Gina Marie Howell - Online Memorial Website

                            No farewell words
                                      were spoken,
                                no time to say goodbye,
                                       you were gone
                                   before we knew it,
                                 and only God knows why.                                    
                                          

First of all I want to say that Gina and Andrew had a relationship with God their creator. Gina was baptized Catholic as an infant and Christian as an adult. Andrew was baptized Christian. They were spiritual beings that had a human experience and their lives had meaning and purpose. Nothing prepares you for a loss of this magnitude. Mothers are not supposed to outlive their children. It is the darkest period of my life. The pain was unbearable; my heart felt hollow. I always had been very close to my children and respected their indivual personalities. They both had fun-loving personalities and numerous friends and family. Gina always wanted to be of service and she gave unconditionally. She also had a great spiritual connection with all of life. She was a natural leader very much in charge of her life. While persuing the life of their dreams their time on earth came to an end. Who can recover from this? I asked myself. How am I supposed to continue living? I cannot say it has been easy. You recover day by day, minute by minute, holding on to the belief that love is there and life is eternal. Instead of feeding the pain with whys, I remember the moments I shared and treasured with my children and I gave thanks with each precious moment. After their deaths I decided to honor them by being a channel of love. I was determined to start loving without boundaries or attachments: To love, not because there is a relationship through blood, but because I chose to establish a relationship with love. My children brought great joy into my life. I have been able to overcome the greastest challenge a mother can face through unconditional love, service, and support from family and friends. My children taught me that love transcends all.

I know that I did not have much time to get to know you both very well, but I will never forget you. Jordan and I think about you often, and we know you are looking down upon all of us. You both were taken from the world too soon, but now you are one of Gods Angels and we will meet up with you one day in Heaven! 

                                                        

I found out about this website from Heidi today. I know what you are going through. Nobody can understand this pain unless they have walked in our shoes. It changes you and how you see everything now. Life is hard and different. I cant tolerate the emptiness of this world anymore. Holidays are meaningless. I am so sorry for your loss. Stay close to the Lord, it is our only hope and comfort. Love you and I will keep you in my prayers. Love your cousin Tina

Dear Linda, Dennis and family,  God bless Gina and the children.  She was a dear person. God bless you and know that SO many people are continuing to keep you in prayer for strength and comfort.  Knowing they're with the Lord is so important.... hold on to their love and smiles.  Our hearts go out to you. All our love,

Rick and Linda

I am the Resurrection and the Life: He who believes in Me, even if he dies, shall live: and whoever lives and believes in Me, shall never die.

The pain of losing Gina and Andrew has been devastating to me. I can not even imagine the pain you must feel as parents and grandparents. I am so sorry for your loss and I pray that God will comfort you, and wrap His arms of love around you and give you a peace that passes all understanding. 

Hi Linda and Dennis,

It's you cousin Mary. This is a really beautiful site...cool thing to do. I wish I could've met Gina, I bet she was a beautiful person. And her son too.

My best to you and your family at these difficult times.

I think of you so often, and pray that your pain is relieved as time passes on. There's no getting over it, but there is moving along, and I pray that you find comfort in your memories and know that the day of reuniting will come in the blink of an eye!

Love always,

Mary

My deepest condolences.  May these few words from the Holy Scriptures bring you comfort in your time of grief...

John 11:32-45

32 And so Mary, when she arrived where Jesus was and caught sight of him, fell at his feet, saying to him: “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” 33 Jesus, therefore, when he saw her weeping and the Jews that came with her weeping, groaned in the spirit and became troubled; 34 and he said: “Where have YOU laid him?” They said to him: “Lord, come and see.” 35 Jesus gave way to tears. 36 Therefore the Jews began to say: “See, what affection he used to have for him!” 37 But some of them said: “Was not this [man] that opened the eyes of the blind man able to prevent this one from dying?”

38 Hence Jesus, after groaning again within himself, came to the memorial tomb. It was, in fact, a cave, and a stone was lying against it. 39 Jesus said: “TAKE the stone away.” Martha, the sister of the deceased, said to him: “Lord, by now he must smell, for it is four days.” 40 Jesus said to her: “Did I not tell you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God?” 41 Therefore they took the stone away. Now Jesus raised his eyes heavenward and said: “Father, I thank you that you have heard me. 42 True, I knew that you always hear me; but on account of the crowd standing around I spoke, in order that they might believe that you sent me forth.” 43 And when he had said these things, he cried out with a loud voice: “Laz´a·rus, come on out!” 44 The [man] that had been dead came out with his feet and hands bound with wrappings, and his countenance was bound about with a cloth. Jesus said to them: “Loose him and let him go.”

45 Therefore many of the Jews that had come to Mary and that beheld what he did put faith in him;

 

I'm so sorry for your loss of your family i cant even emagine the pain you have in your heart. I love you and pray for you everyday and ask god to give you strengh.