Stacy Martinez

Me and my aunt have so many memories . Not only between just us but also as a family, I would usually go stay at her house for a a week or so and watch the kids wile she was at work. And when she would come home we would always do some thing fun. Most of the times I went out there we would all go to great America for the day and have a great time , my aunt was a big part of my life and she always will be . I'll never understand why this all happened cause I'm torn in to pieces about it... But to Alex Eric and Manual I love you guys so much and I miss you guys I'll always be here for you anytime anyday.. I love you auntie Stacy :( "We say that the hour of death cannot be forecast, but when we say this we imagine that hour as placed in an obscure and distant future.  It never occurs to us that it has any connection with the day already begun or that death could arrive this same afternoon, this afternoon which is so certain and which has every hour filled in advance."  ~Marcel Proust

 

I have so many wonderful memories of Stacy.  I first met her through my sister Elaine.  They met at school and became good friends.  She was so sweet to me and always let me “tag” along with them.  We did lots of crazy things and had so many laughs.  Stacy and I didn’t develop our own friendship until I moved back home from So. Cal. in 1989 to live with my Mom after my little brother died.  She eventually moved into my Mom’s apartment upstairs.  We spent quite a bit of time together then.  She frequently came running down from upstairs in a panic needing to borrow my clothes for work.  She became just like a Sister to me.  I had the pleasure of being in her Wedding.  We were pregnant at the same time with our last kids.  I had Matt and she had Alexandria.  I ended up moving to the South Bay and our lives just became consumed with kids, work, and the distance made it difficult to spend time together.  Just last month we were talking about making a point to get together...  In hindsight, I now realize how important it is to make a real effort to see the ones we love, in spite of our crazy lives and distances between us.  Time flies by way too fast and memories that could have been made are lost….  None of us know how much time we have here on earth… each day is a precious gift from God…  I will miss my dear friend/sister always.  Manuel, Eric, and Alex, please know that I love you and am here for you.  You are not alone.  There are many arms stretching out to you…there are so many more precious memories to be made together! Love you!

 

“For I am sure that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.” ~ Romans 8:38-39

 

“For each thorn, there’s a rosebud…

for each twilight – a dawn…

for each trial – the strength to carry on,

For each storm cloud – a rainbow…

For each shadow – the sun…

for each parting – sweet memories

when sorrow is done.”

 

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson~

My memories of Stacy will always be that she was the best friend you could ask for.  She was always there to lend a helping hand.  She was a kind, loving and unselfish person.  Stacy was what I would call my "comic relief".  Even in my darkest time she could make me laugh.  We would have endless "giggle fests"  You know she was the one friend that would just know what you were thinking and be on the same page.  We didn't even have to speak, we just took one look at each other and knew what the other was thinking then would burst into laughter....endless laughter.  On one of our last road trips we went to Universal Studios Horror Nights for Halloween.  We knew that the actors were suppose to jump out and scare us and we tried to prepare ourselves for that but we both knew in our hearts that we were probably going to pee ourselves from laughing and screaming so hard and sure enough....we did.  Yes we pee'd ourselves....and yes I can't believe I actually just admitted that....and right now if she were sitting beside me we would be giggling uncontrollably again.  I'm so thankful that one of Stacy's most treasured gifts to me was the gift of laughter.  I will miss that laughter....I miss her incredibly but thank God that he brought her into my life....my "comic relief" sister and angel.....I love you Stacy