As we listen to the news each day and the number of coronavirus cases reported continue to rise, we think to ourselves how sad it is and we try to do all that we can to stay “safe.”
Mom, practicing safety as she went out and about, only for the necessities- groceries and her monthly pharmacy visit, was stricken with the dreaded coronavirus or Covid-19. How could this be? She’d put on a long sleeve shirt when she went out, latex gloves, 2 masks; she’d even bought a shield. She made sure she kept Lysol and hand sanitizer close by. She was always very mindful, because she was afraid of not taking every precaution to avoid this virus because, after all, she had underlying health issues. Well, let me tell you…that’s not always enough.
What I have quickly been reminded of is this, GOD is omnipotent and He is in total and complete control and His will shall be done. When He’s ready for you to join Him, He simply calls you home.
Mom, went into the hospital in early August and stayed in for 22 days. She was released and went back in on my birthday, August 31st. We all spoke with her everyday and was able to video call so we could see her.
After weeks, which turned into a couple of months total, our Father called her to rest. September 28, 2020 at 6:30, my mother had taken her last breath and life as I and my brothers have known it, was forever changed.
We will certainly miss her. Words cannot convey the depth of what we’re feeling at this moment. But, we know that we are not alone, as we struggle to grasp our new reality of life without “Our Angel” because GOD called her home.
Deborah Alethea Robinson Dick
Sunrise: October 21, 1954 – Sunset September 28, 2020
-Stephanie Dick Johnson
I want to be the first to post my love and sympathy to Stephanie, for the loss of your mother, Deborah. Over the years of traveling back and forth to great destinations to share annually with the Peters-Clements-Gazaway families, I came to know her as one of the finest people I ever met. Deborah was also courageous; and I admired her courage in receiving her Masters Degree in Accounting… in the midst of her senior citizen stage, when most of us are trying to get somewhere and sit down. Stephanie, you and your brothers be strong; because that is what Deborah would want. God Bless!