it were up to her, she would wait until today. What a beautiful reminder of the Savior and the hope and gift he has given to each of us. My prayers are with you and your family.
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Amy
Knowing your mom, we also thought that she would want us all to remember the glorious blessings of Easter and the love of our Savior when we think of her. We love your mom and dad and remember such special days living side by side with them in Oakland. Our prayers have been with all of you as you have been through this journey and shared it with us. May you feel our love and the Savior's peace.
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Val, My love thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. Thank you so much for sharing you moms journey with us.
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Helen
Val,
ReplyDeleteOur thoughts will be with you and your family.
Jessica and Jason Bruce
Jill always did have a way of picking the most perfect thing to say. In this case, she picked the most beautiful day. :o)
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Val,
ReplyDeleteI remember like it was yesterday, sitting with you at last year's egg hunt discussing your mom and the fears that were not quite confirmed. I thought you were so brave and I envied your strength. You share your mom's positive energy and I have deep admiration for all that you have shared with others in this difficult year. I feel your mom's warmth today and I see her in the flowers and the beautiful butterflies that began emerging in our classrooms yesterday. Much love, Megan and family
I can hear the voices singing out welcoming Jill this perfect day. We are sad knowing we will miss her and at the same time, heaven is smiling as it embraces her. Thank you Val for sharing your mom's journey with us. I personally have been strenthened in my faith and testimony of our Savior. Sending much love your way, Darlene Mertin
ReplyDeleteI had a feeling all week that Jill would wait until Easter Sunday. Thanks for sharing this journey with us. I will miss Jill, she was such a neat lady. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. With love, Jeanie Puzey
ReplyDeleteVal and family,
ReplyDeleteIt is our hope and prayer that the beauty of Easter forever serves as a reminder of your strong, beautiful mother. We pray for comfort for you all, and, yes, I am sure she is enjoying a most joyous reunion right now:)
Love,
Carrie
I have followed your mom's journey. We met in Oakland, but my special moments were spent in Italy soon after your dad passed away. I saw her courage, her faith and her resilence. She was an amazing woman and I am glad our paths crossed. Thanks for sharing her journey with me. I felt strongly that she would leave this earth on Easter. May your family find comfort at this beautiful season. love, Sue Bowen
ReplyDeleteI am so grateful for the knowledge we have of where she is! I too have pictured many times the amazing reunions she had upon her return to heaven! I know she is one of the great ones in heaven and Heavenly Father has just as an amazing plan for her in heaven as the amazing life she had here on this earth! My family and I are so sad to see this journey end, but so excited for the day when we can see her again whole and without this trial that has been hers for the last year! Thank you for sharing this journey with us all!
ReplyDeleteJill will be singing in all the choirs today, I just know it. Thank you to all of her family for sharing her journey with us. My heart is heavy but the knowlege I have of where she is and who she is with makes it a bit easier. I am a better person because I knew her.
ReplyDeleteLove, Becky Beall, No-Ka-Oi
You have all been so wonderful in dealing with with all of this, it's a great example to us all. She is no longer in pain and is with her loved ones.
ReplyDeleteVal,
ReplyDeleteI believe your mom was teaching us until the very end. Thank you for sharing her journey with us. I can't think of a greater gift that you could have given to her and those of us who loved her. Easter has always had a special meaning to me, more so now than ever. Please know we are thinking and praying for your family. Love, Tammy Anderson and family
To all of you family members who we love so much--
ReplyDeleteWhat a tender morning! Our hearts and love go out to you all...even as we think with such fondness of the memories that we have with Jeff and Jill over so many years. Their strength, example, zest and perspective for life and love will be with us forever. We feel of their loss with you. And now we look forward to our continued associations with each of you, even as we look forward to our future associations with them. He is risen! And we shall follow. We look forward to celebrating Jill's wonderful life with you later this week. With great love and tenderness.
Doug & Colleen and family
As I have been listening to Conference this morning, so many of the messages brought comfort to me and I hope to your family. Like others, I thought she was going to wait until Easter morning to be welcomed by the Savior and to be reunited with Jeff. My love to all of you. Linda Baer
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ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful day for Jill to spend reunited with your dad and other loved family members. I'm sure she is having such a warm, loving reunion on this bright Easter morning. I hope all the love that is abounding this Easter is with you and your family. We all pray for your peace and comfort daily. Have a joyful Easter.
Charise Reimschiissel
I remember the first time I met Jill. Names were being placed on the brand new teacher mailboxes at our brand new school. Hers said Mrs. Ehorn-Foy. She explained to me that she had great love and respect for her current husband but she wanted to honor and remember her eternal companion. Now they are reunited. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family as you go through this time of loss.
ReplyDeleteThinking of all of you on this bitter-sweet day. I, too, am picturing the reunion with so many loved ones and am grateful she is no longer in pain. I am so grateful for your parents. They raised some pretty amazing kids. I pray that you may have peace and comfort. Our love and thoughts are with you.
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Forever, now, we will think of your mother on Easter. Bless you all,
ReplyDeleteOona Johnson
sweet sweet val. thank you and your family...for letting us ride this with you. thank you for understanding how much we all love her and how much we care about her. i have been thinking the past few days how wonderful it must be to think that now your parents get to be with your sweet little one, reuniting and caring for each other! what a fight! what a life! what an amazing woman! i hope i can live my life, that when my turn o earth comes to an end, i will know that i lived it to it's fullest....that i left a piece of me somewhere. your mother is one not to be forgotten... love to you all.
ReplyDeleteWhat a blessing it is to know that we can be together again. Like many others have commented, she waited until Easter...how fitting. She was an amazing person and will never be forgotten. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
ReplyDeleteBrandon & Abbie Buell
I just got the email letting me know that your sweet mother had passed away. I met your mother the very first year when that beautiful school had opened. My son, who has Downs Syndrome was in her class and she was so excited to have him. She wanted him to be as much of a part of her class than any of the other kids. I was so impressed by her caring and love for my son who really couldn't be in her class all that much. Boy.. did she make sure he got all the memos, homework, party info... we fell in love with her! Imagine our joy when just 2 years later our last child was placed in her class! We ended up moving away shorty after the first month of school but to this day.. our youngest STILL remembers Mrs.Foy! She was by far one of the most tender, loving and sweet teachers I have ever met. What a perfect day to return to our Loving Heavenly Father. Thank you for sharing... Love The Wallick Family
ReplyDeleteMy Daughter, Ricki, called me earlier today with the news of your amazing mom. I will be eternaly grateful to your mom. She was more than a school teacher. She was a friend, mentor,wonderful example, and most loving daughter of our Heavenly Father. She took Ricki and Tony into her home, and loved them like her own. She had a knack of doing that. She loved my Grandchildren when I couldn't be there. I am grateful to have known such a great example of what we should be. A Loving daughter of our Heavenly Father. Thank you for sharing her with all of us.
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My prayers are with you and your family at this time. How amazing that she died on this day as it has reminded me of loved ones who have passed away. You and your siblings are examples of faith and it does not go unnoticed. Thank you for your testimony. It truly has increased mine of the Savior and His atonement for all of us. Much Love, Susie Baer
ReplyDeleteDear Sweet Val...We love you and are here for you if you need us. Your mom was one of my first friends when we moved here. I will chierish that forever. You amaze me with your strength!
ReplyDeleteLove and prayers-Sara Gilberg
Valerie,
ReplyDeleteMy thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. How wonderful that we have knowledge of the plan of salvation. I can only imagine the sweet reunion she is having on the other side.
With love from NJ,
Abby (Clawson Low)
Dear Valerie and family,
ReplyDeleteWe just returned from our weekend outing at Monterey Dunes with our group from the 1st Ward and heard the sad news of your mother's passing. Many times I have reflected on the wonderful times we spent with your mom, dad and family together on Conference weekends in Monterey. Oh how we miss them!!!! Your mother was an amazing person that everyone loved. She would light up a room when she entered with her beautiful smile and personality.
I am so thankful that I had the opportunity to get to know your mom and to love her as I do.
You are all in our prayers.
With much love,
Heidi Harris
I think that this is the perfect day for Jill to rejoin our savior and her family that has past before her. We have had the most perfect beautiful day, yet I couldn't get your mom out of my mind. Several times I went to the computer to check on her, only to get distracted.
ReplyDeleteYour Mom was one of those rare wonderful peole who would stop everthing she was doing to help you out with your questions on a tough child or help understanding a new program. She always had time for others. And, she was so with it and organized! When she asked Robyn to have me be her "back-up" for the year, I was thrilled! I was going to get to see first hand how she operates. Then things happened and shifted and I didn't get that opportunity. I will forever regret that.
It was a great honor knowing her. Easter, Spring, Butterflies, will forever have knew meaning for me.
May God bless you and comfort you through this time. And know that she touched so many people. You are not alone in your sorrow. There are many of us, adults and children, who hurt with you.
All my Love,
Lorene Holdaway
I love you Val, Jenn, Becky & Joel! I'm so sorry to hear the news today. Thinking of you and hoping you feel the love from all of your family & friends today and with each new day! I admire your testimonies & the enduring faith that you have had throughout the trials that you've faced and you've done so with such amazing grace & strength.
ReplyDeleteYou're Mom has and will continue to touch so many peoples lives and I'm so thankful to have been blessed to know her and to have you each for cousins! What beautiful & amazing kids & grandkids she has! :) I love you! - Elisa
I love you all so much! I was saddened to hear about your mom today. I had been thinking about her all morning. She always had this ability to make me feel uplifted, which I continued to feel today while keeping you, Jenn, Becky, Joel and grandma in my thoughts and prayers. What a day for her to join your dad and Natalie. I'm grateful for your examples of love and humility through your trials. Thank you for sharing parts of this journey with us on this blog. I love you lots! See you soon. xoxo
ReplyDeleteIt is such a confusing time...so sad to have Jill and her amazing spirit leave us here on this earth, but so happy for her to be able to reunite with so many loved ones and be free from her trials of this life. I couldn't help but think that the prophet was speaking directly to you and your family today. What a blessing to have such a perfect message on the exact day of her passing. I'm sure she had a hand in that.
ReplyDeleteYour mom has blessed my life. I am so grateful to have known her.
Well, God bless your family and you for sharing this tremendously heavy load with all of us at the school. We love Jill and wish you all the best. I have known Jill since 2001 when we did the Academy together; even then I knew what a special lady she was. She will be greatly missed and the reunion we will all have with her will be all the better for it. She was a great teacher and a loving friend.
ReplyDeleteGod bless you all!
Kirt Keeler and Family
Joan, Bryan, Val, Jenn, Becky, and Joel,
ReplyDeleteEaster will always bring memories of your mom as Father's Day brings memories of Jim for us. Today is the perfect day to remind all of us that we will live again and until that day our loved ones are with the Savior. I am a bit jealous of your Jill today as I know she is re-united with Jeff. I know she will miss all of you, but I know she looked forward to this re-union as I do. You have all been so strong and so generous to share this journey with us. Your testimonies and love for your mom are an inspiration and example for all who have family that need our care. We love your mom and dad and all of you. My prayers are with each of you this day and in the weeks to come. (Joan, I want you to know how much you helped me in the weeks following Jim's death. Your understanding and wisdom and Jill's friendship were my lifeline. I hope that someone can be that for all of you right now.) It is our blessing to have shared our lives on earth. Kathy P
Another elect lady has joined the choirs in Heaven. Jill leaves a legacy that touches many lives. She taught us all how endure adversity and remain positive. She was a great friend, mentor, and colleague. My thoughts and prayers are with all of her great family. Her journey continues on in another realm as she awaits the blessed reunion of all her posterity.
ReplyDeleteBev Smith
I truly love Jill! She was such an inspiration to me. We will miss her dearly, as you will even more. Thanks so much for taking the time to keep us informed on this blog and facebook. It was truly a blessing to us. God bless.
ReplyDeleteKarlene Young
I am at a loss of words. All that I feel in my heart has been said in the previous comments. It is a great tribute to your mom that she affected so many lives in the same positive and spiritually uplifting way. Thank you for sharing this journey with us. You,too, are amazing examples of strength to us all as we see you honor the legacy of faith your parents have given you. Our love and prayers are with you. John and Dayna (No-Ka_oi) Tanner
ReplyDeleteJill was an amazing woman and an inspiration to many. She was a delightful woman to work with: always positive and happy, regardless of the difficult circumstances she was faced with. I know she will be greatly missed. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
ReplyDeleteHeather Bagnall
Val, Thank you for sharing the journey with us. It has been sad but inspiring.
ReplyDeleteWe wish you much love as you cope with your loss. Nancy and Dean
Bryan, Val, Joan, Jenn, Becky and Joel,
ReplyDeleteYour mother is a jewel and always will be. She was always loved, wherever she was. Her love for everyone, her enthusiasm and love of life and most of all her unwavering testimony (no matter what she may be dealing with) made her a most beautiful daughter of her Heavenly Father. When I heard that she passed on Easter morning, (like everyone else) that seemed the right time for her. I continue to pray for all of you at this difficult time. As sad as I am, I can see her happiness and continued enthusiasm and love for those with whom she is reuniting with. She will always be missed, but I can't think of her and not smile. Thank you for sharing her journey with all of us. I hope it has helped you as much as it has helped us when we couldn't be there. May the Lord's blessings and love for all of you continue to comfort you.
Melody
I have been sadden by the news of your mom's passing. It's hard for me to express my feelings, but I want you to know that I love your mom and her example. She always had something good to say and a smile on her face. I loved talking to her, she was always inspiring. She will be missed. Aurora
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