Posted on 10/21/2006 9:46:37 AM PDT by patriciaruth
Edited on 05/07/2007 1:22:22 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
UPDATE: We received this from her son early this morning.
To Admin Moderator | 05/07/2007 3:21:46 AM CDT sent
I just wanted to let you, and all the wonderful people on this forum that my mother considered her friends, Kattracks, passed away yesterday afternoon. She died peacfully, with her family at her bedside. If you knew my mother, you knew how concerned she was with the welfare of others. At one point in the afternoon, we were all gathered at her bed, reminiscing about her,the good times, and all the good things she had done for others. It was as if she had waited for this moment, when she knew that her loved ones were going to be alright, that she was able to let go, and pass into the care of God. To all that knew her, be rest assured that she is waching over you from Heaven. That is just the way my mother was. She always put the welfare of others ahead of her own.
Everytime my brother, father, or I would leave the house, my mother’s last words to us was “Be Careful”. I asked her one day why she always said this to us. She explained to me that in that one phrase was wrapped up all the prayers, concerns, and love that she had for us, but to explain it all to us as we walked out the door would take too long, so she would just say “Be careful”. I’m glad I asked her what she meant, because from that day on, and everytime she said it since then, I understood who, and what, my mother was.
Thank you all for your prayers and support for her.
Frankie
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Original thread:
Kattracks has asked me to begin a prayer thread for her, the hardest thing I have ever been asked to do.
She has had a very frightening finding on a medical exam that is not confirmed and may be a false alarm, but which requires all of us to uplift her to Almighty God asking for His mercy to spare her life or to give her and us the strength and faith to walk the path He has chosen for her.
More information than that I am not at liberty to disclose.
Please ping everyone you know who can pray for kattracks, who was long a moderator on FR and now is the Fairy Godmother of the Merry Band of Patriots.
Ooops, I shouldn't have said that.
Praying now.
Kattracks will be in my prayers.
Well, if you know that she was a moderator, then you must be one yourself. I didn't think that moderators could tell anyone of their status.
Prayers for you, FRiend.
Prayers for Kattracks, her family and friends - May God give you strength, comfort, peace, and above all healing. Also prayers for her medical providers, for wisdom in treatment for whatever she is facing. Hoping in prayer that whatever was found is determined to be a "false positive"...
Prayers going up for her and her fight, and for you for being such a good friend to her.
Prayers for a positive outcome.
She used to be one. She retired. She's been working with the Merry Band of Patriots as our Fairy Godmother for the last year or so.
And no, I have never been a moderator. I'd ban half the FR membership list if I had that kind of power. I'm no angel of moderation like kattracks.
prayers for any healing needed to begin now
Kattracks you are a wonderful person and one of my favorites in all my years here on FR. I still have a very nice email you sent me a while back about my bass logo that still makes me smile.
I pray that this is a false alarm and all is OK. Good folks like you are hard to come by and I hope with all my heart that the burden of the unknown is lifted from you very soon.
Your friend,
LBT
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Patty thanks for giving us a heads up.
Praying for you, Kattracks. Keep lifting your eyes to those hills from where your strength comes.
Prayers sent.
Prayer on the way.
That she is. She also does a lot for our deployed troops.
God bless and hold her.
Prayers being offered up.
Prayers for kattracks.
Prayers on the way
Prayers for Kattracks and her family.
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