More of only the Good Die Young ☹️🙏

The news wasn't great when I first heard it, Mindy Maggio was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins Lymphoma in March of this year. A tough hand to be dealt to such a nice, and I mean very nice human being. Nice will get you lots of respect, friends, love, but it cannot and will not get you a better hand on the health front. If it did, then my Mom, Aunt Ann, Spreter, Cyndi Keats, Thornton, Muench , ....would still be with us enjoying their friends, families and life. 

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Only the Good Die Young  🔗🔗

Mindy and her husband were coming upon their 41st wedding anniversary 🥰🎁. Two of their sons, Nate and Justin, are getting married this summer. That's what a mother of three sons  has always been preparing to witness and celebrate, not fighting the war against cancer. I can see Mindy beaming with pride and joy, dancing the mother-son dance. 

It isn't really fair unless you trust and believe in God. God rewards us in ways we we didnt expect or wanted. Still it's hard for all of us who loved and respected Mindy Maggio to accept.

Did Mindy have lots of friends and family who loved her? Well it was quite evident at the funeral home and at the funeral Mass. Both were full.

              Her Best Doing

She's the hard-working thoughtful and sensitive kind,

 An honest and warm-hearted woman

She's simply a person doing her best To live as well as she can,

You'll probably not see her name in lights, 

Her goal is not glory or fame,

She may not be chosen as woman of the year,

 And not all will remember her name.

She most highly values the people she loves And friendship, to her is a prize.

Contentment with life can be seen in her face, And happiness shines in her eyes. She'll share what she has with somebody in need

Find time to help those in distress...She may not be famous, she may not be rich, But at living, this woman is a success.

I had not seen Jeff, nor Nate, nor Justin in a few years. My, my, they have grown into such gentleman. I can see Mindy in all of them,  welcoming, kind, and thoughtful. Kudos to you Mindy.

Larry absolutely adored his wife. I 

have not heard many words of rememberance better than what Larry said about Mindy. Perfecto!

I have known the Maggio's for about 20 years through kids activities, and knowing people in common. We all got to know each other much better on  spring break vacations we took to southern USA destinations with ocean beaches. It must have been fun also for each of the Maggio young men, as they spoke very fondly of those trips gone by.

2003 Myrtle Beach, Mindy is next to Larry on the top row right.

Now it is up to us, Mindy's friends and extended family, to reach out and show love and support to Larry, Jeff Nate, and Justin. I'm going to paraphrase from Larry's closing line at his rememberance of Mindy, we love you Mindy Maggio, we love you Larry Maggio, we love you Jeff Maggio, we love you Nate Maggio, we love you Justin Maggio ,we truly do. God bless !! 🙏✝️❤️

Amazing Grace 🎶🎶