06/02/2022
So sad. Iâm sure we all send our sincere condolences to Professor Fitzpatrick at this sad time. â€ïžđđŒ
My Dear Mammy Rita passed away on 2-2-22.
Sincerest thanks to all of you for your kind wishes for me and my brother and sisters these past few days.
I loved my mammy beyond words. She believed in me when nobody else did and encouraged me late at night with my studies when I felt all alone.
I have felt all alone these past few days⊠but then I remembered that she and I had the most wonderful past Christmas day together. She couldnât look upwards anymore, so I lay at her feet by her chair where she could see me. She knew she was passing soon. She held my hand and whispered that she would always be inside me. I would never be alone.
I asked her if she had âher bags packed ready to goâ and she told me⊠âSure Noel, where Iâm going nobody needs any baggage at allâŠ.. In fact, youâre better off without it.â How right she is.
Mammy never needed âanythingâ â because in her serenity and her faith, she already had âeverythingâ.
Mammy was never one for âgrandâ gestures and nor would she want a fuss now. It was ânever about herâ â but rather about âwhat she could do for youâ. She elevated everyone with her kindness, compassion, empathy and bright wit. Her humility in the face of her greatness is an example to all of us.
Mammy had absolute faith that she would be reunited with Daddy in heaven and she has been looking forward to âperpetual peaceâ in her resting place beside him, where we âtucked her in for a good sleepâ on this past Friday.
As she said to me when she was tucking me in at night as a child â âNite nite now⊠Tomorrow will be a lovely dayâ
And so, now I give thanks for all the love you gave to our world Mammy Rita. As we give you back to the eternal light, your bright light remains with all of us who were lucky enough to share the magnificence of your smile. May you rest in perpetual peace. Thank you for everything Mammy. I will love you forever. Nite nite nowâŠTomorrow will be a lovely day. Because of you. X