Birth date: Mar 25, 1984 Death date: Aug 31, 2014
TIMOR, Stephanie was born on March 25, 1984 and was granted her angel wings on August 31, 2014. Her final days were spent surrounded by family and friends that Stephanie had touched in some way throughout her short, yet very memor Read Obituary
Stephanie, I thought of you today, I thought of you yesterday, and will tomorrow too.
I think of you in silence for what it meant to love you only those who loved would know.
A Mothers love is binding, unrelenting in its power. My love so blinding beyond your final hour.
Very difficult day and there is nothing I can do.
I love you always.
Tu Mama
Death is the release from all suffering but, for those who really looked could see that to you it meant more than sorrow. You have always been extra ordinary and my guardian angel.
We know God uses everyday people to change people and their world.
What gives me a bit of comfort to keep living is that I know you are with God loved, with peace and no pain. I still don't understand the reason and maybe never will and definitely was not in my control because if love would have saved you can be assured that you would have lived forever. But, if we believe in God we know that you are eternal life just not physically on earth. Still very painful.
I love and miss you my beautiful Stephie.
Stephanie, Dr. Sijo, the psychologist I am seeing suggested I write you a letter to help me with my healing from my loss. I really don’t know what else to tell you that you don’t already know. I believe you know how much I love you and what you’re passing would mean to me and totally change my life forever. Nevertheless, I thought I would let you know that I loved you since you were in my womb and throughout your short, but most memorable life on earth.
Although, your special needs to some would have been more than one could handle and others a burden for me was the best thing that ever happened to me. I embraced it and felt blessed to have been chosen by you. I would not exchange your thirty years with me for anything in the world. If, given the opportunity in another life time I would do it again.
From everything I learned from you I was transformed in becoming a stronger, more loving, compassionate, courageous, and passionate woman and the kind of Mother I was with you and continue to be with your sister Desiree. I could only hope that at the end of our journey I would become a mirror of you. I believe most of us feel we all have a purpose in our lives and each one of us is born with a physical suit to create a miracle for one other person. Since your passing, I have come to realize that I was yours. You chose me from everyone else in the world to be your mother. What could be a greater miracle than that. Your birth taught me unconditional love, and how to be a better mother to both my girls. Your Special needs taught me patience, compassion, hope, faith, humbleness, removable of obstacles, looking outside the box, positive thinking and hard work.
Your earlier years taught me not to sweat the small stuff, find a rainbow after every storm, enjoy simple things in life, find beauty in everything and everyone, life as a whole, passion for food and travel and to see all people through one color lenses.
You’re later years taught me about relationships, friendships, marriage. Taught me that the greatest of all things was Love. Taught me about infinite possibilities and dreams can come true. You inspired me!!
Your last five years taught me strength, courage, perseverance, frailty of life, hope, will to live, resilience, not to take anything for granted, priorities, nursing/medical skills, the importance of health and quality of life, career change, this moment, laughter, how to view life regardless of situation, limitless possibilities, transformation and most importantly, how you touched and changed people’s lives forever with your unconditional love and wisdom. I also know that these past five years although in tremendous pain you kept fighting for the love you had for me. For that I am eternally great full
Since your passing, I have been working on my spirituality, awareness of the afterlife, stronger sense of faith, frailty of life, identifying the many reasons for the will to keep living, to find peace and joy and most of all to accept God’s will and the hope to see you again.
What I did not learn from your was how to live without you. Perhaps it was not that you did not try to teach me but the fact that for me was never an option and I continue to refuse to accept your passing. Not being able to see that smile of yours, those eyes, holding you, touching and kissing you. Simply, denial of the inevitable destined or preordained to happen.
Your short life was not about what I could have given you but what you gave me. I could not be more grateful, nor more fortunate, most blessed for all you gave to me. Specially, your unconditional love.
I love you my Stephie with all that I am. I want you to know that not even death can separate us or erase what we had and shared. I am sorry for all the pain you went through but, I am sorry for all the pain you went through but, know, that I was hurting too and I believed in “a higher power” that you would be healed. Our battle was horrendous and the outcome unbearable.
Not even death will divide us!.
Happy Birthday,
Mom
Happy Birthday my beautiful daughter. Next to your sister you were the next best thing that happened to me. May you be celebrating the best birthday ever with all yours dreams coming true. I miss you with all my heart and unconditionally love you. You were born today at 3:25 p.m. the most beautiful pink baby ever with a beautiful spirit. Your beauty, strength, courage, wisdom and loving heart were all part of your beauty and soul. It was who you really were on earth and now in heaven.
I love you with all that I am,
always,
Mom
3/25/2015
No one you know or not know will ever greet you with the smile, the love and the acceptance that Stephanie gave you. Not now, not ever, never more...
Stephanie, if love could have saved you, you would have lived for ever.
I love and miss you so..... much, Mom
To our dearest Stephanie:
I don't know even where to start. Syrie, (my wife), and I just flew into town on Saturday evening. I just found out this afternoon that Stephanie had been called upon by God and had gone to Heaven. God had called upon her to be one of his Angels. My personal thought on that is that she was already an angel whilst she was among us. We can only sit back and wonder why so soon. Susanna and I met and worked together many, many years ago, and for many years. She let us into her very private life which we embraced from second one. It was she, Stephanie, and Desiree. They all embraced us as family, especially Stephanie, which is something that I'll never forget. She loved us and we loved her. She will always have a special place in our hearts and I am confident, we will always be attached to hers. Rest in peace our sweet angel. We will never, ever forget you!!! With all of our heart, we say, we love and miss you, and you will be in our hearts for ever!!!
Jimmy & Syrie Ortiz
