Friday, October 14, 2022
Dear Mary Clare, Laura, and Family,
As the Director of Alumni Relations Emeritus at Saint Viator High School, I offer you the sympathy and prayers of the Saint Viator/Sacred Heart of Mary community, as well as my own.
Our hearts go out to you as you begin your journey of grief. Know that you are in our prayer as you share the stories...laugh and cry...and find ways to celebrate the life of your Mother and the love you shared.
Your Mother, a woman of faith and a life-long learner, certainly set an amazing example for you, sharing her time and talents in a variety of ways. Her memory will indeed be “cherished” and she will be missed by those whose lives she touched! I am reminded of an adaptation of a reading in the book of Sirach that certainly applies to her.
“Let us praise an illustrious woman,
faithful to her family and friends, strong in her love.
At peace in her heart and her world,
she has left us her good name, and we recount her life of praiseworthy deeds.
A generous woman her good works will never be forgotten.
Among her family and friends remains a rich inheritance born of her….
Her name lives on from generation to generation.
We gather to sing her praises.
We proclaim her wisdom and love of life all our days.”
May God’s promise that life is changed, not ended, comfort you!
May the knowledge your Mother lives on in your goodness give you peace and hope.
Take care and God bless you with the gifts you most need!
Judy
Judith Wampach Amberg
Saint Viator High School Director of Alumni Relations Emeritus
