Shirley Ann Nelson
July 10, 1954 - September 19, 2011
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July 10, 1954 - September 19, 2011
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Shirley, after drifting apart throughout theses past few yrs u were always there for Sal and I no matter what. Only fond and great memories of u we have, and will always cherish the person you’ve helped us become. You were everyone’s mom and treated us accordingly no matter our flaws. Say hi to Big Sal, Ronnie, Avi, my father and Gus, tell them we shall see each other again. Shirley … U WILL TRULY BE MISSED … FOREVER BE IN OUR HEARTS … AND NEVER FORGOTTEN!!! I LOVE YOU!!!
Shirley, I will always remember that smile of yours. Coming to dialysis and seeing you sitting in your chair with that smile. You always warmed my heart. You will truly be missed, but I know the Lord has big plans for you. God Bless your family and may he watch over them until you meet again. And one day I will meet you at the gate, and that smile will warm my heart again.
Regardless of the terms we left on Auntie, I will love you more than I could ever express. You did A LOT for me than most people, you were always the one person I wanted to tell everything to. You were such a big part of some many people’s lives, you had a special something about you that made you stick out from the rest. Auntie, I love you and will miss dearly.
Oh Auntie, I know you’re up there in Heaven laughing and smiling. We all miss you very much here. You taught me so much and I will pass those teachings on to my kids. I love you. I am glad you are no longer hurting. I am happy you are whole again. And I am sad that we lost you. I know we will see you again. I look forward to that day. Tell Sal and Big John and my uncles and everyone else I said hi.
I love you so much Auntie Shirley.
Always, funny face
Oh Auntie, I know you’re up there in Heaven laughing and smiling. We all miss you very much here. You taught me so much and I will pass those teachings on to my kids. I love you. I am glad you are no longer hurting. I am happy you are whole again. And I am sad that we lost you. I know we will see you again. I look forward to that day. Tell Sal and Big John and my uncles and everyone else I said hi.
I love you so much Auntie Shirley.
Always, funny face
I am so sorry to lose our dear sister. She has been so good to Ronnie and has helped him keep a connection to his dad and the family. She was so generous and giving. We loved her very much and will miss her greatly. She will be in my prayers as will the family. Love to you all.
Liz
Auntie Shirley was an amazing person who knew how to have fun and did what she wanted too. I, like many others will miss the encouragement she gave me, her smiles and laughs, and much more. im sad to see her go and wont be able to hear her laugh and see her smile but glad to know she’s not hurting; and is with the other fam, and that i will see her again may you rest in peace auntie <3 xoxo my prayers go out to everyone, love you all.
You were always there for me when I needed someone to talk to. I will miss you. I love you and your family and you will all be in my prayers.
There are no word’s i can put down to say how much i love you and how much i will miss you Auntie. Your home now with father God.. One day we will all be home with you, family that have already passed on, and father God… My prayer’s go out to my cousin Jay and his family… We love you all. The Renion Family.
My Grandma was the best she was a strong woman and she loved all of us. I will miss you Rest In Peace Grandma Love Jay Arthur
I am so sorry to lose our dear sister. She has been so good to Ronnie and has helped him keep a connection to his dad and the family. She was so generous and giving. We loved her very much and will miss her greatly. She will be in my prayers as will the family. Love to you all.
Liz
Auntie Shirley was an amazing person who knew how to have fun and did what she wanted too. I, like many others will miss the encouragement she gave me, her smiles and laughs, and much more. I’m sad to see her go and won’t be able to hear her laugh and see her smile but glad to know she’s not hurting; and is with the other family, and that I will see her again. May you rest in peace Auntie. xoxo My prayers go out to everyone, love you all.
You were always there for me when I needed someone to talk to. I will miss you. I love you and your family and you will all be in my prayers.
I will miss you Auntie. Your home now with Father God. One day we will all be home with you, family that have already passed on, and Father God. My prayers go out to my cousin Jay and his family. We love you all. The Renion Family
My Grandma was the best she was a strong woman and she loved all of us. I will miss you. Rest in Peace Grandma. Love, Jay Arthur
Regardless of teh terms we left on Auntie, I will love you more than I coudl ever express. You did A LOT for me than most people, you were always the one person I wanted to tell everything to. You were such a big part of some many people’s lives. you had a special something about you that made you stick out from the rest, Auntie. I love you and will miss you dearly.
Oh Auntie, I knwo you’re up there in Heaven laughing and smiling. We all msis you very much here. You taught me so much and I will pass those teachings on to my kids. I love you. I am glad you are no longer hurting. I am happy you are whole again. And I am sad that we lost you. I know we will see you again. I look forward to that day. Tell Sal and Big John and my Uncles and everyone else I said hi.
I love you so much Auntie Shirley.
Always, funny face
Shirley, after driting apart throughout these past few years you were always there for Sal and I no matter what. Only fond memories of you we have, and will always cherish the person you’ve helped us become. You were everyone’s mom and treated us accordingly no matter our flaws. Say hi to Big Sale, Ronnie, Avi, my father and Gus. Tell them we will see each otehr again. Shirley, You WILL TRULY BE MISSED…FOREVER BE IN OUR HEARTS…AND NEVER FORGOTTEN!!! I LOVE YOU!!!
Shirley, I will always remember that smile of yours. Coming to dialysis and seeing you sitting in your chair with that smile. You always wamred my heart. You will truly be missed, but I know the Lord has big plans for you. God Bless your family and may he watch over them until you meet again. And one day I will meet you at the gate, and that smile will warm my heart again.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you all.
I have always been impressed by how Shirley was always there for her family. I am sorry I will miss the Service but my thoughts and prayers are with each of you.
My thoughts and prayers go out to Shirley’s family. My deepest sympathy and God bless you all.
My deepest condolences to the family.
May the peace of God which passes all understanding comfort your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. ~Phil.4:7
Our prayers are with you during this time.
Sincerely,
Rosa
Memory’s of shirley go way back. As years go by, we sometime seem to lose our contacts and drift away; the love of our friendhship we had will always be, these are the memory’s now apart of our spirit, it’s what brings us together in the life to come, the Journey ahead, she now is, here we struggle with the ache of her departing, there she shines on. Be strong, she no longer weeps.
She was my best friend through childhood and always will be my best friend. As friends are love, has sooo much meaning. My heart cries, that I will not see her again; but we will see each other one day again. I love you Shirley. God bless. You’re now at peace.
My dear friend…you made thsi world a better place…you had teh biggest heart of anyone I know; always willing to help others…as a mom and wife you put your family first making sure their needs were met.A few of the last words you said to me were “please don’t cry, I’m not scared”;sorry but that’s not happening.My last words to you exactly 2 weeks ago Tuesday “I love you”. I meant it.You will always be a part of my heart, and you took a part of soul with you,I know you are out of pain now…
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…so go play bingo with your friends in Heaven adn know I’m truly honored to have been a part of your life. You truly are a wonderful lady and will truly be missed. You will forever be a part of my life. I love you!
…Grant eternal rest ot Shirley and may the light of yoru love shine brightly upon her. Help us to remember that life is changed, not ended. We rejoice for her goodness, her love, her wisdom adn laughter…Give comfort and refresh each one of us as we strive to live and love as we were taught. May we be healed of our hurts and sadness.
We will miss you Shirley.
My deepest sympathy to the Nelson family. I can’t find the right words to express how much you’ll be missed.
Shirley it breaks my heart that I will not see you again.I just saw you this last summer
Aunty Shirley was like a mother to me. She guided me when I needed guidance. She helped me through the tough times. We all miss her and we all loved her and will always love her. She held on as long as it was worth for her, then let go and fell into the Lord Jesus’s hands. She had a special place that was vacant and now is occupied. She has moved on to that place and now is looking down on all of us. Hoping that we will make the right choices. R.I.P. Aunty Shirley
I am so sorry for your loss. May you find comfort in your loving memories, and in knowing that God is near to those what are broken at heart; and those who are crushed in spirit He saves. (Psalm 34:18), My deepest sympathy.
when i wish apond a star i close my eyes and there you are
No words can express how much I miss you and grandpa. I love you guys so much. I think about you guys everyday and wish I could just hug you one more time. Life is not the same anymore, I know you both watch over me. I just miss you guys do much…
Just thinking about you guys…
Love you. Miss you.
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Its september again….I miss you guys so much I don’t know what to do. I just want to hear your voice one more time. anything. Its so hard without you both. I love you so much….)’:
Hey grandma its my birthday (,: I’m 19 now, I really wish you guys were here. Its my first birthday without you guys. Its really hard to stay happy without you here. I just want to go in your bedroom and lay down with you guys and just be with you. I miss everything about you. I know you both are wishing me a happy birthday and I love you both so much. Happy Grandparents day to the best grandparents anyone could ever ask for. I love you so much.
I love you guys so much.
Your headstone was put in. its beautiful. I’ll make sure to pay it off. I think about you guys everyday. Miss you.
Hey Auntie…It’s crazy to me that I can’t talk to you anymore well in the physical sense, I know you’re with me everyday because Tristan smiles at you and you know how I know because when I asked you to make him smile you did and I appreciate that cuz I got a REALLY good picture 🙂 but it makes sad to know that you weren’t here for his birth and that you won’t be here for any of his birthdays or holidays. Even though I know you’re with all of us everyday it still hurts that you’re not here physically. I miss our talks especially now I miss having my friend/Auntie to chat with about all the stuff that’s happened to me..If I could take back one thing it’s that I wasn’t there for you like you were for me all of my life..I know that in your last moments you would’ve wanted us to be there by your side but with how we left things I just couldn’t bring myself to talk to you but now that you’re gone I now live in regret but I know you’re not mad at me it just hurts that I didn’t see one last time. Now all I have are pictures and the memories I have of you too bad you’re not here to make new ones. I love you Auntie
Sometimes I don’t understand
Why I thought that I had
All the time in the world
To go and see you awhile
For just a little while.
Too caught up in my own life
I didn’t see the pain you hid with a smile
And now you’re not here with me
Should have been, could have been, would have been, alright
Wish I knew how to turn back the hands of time
‘Cause maybe then I’d be here by your side
Wish that I had done just a little more
Wish that I could see you one more time
But I know that God holds your life
Your battle has finally won and He said well done
My faithful servant well done
Too many times in our lives
Do we take things for granted
I don’t understand it, no
When it’s right in front of our eyes
Thinking they would be here for all times
Wish I knew how to turn back the hands of time
‘Cause maybe then you’d be here by my side
Wish that I had done just a little more
Wish that I could see you one more time
But I know that God holds your life
Your battle has finally won
Wish that I had done just a little more for you
Wish that I could see you one more time
But I know that God holds your life
Your battle has finally won
Wish I knew how to turn back the hands of time
‘Cause maybe then I’d be here by your side
Wish that I had done just a little more for you
Wish that I could see you one more time
But I know that God holds your life
Your battle has finally won
And he said well done
My faithful servant well done
And God said well done
Oh Grandma well done
And he said well done…
Whenever I listen to this song I think of you, calling me from best buy asking me who sang thing song to buy a CD when I told you he didn’t have one. I love you.
Well It’s dads birthday. We had a little party for him at the house last night it was fun. I watched out for him last night haha. But you gotta watch over him today, he’s not home. Man I miss you guys so much. It reallllllly sucks without you both here. I don’t want it to be the holidays again. It’s just tough. Last year was really hard… and I mean I bet it will get easier with time but I don’t want that either. Because that means I’ll have been without you guys longer. And that just kills me. I wish you guys were still here so you guys and kyle and I could just talk and hang out. I know you guys liked him before, but I know you would love him now. He takes such great care of me. I know you’re watching over us, keeping us safe. God I miss you guys so much, and I love you more then I’ve loved anyone else. I think dad wants to put your guys stuff back on the walls but I think it will be to hard ): It’s strange to go in your room still. Just being upstairs looking down the hall way, it hurts my heart sometimes.
I love you guys so much. And yes I made dad take pictures with me, hope you like them (:
I miss you so much…
HAPPY MOTHERS DAY GRANDMA!
I LOVE YOU SO MUCH AND MISS YOU MORE THEN WORDS CAN DESCRIBE. (:
Happy Birthday Grandma!!!(:
I hope there is bingo wherever you are and that you win some big money tonight. Kyle and I are gonna do something today for you. Just not sure what yet. I miss you so much. It feels nice to write things here for you, but I know nothing is going to bring you back. I read your book all the time. I hope other people think about you today and go visit you. I love you so much grandma, you made me who I am and I am very thankful for that. Please show me you’re watching over me. Let me know that I can still feel you, that you’re still with me somehow.
Have a wonderful birthday and tell my grandpa I wish I could write to him to but his family sucks. I love you guys.
-Tisa
Would someone from the family please e-mail me? Shirley was involved in an estate I’m working on and I need to identify her next-of-kin.
allen.bell@sitkatribe-nsn.gov
I can’t believe you’re gone my dear sister.It’s been 15 years since I saw you.Sorry we lost contact.I just found out right now and my tears can’t stop dripping, Thank you for the sweet memories, the unconditional love you showed me:) I still have your gift.) I always remember when you said to me “Pagaduan’s are hard headed”
I love you so much:) Tell our Dad I said”hi” GOD Bless!!
Remembering you always.Love you so much my dear sister:)
Hey grandma, just thinking about you. Its that time of year, Christmas. It will never be the same with the two of you not around. Dad didn’t even put up a tree this year, hes hurting. I wish I could see you, I wish dad could see you. Show us you’re still here, we need you.
I think about you all the time. I tell everyone about you, how cool you were all the fun stuff we would do. I can always hear your laugh, grandpas too, it brings a smile to my face. I just miss you. I will never stop missing you.
I think of the time we don’t get to spend together and it makes me mad.
I can still feel the pain and sadness I felt the day we lost you and the day I had to say goodbye.
I can still see everyone’s face from the funeral, staring at me, and not saying anything.
I remember how tight Suzi and Aunty Jocie were holding me up as I watched your life slip away.
I remember everything grandma. And I can’t stop thinking about it, and feeling that pain.
Please give me a sign you’re still watching over me, I could really use it.
Please tell my grandpa how much I love and miss him.
I try to talk to him but I feel disconnected, I never got to say goodbye.
I feel something every time I walk upstairs, when I sit on your bed. I don’t like it. I can’t live in this house forever…
I am feeling a little lost right now, and I could really use my grandparents right now. A hug would be amazing.
Someone had on the same perfume you use to wear, I loved it. I see people who remind me of you all time.
I’m just babbling on now, I just miss talking to you so much.
I love you with all my heart.
Need Shirley’s family to contact me at burma.pilot@bia.gov thank you.