tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6123656511708424722.post7539327497516250833..comments2023-07-24T08:22:57.176-05:00Comments on Fitzgerald Family: 2nd AnniversaryUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6123656511708424722.post-9252148756637120692011-01-24T21:28:47.486-06:002011-01-24T21:28:47.486-06:00What a lovely tribute to your Ray. I'm so gla...What a lovely tribute to your Ray. I'm so glad you found each other in this life, that your love brought those three gorgeous girls into this world, and that God continues to show you his plan for you, amidst all the hard and trying days. What a privilege to know you and to have known Ray. His light shines so brightly still.Ann Batllenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6123656511708424722.post-4807706836851878462011-01-22T09:50:19.858-06:002011-01-22T09:50:19.858-06:00What an amazing tribute, my friend. I love remembe...What an amazing tribute, my friend. I love remembering Ray along with you. He was and is incredible, beautiful. And so are you. xoamy wolgemuth bordonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410284233556253108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6123656511708424722.post-8057061952118220372011-01-21T17:16:35.763-06:002011-01-21T17:16:35.763-06:00So often I think of you, the girls and Ray. Today ...So often I think of you, the girls and Ray. Today as I remembered this anniversary, I was blessed to read your post. We will never know what it is for you and the girls to continue without Ray here. I continue to ask God to give you strength beyond measure to face each moment. So much of our life in this broken world makes no sense unless we hold onto our Lord. As I remembered Ray today I thought of how his love for his girls was so deep that he'd watch all the lovely princesses movies they so adore and I remembered watching with him when I visited . So grateful Ray lives on in each of you.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798885856135973533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6123656511708424722.post-85858217629700499862011-01-21T16:18:26.288-06:002011-01-21T16:18:26.288-06:00Hello Kristin:
Thinking of Ray and you and t...Hello Kristin:<br /> Thinking of Ray and you and the girls on this second anniversary of his passing.<br /> I can't tell you how many times I think of Ray and of you fabulous gals that he loved so much! <br /> How lucky am I that my best friend Terri -- then head of the IL Washington office -- would present the opportunity for me to meet her staffer Ray when I was working at NGA? He and I hit it off from the start but, really, who didn't like Ray the minute that he/she met him? He radiated good cheer and warmth. But he could be a rascal, too -- who was the first person to let me know that my beloved Raffy Palmeiro had tested positive for steroids? Ray just couldn't resist bursting my bubble but he did it in such a way that somehow made me laugh rather than want to throttle him! :-)<br /> I so wish Ray were still here to razz me about my Cubs or share one of his hilarious stories. I'm so glad I was able to spend that afternoon with him when I came up to Chicago in the days that he was fighting the cancer. He was a boon companion during the good times but he was even more admirable when times were tough. What an incredible person he was! <br /> My life is so much better for having spent time with Ray. And it's clear that he is living on in the hearts of everyone else who he met.<br /> Blessings for all the Fitzgerald gals!Lydia Conradnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6123656511708424722.post-9791292456393490142011-01-21T15:22:08.232-06:002011-01-21T15:22:08.232-06:00This is beautiful Kristin. What a gift to Ray...ge...This is beautiful Kristin. What a gift to Ray...generations to come can celebrate Ray through your diligence in writing and talking about him. Im praising God for his life along with you today!Laura Birkeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6123656511708424722.post-38822714536583934042011-01-21T13:09:19.290-06:002011-01-21T13:09:19.290-06:00Thank you for this post, Kristin. I am reflecting...Thank you for this post, Kristin. I am reflecting on Ray today, too, and thinking how very much I missed him at our most recent Wolgemuth family gathering. There was something so unique and one-of-a-kind about Ray. He not only 'fit' in our family but he helped our family to 'fit' better all the way around! We are less without him but we are more because we had him for a time. I DO think of him as being nearly always smiling and happy while relishing the role of serving and giving and focusing the spotlight on others. He was a great person to converse with . . . interested and a great listener AND so well read, knowledgable and articulate. Very smart but never leading with his intelligence . . . aways with his heart. I loved observing how very much he loved you and his girls. He was a model husband and daddy. I'm sad that our new little Kellen John will never know his Uncle Ray (until heaven!). I'm guessing Ray is pleased that he has an Irish name! I pray that equal to the loss and grief you feel, Christ will bless all four of you with an equal measure of grace and peace and joy and hope. I love you.dbirkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18190876659832711487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6123656511708424722.post-7265024789751004082011-01-21T12:56:04.196-06:002011-01-21T12:56:04.196-06:00You are an amazing woman, and I am so lucky to kno...You are an amazing woman, and I am so lucky to know you...and to have known Ray!Mo Tracynoreply@blogger.com