Friday, January 3, 2014
My Aunt Gert was, and will always be, my guardian angel, my best friend, my Aunt, and like a mother to me. She was my inspiration, and when no other refuge could be found, she has been my safe haven for as long as I can remember. She loved so freely, openly and completely. She loved me without judgment, which is not an easy thing for anyone to do, and she did it with the natural grace of an angel.
As a teenager, she inspired me to write down the expression; “There are none so lovely as those who love me.” Aunt Gert would be the first to roll her eyes and deny that completely, but what I learned from her is that the truly beautiful things in life are the things seen through loving eyes. That made her one of the most beautiful women in the world. Something she will always be for me.
As an adult, Aunt Gert led by example and taught me how to be a good mother, daughter, wife and friend. She was more than an Aunt to me, as I know she was to many other. She always seemed to expand outside the mold of any relationship she was in. She was never just a co-worker, never just a friend, never just the woman you loved, never just a sister, and never just a mother. She was always so much more to all of us.
I know that Aunt Gert will always watch over us, listen to our voices and forever be a part of our lives forever. Please remember her in your prayers and love each other as she loved all of us. Oh, and Aunt Gert, I love you to the moon and back!!!
Julie Anne Marie
January 3, 2014
