Not to put a damper on things, but it is with great sadness that I report to you that one of our MMIT longest members, Linda Yates passed away into another dimension yesterday. Her husband Ed Yates, sent me this message and the attached poem. Linda Yates had a heart of gold and had faced many personal challenges, including having her leg amputated. She was a trooper and an inspiration to us all. May God bless and keep her. You will be missed Linda.

Hugs!

Gail
MMIT moderator

My LOVE of my life, my Partner, my Very Best Friend, and My Dearest Wife past away this morning.  At approximately 1:10 Am this morning (September 21, 2011) I heard her cry out. I rushed to bedroom and found her on the floor. She was not breathing and I started CPR  and called 911. She never responded to my CPR or the EMT’s. They took her to the hospital where she was pronounced.

In her computer files she left me instructions. I am inclosing the piece that she wanted me to send to all her friends. I hope I can attached it for you.

I miss her.

Sincerely, Edward A. Yates

If Tomorrow Starts Without Me

A few weeks ago a woman was killed in an auto accident. She was very well liked, so the office shut down for her funeral and it was on the news and so on. On the day the workers came back to work, they found this poem in their e-mail that the deceased woman had sent on Friday before she left for home.

If tomorrow starts without me,
And I'm not there to see,
If the sun should rise and find your eyes
all filled with tears for me;

 I wish so much you wouldn't cry
the way you did today,
While thinking of the many things,
We didn't get to say.

I know how much you love me,
As much as I love you,
And each time that you think of me,
I know you'll miss me too;

But when tomorrow starts without me,
Please try to understand,

an angel came and called my name,
And took me by the hand,

And said my place was ready,
In heaven far above,
And that I'd have to leave behind
all those I dearly love.

But as I turned to walk away,
A tear fell from my eye,
For all my life, I'd always thought,
I didn't want to die.

I had so much to live for,
So much left yet to do,
it seemed almost impossible,
that I was leaving you.

I thought of all the yesterdays,
The good ones and the bad,
I thought of all that we shared,
And all the fun we had.

If I could relive yesterday,
Just even for a while,
I'd say good-bye and kiss you
and maybe see you smile.

But then I fully realized,
That this could never be,
For emptiness and memories,
would take the place of me.

And when I thought of worldly things,
I might miss some tomorrow,
I thought of you, and when I did,
My heart was filled with sorrow.

But when I walked through heaven's gates,
I felt so much at home.
When God looked down and smiled at me,
>From His great golden throne,

He said, "This is eternity,
And all I've promised you."
Today your life on earth is past,
but here life starts anew.

I promise no tomorrow,
But today will always last,
and since each day is the same way,
There's no longing for the past.

So when tomorrow starts without me,
don't think we're far apart,
For every time you think of me,
I'm right here, in your heart"

Send this to all those you care about ... and back to
the one who sent it because you never know what's
going to happen tomorrow... Show them how you care! ,
before it's too late... May God watch over you and
your family now and always.   There is no right time to
do the wrong thing ... there is no wrong time to tell
someone you care.