my aunt millie barina

I came home from school tonight and Gina gave me the news. My aunt Millie, mom's older sister, died earlier this evening. I don't have much to say. I guess I am still in shock. Millie has had all kinds of physical problems during the past decade but always seemed to bounce back with vigor. She was a real fighter and loved life - a selfless giver - a beautiful soul that loved laughter.

There was a time in the mid to late eighties, before Gina and I married, that I spent a great deal of time with Millie. She lived a full life from the start and she could tell you countless stories of her life experience lived here and abroad. Millie was just as colorful and bright as all the wonderful paintings she created. Millie will be missed and always loved. I will look forward to meeting her once again on the other side, where sickness and death is but a faint memory. Thank you God for letting us have Millie for this time.