Tribute to My Mom
I know this is a Real Estate Blog and I usually only post things relevant to the area and real estate. However, on this day (June 7) I always like to pay tribute to my mom, who passed away four years ago today.
Mom, thanks for all your love over the years. Some of the great memories were our family vacations, the beach, sending you to Bermuda for your 25th anniversary, you helping me buy my first home, our trip to Aruba just a few months before you went to heaven, and of course your coming down to visit us in Florida just a couple of months before your passing.
I'm also thankful that I got to speak with you on the phone for a couple of hours the day before your aneurysm, and finally I am thankful that I got to spend your last nine days of your life with you. We got some great visiting in and lots of laughs.
It's funny because even though my boss at JP Morgan Chase gave me permission to fly up and be with you since Yale said you only had about a week to live, three days later human resources called me at 11:00 PM and said that they wanted me back to work tomorrow. I explained what was happening and she said I know, but your priorities are misplaced. She said if I was not at work tomorrow, they expect my resignation and if they did not have it then they would charge me with insubordination. To me it seemed that their priorities were misplaced, but they did me the best favor of my life. It is funny mom because you owned so much JP Morgan stock and thought they were such a great company.
It's funny as I thought how can people be like this, but soon after since I had no job, I decided to become a Realtor, something my mom and I always spoke about, as I always wanted to become a Realtor. I don't know why, but being a Realtor was my dream for many years. My moms passing got me fired, but at the same time got me the best career I could ever imagine. Throughout life you always told me things work out for the best. You always trusted everyone, as did I. Even though I found out there are bad people, your passing actually gave me the career I wish I had gone into twenty years ago.
Although I am sad that you are gone, you raised me to be the person I am today. I look forward to seeing you, dad and the rest of the family in heaven some day.
Know I will never forget you.
God Bless you mom!