Thursday, February 19, 2009


This is Carmen and me at a golf tournament in honor of her about five months ago.
Carmen passed away at about 10:20 on Wednesday night. She fought it tooth and nail, but her little body could not handle the fight any longer. I am very proud of her. She has taught me a lot. As I have said earlier, Reed and I are blessed to be her parents. We know we will see her again, and that she will be helping us through this life. We would like to spend Thursday privately, so if you happen to call or stop by we will have someone else here that can help you. I will write again this week to let you know more about her memorial service. We are so grateful to all of you, old friends and new. The simple cards and thoughts to the dinners and gifts and house cleaning and hauling away of my junk, have helped us so much. I hope I can help someone in the ways you all have helped me. I am honored to be all of your friends.

25 comments:

kjnyberg5 said...

I am so sorry for your loss. Carmen is an angel of God and will now be watching over Reed, you and the boys. My deepest thoughts and prayers are with you and your family always.

Much love,
Kim Nyberg & family

Mindy B said...

May the strength of the Spirit, your family and your friends give you comfort at this difficult time. Your beautiful angel will be guiding you from heaven above until you until you see her again.
With love and prayers,
Mindy

Vandeventer said...

I am so sorry for your loss. Carmen is truly an angel. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

ktluvspink said...

Our hearts and prayers go out to your family. Carmen is now at peace and is with God watching over all of you. She was an amazing little girl!

"Hily" said...

I am so sorry to hear the news. I will be sending a card but want to extend my deepest sympathies here as well. May Heavenly Father wrap you up in His arms with love and peace during this most heartbreaking of events.

Rosie said...

Sending your amazing family our love and prayers. Thank you for your friendship. Carmen has given us strength with her faith and courage. Our lives are richer for knowing your family! We love you all!

Allie Clark said...

I am so sorry for your loss. Carmen is a very special little girl. You have been blessed to have have her as your daughter. I know you will see her again she will be your angel to guide you. My prayers are with you and the the boys.

Allie Clark

Laurie said...

We love you all and are here to do anything you need. Thank you for sharing Carmen with all of us.

Teresa Martinez said...

To the Galbraith Family,

We are so sorry to hear that Carmen has passed. Please know that your family is in our prayers. Carmen has really touched our lives in so many ways. Dorothy, please let us know if there is anything that we can help with?

With love,
Teresa and Ernest Martinez

Raven said...

I pray God will hold you and your family close and guide you through the loss of your precious angel, Carmen. I am so sorry for your loss. My thoughts and prayers will be with you all.
~Raven Jackson & Family

bravee1 said...

My heart is with you!!!!!!

Cousin Josh

Kathryn L said...

No words can portray the sorrow, gratitude, admiration and love we feel for ALL of you, especially sweet Carmen.

Love,
Kathryn, Christopher, Isabela and Adriana LOPEZ

Kelly Bennett said...

Heaven must have been needing another angel.. I will keep your family in my prayers. Our hearts go out to you.

Michelle Montandon said...

Dorothy and Reed & boys, You are so very blessed to have eachother. May you find peace in family and friends. Know you are thought of with great love. You have shown such couarge and strength. May you find solace and peace in the days to come. We are sending love to you all. Love Michelle Montandon and Family

Nana Laurie said...

All of our lives are better for having known Carmen. Thank you for the examples of faith and courage your family have been to us.
Love,
Tommy, Laurie and family

Unknown said...

I recently lost my son to an accident. He was 32. I know the pain of losing a child. Angels are watching over you and your family, as I know they have watched over me and mine. God bless from Jen in Utah

Merrill Family said...

our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Bob and Emily Merrill

Lisa Rene's BLOG said...

Our prayers are with you at this very difficult time. At times like this we have to rely on our faith, love and support of our family and friends. We celebrate Carmen's life and understand how blessed our family is to have such a beautiful soul watching from heaven until everyone is together again. With love, Lisa, Josh, Cortney and Nic.

Anonymous said...

I am so sorry for you guys to have to go through this loss. Our hearts are breaking for you all. We will be praying for you that you will have comfort and peace at this time.

Lattin Family said...

The kids, Becky and I send our deepest love and sympathy. You and Reed are amazing people. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Our family has been blessed by Carmen through your blog. It has truly brought us closer to our Heavenly Father. Thank you for sharing her with us, Carmen is one of his elect.

Love,

The Lattin Family

Taylor family said...

We admire your strength through this difficult time. We have so many fond memories of sweet Carmen.Our thoughts are with you and Reed, and the boys, and extended family. Carmen is an angel.

With love,
Jeff, Angel, Laci, Austin, and Preston

Terri Carvajal said...

Our Knightsen family is sorry to hear your sad news and we hope you can gather strength from eachother during this difficult time. We are praying for your comfort and healing. The boys were missed at school today and there are so many caring students who felt the pain of losing Carmen as well. She touched so many of our hearts and she will never be forgotten. Your family's strength is an inspiration to us all and always remember that you are two of the most amazing parents ever.
Love to you all,
Terri Carvajal

mhanberg said...

Our thoughts and prayers are with you all. Thank you for sharing Carmen and her journey with us. We are there for anything you may need.
Rob & Maryann

kari said...

Reed and Dorothy,

Our family's love and sympathy go out to your family. Our lives have been touched by Carmen't sweet spirit by the example of your family!

Unknown said...

I am so sorry for your loss. I only know Carmen through your blog, but it's easy to see she was an amazing girl. My thoughts and prayers are with her and your family.