Posted on 10/12/2009 10:38:52 AM PDT by Patrick Madrid
Caroline Schermerhorn, a longtime writer for Envoy Magazine, died of cancer on September 11, 2009. A young wife and mother of six, she was always happy and laughing and cheerfully at the center of so many circles of family, friends, and parish life.
That she is gone now is an ache I feel every day; many times throughout the day. I cannot begin to imagine the anguish her husband, children, and family have been experiencing at her loss. I only worked with her. They lived with her. If I feel an ache, the pain they are feeling now must be beyond words to describe. I ache for them. . . .
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The bad thing about cancer is you die many times before passing.
Try ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease)
The mind is still there, but the body shuts down. It takes time before the inevitable. At least with cancer you have hope. Not to take away from anyone.
No matter what it is horrible and no on e deserves to go through this.
amen brother.
Your heart just breaks when you hear of a young family losing a parent. There is probably nothing more tragic. My prayers and thoughts are for the family.
What do you mean by that?
RIP Caroline.
I pray for her family as well.
I think the important thing is to keep the memory alive - that we long to see Caroline again - that this longing propel’s us down the road of our faith - that we would become more like Jesus.
Caroline is my sister - it is so strange to begin to think - about her - and want to call her - but be unable to.
One huge consolation - is during adoration - or during the Eucharistic liturgy of the Mass - I say to myself, “Caroline - you and I are doing the same thing right now. I can not see you - but I know that you are worshiping the true presence of Jesus Christ - just as I am. We are doing this adoration together!”
This helps me to be united with my sister for now, and in the future - I pray that I can be united with her forever!
Thanks for being such a great friend, and boss to my sister. She often told me of the silly conversations she would have with you and the Envoy staff. Having fun - while doing work in the Lord’s Vineyard. God Bless, Chris
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