| Tricia... Daughter, Mother, Sister, Loving Wife. |
Tricia & Don
Barbara, Don, Tricia & Me
Tricia & Family
| My Sister, My Friend She was the most courageous person I have ever known. Diagnosed with full-blown breast cancer, at age twenty eight, she went through the chemotherapy treatments without ever a thought that she wouldn't win the battle with this disease. She did win this time, and was cancer free for the next seven years. When the cancer reoccurred she once again battled it with the same positive attitude. She said to me once, "I have the cancer, the cancer does not have me." She went through a bone marrow transplant and many more chemotherapy treatments, but the disease just continued to return. Right up to the end she held on to the belief that she would not lose this fight for her life. Not only were we sisters, we were True Friends. We took 'sister trips' together, inspite of her illness. She was always there for me whenever I needed her to be. Even in the fight for her own life she was always worried about me. She requested that our friend, Paula, recite a special poem at her funeral service. This poem held a special meaning for the two of them. It came from a hallmark card that she had bought for Paula's Mother and Father when their daughter,Terri, passed away. Tricia's service was beautiful. She was loved by so many. A sister is life's special gift, she plays a loving part in many lifelong memories that matter to your heart. A sister is life's special gift, and there could never be a better or more cherished one than the sister God gave me. I had such happy moments with her as my sister and I treasure our times from the past. I love to remember our growing up days and the years that flew by much too fast. God gave a wonderful gift to me in a sister as caring and thoughtful as Patricia. I am glad for all the love we had growing up and it is something we never outgrew. We were sisters from the start and friends from the Heart. Gone from this life, alive forever in my memories. |
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TERRI & PAULA
| Patricia Ann Maddran March 24, 1960-Sept 25, 2003 |
| Terri Lynn Ward Sept 5, 1968-Aug 18, 2001 |
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