Ann Marie Paloucek, RIP

For anyone interested, funeral arrangements have been added to Ann Marie's blog.

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Father Anthony reports that Ann Marie passed away peacefully at 7:30pm Wednesday evening surrounded by her family. Please join me in this prayer for all of them:

Father of mercies and God of all consolation,
you pursue us with untiring love
and dispel the shadow of death
with the bright dawn of life.

Comfort Ann Marie's family in their loss and sorrow.
Be their refuge and strength, O Lord,
and lift them from the depths of grief
into the peace and light of your presence.

Your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ,
by dying has destroyed our death,
and by rising, restored our life.
Enable us therefore to press on toward him
so that, after our earthly course is run
he may reunite us with those we love,
when every tear will be wiped away.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen.

Mark and I are going to miss Ann Marie very much. We were honored to be part of the family when they came to visit Father Anthony and were always sad when they went back home to Wisconsin. Hope the visits will continue...

Would like to say more but words fail me right now...why is it that when someone achieves the ultimate goal--peace and happiness with God in heaven--it can leave the rest of us so miserable?