Loretta Gail Kazmirski
October 5, 1948 - December 11, 2006
Obituary
Loretta Gail Briggs Kazmirski.
She was born October 5, 1948 – died December 11, 2006 in Tacoma, Washington at home. She was 58 years young. She was the daughter of Harvey and Marie Briggs. She leaves to mourn her are her husband of 38 years, Michael Kazmirski; daughter and son-in-law, Kimberly and Daniel Bassett, son and daughter-in-law, Steven Kazmirski and Nahed Shahabi; daughter, Jennifer Kazmirski and soul daughter, Colleen Tandiama. Also surviving her are her brothers, Glen Jan and Douglas Briggs and sister Lorraine Wiseman. She was the proud grandma of five, Devin, Tea’Rae, Jaiden, Dakota and Shianne. She was an aunt to many nieces and nephews. She had many passions through her life. She loved to go to casinos with her husband, loved to travel, she had many collectable collections, she loved to buy presents for everyone. She enjoyed her television shows. One of her greatest passions of all in life was her fondness of books and her cup of black coffee. She has left a huge hole in the family that can never be replaced by anything or anyone. She will be so missed by all those who knew and loved her. Cremation arrangements have been entrusted to BONNEY-WATSON Washington Memorial, 16445 International Blvd., SeaTac, WA 206 242-1787. No Public Viewing. A memorial service will be held 1:00 pm, Friday, December 15, 2006 at the Enumclaw Moose Lodge, 24506 – 448th, Call for directions at 360 825-4873.
Mom, nothing has totally became real yet but I am glad God chose you as my mother and I had the honor of being your daughter. Every friend, stray or juvenile delinquent I brought home you took in and touched their lives in some way.
Thank you for being my mom.
Dear Auntie,
I am still very numb to know that you have left us here without you. I can’t even begin to think how we will go on without you. You were such a huge part of every family function their was. This Christmas will be the worst of all. I have many memories to last a lifetime. I thought of you today when the actor Peter Boyle died & I was going to call you up & talk about it. I couldn’t. Than I became real sad.
I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for being such a wonderful Aunt, Fostermom & Friend to me. I appreicate every lesson you taught me, every piece of advice you offered and for listening to me when I was down. No one will replace these kinds of actions by anyone.
You had a heart of gold and I haven’t meet anyone like you and probably never will.
I can’t convey enough how much you meant to me. I will miss you extemely for the rest of my life.
Please care for Scott, BabyJaz, Tammy Kaye, Jason & Angela for all of us. I am sure they are all glad to see you.
I am going to miss you so much. I love you deeply.
May you rest peacefully with the arms of the Angels around you. May God Bless you always. Until we meet again Auntie, All my love- your soul daughter Colleen
Loretta, I thank you for being the great person that you were. You always made me feel like I was a part of your family. I wish you were still here, you were always kind and generous to me, you helped me through alot and we had been through alot together. I thank God for the oppurtunity of knowing you. I thank you for the greatest gift you ever gave me, your daughter. I promise you I will always be there for her and always protect and love her. I love you Ret and I will miss you, Goodbye
Well sis you were always in my coner and let me share my thoughts and troubles, always had a joke or quip to share with me. I will miss you and have always loved you so much. Bye Sis.. your little brother.
Aunt Loretta,
Thank you for taking my Mom in as one of your own, and making my siblings part of your family. Even though there isn’t any blood between our families we were always closest with yours. I will always remember special occasions spent together. We are all very lucky to have another angel watching over us. You’ll be missed greatly!
Aunt Loretta,
You were always there if I ever needed to talk. I regret that I never really took that offer, but I thank you for it. You managed to always see the best in people while looking at the everything as it is. I don’t know how you did this, but you were the only one who could. You taught me many things about life and how to deal with it. You will always remain in my heart, and your lessons will continue to help me grow into a better man. Thank you.
Kim and I send our deepest sympathy in the loss of Loretta. We cannot tell you how much she made us a part of the family and truly went out of her way to make us welcome when we visited. I will always remember the Kazmirski Christmas that I spent with all of you and how much it meant to her that I came out. Loretta will be fondly remembered in our hearts and in our prayers; and for sure she will never be forgotten. Much love to all, Rick and Kim
I would like to express our deepest sympathies to Loretta’s many friends and family. Though I didn’t get much of a chance to know her, whenever I came out to visit she always made me feel welcome and I know that she was very special to my brother. Thank you Loretta for being such a good person to my big brother – it is nice to know that there are people there for him when we can’t be. He loved you very much. As I read through the many memorials and kind words it is plain to see that though your time here was short, you touched the lives of all that came to know you. You will be missed. God bless you all. Jen & Tony
Tony, Tyler, Maria & Lucas
Loretta was an amazing wife, mother, grandmother, and an even more amazing friend. I will miss her great sense of humor, and the many e-mails she sent me. I will never forget the visit I got from the local law inforcement, when she had not heard from me for a six week period. When I called her to let her know she had scared the socks off me she laughed and said “You can run, but you can’t hide.” I will always treasure the time I spent getting to know such a great lady.
Our hearts go out to you and your family at this time and in the days ahead as you try to cope with such a great loss. May your heart be comforted today and tomorrow by this loving promise of Almighty God.-John 5:29.
Loretta will always have a special spot in my heart. She was very special to many. I will miss her special smile and laughter.
Donovan Colbry