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Sharon’s best friend Nancy Collard (Morand) evoked the following reading at Sharon’s Funeral Service:
When I said I would like to speak at Sharon’s service my friends and family asked if I was sure I could do it and make it through all right. For Sharon I could do anything! It was easier for me to write down my thoughts to Sharon, so this is what I would like to share with you.
Dear Sharon,
I am still in shock and sick with grief knowing that physically you have left us. There are no words that can possibly convey the pain that I am feeling. The ache in my heart is overwhelming. I am grateful though if you had to go that God took you while you were sleeping peacefully. The only other comfort I have is that I know you knew how much I loved you and a part of you lives on in your wonderful son Zachary. You will never really be gone as you will always be with me in my heart. I know right now you would be telling me it’s okay to grieve as much as you need to and so I will. It is ironic today you would be my biggest cheerleader, as you knew how terrified I was to speak in front of many people.
I feel so blessed to have had you in my life for thirty years. I will always remember what a beautiful person you were on the outside but especially on the inside. You had a very special charisma that people couldn’t help but love. You had a wonderful sense of humor and were always quick with a good come back. I want everyone to know what a caring and compassionate person you were. If anyone needed help with anything, you were always there. We shared so many life experiences from being kids, going into adulthood, getting married and then having kids of our own.
I can’t even begin to explain to people how close we were, because you and I never had to put it in to words. Biology aside we thought of each other as sisters. We just knew each other so well. When either one of us was feeling down or upset we knew exactly how to cheer each other up. We both went through some rocky times, but knew we would always be there for each other no matter what. We always respected each other’s opinions and I can’t remember us ever having a real argument. We never had to worry about telling each other the truth even if it might hurt.
We could talk for hours and never run out of things to say. In our last conversation, I am glad we touched on so many subjects. You were a great mom and I want Zachary to know how he was your whole world like my children are to me. We always said how extremely proud we were of our kids. Your family can take comfort in the fact that you loved them dearly as we talked about them frequently. I want Wayne to know when we talked last you told me how much you made each other laugh and how much fun you had together.
I remember the day you called me to say something was up with your blood work. We tried to be positive and not think the worse. I don’t know if anyone knows that I was the first person you called when you found out it was lymphoma, but I know why you did. You knew how hard it would be to tell the family you loved so much, and I hope I helped in giving you the strength to do that. We cried together and I said I would do whatever you needed me to do to help you beat this disease. I am so proud of the way you handled your whole illness. You were a real trooper through all the chemo treatments. You never complained much only to say you were tired. In every part of life, you always had the attitude of knowing what needed to be done and to just do it. You were relieved that you only had a few treatments left and were ready to get on with life.
I will always cherish our times and talks together. I was reminiscing with family and friends the other day and I am sure you won’t mind if I share this story with everyone. We laughed about it a lot. When we were in ninth grade, my parents were on their boat one weekend and it was Sue and I at home. We told you to come over and spend the night even though we were not allowed to have any one over while they were not there. The next morning while making breakfast we heard a car pull up and we were shocked to see my parents coming up the stairs. We quickly hid you in the bedroom closet hoping that they would not be home long. Luckily, they had just needed to pick up something and were going back to their boat. We breathed a sigh of relief after being able to let you out of the closet after at least an hour. How funny was that for us to remember. When we were roommates, remember how we use to hum the tune to different T.V. shows and make each other guess what show it was. We laughed ourselves to tears. I will never forget as a kid all the time I use to spend at your house. One thing that sticks in my mind is the recipe I got from my mom to give to your mom for that butter finger dessert. You, Joe and I would eat the whole pan ourselves while we watched a show together. And then after stuffing ourselves maybe feel a little sick later. We always had great fun shopping together. I would be a nervous wreck close to Christmas when I didn’t have mine done and there you were finished with yours months ahead.
My life has now forever changed in a way I thought it never would. I expected we had many more years together and many more memories to make. You will be in my heart forever!
We always told each other I love you before saying goodbye. So I Love You! Goodbye until we see each other again.
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