Thank you for all of your love, support, and prayers for Christine Marion Kelly Smith.
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A Celebration of Christine Marion Kelly Smith's Life Will be Held Saturday August 9th at Noon at St. Peters Catholic Church, 243 W Argone, Kirkwood, MO 63122
Pre-Service Visitation with the family with start at 10:30 am.
Please know that Mom wanted this to be a celebration, so she asked that people NOT wear black but instead something colorful.
WHAT CAN I DO?
WHAT CAN I DO?
Please do not send flowers, instead Chris has requested a donation be made to the Wellness Community of Greater St. Louis. For 15 years The Wellness Community of Greater St. Louis has been assisting cancer patients and those who support them with free programming that includes stress management, nutrition, education, restorative exercise designed for anyone regardless of where they are in their treatment, art, support groups and most of all.............. hope. (Be sure to click the box that says ‘Tribute Gift’ and fill in Christine Kelly Smith.)
To donate online, click here.
If you would like to print out a form & mail it in, please click here. Mailing Address:
1058 Old Des Peres Rd, St. Louis, MO 63131, (T): 314-238-2000, (F): 314-909-9900
If you would like to send a card, our home mailing address is:
364 A S Harrison, Kirkwood, MO 63122
If you have pictures of Chris that we can include in our slide show, please email them here. If your pictures are not in a digital format, you may drop them off at 2514 Louis Ave, Brentwood, MO, 63144.
To donate online, click here.
If you would like to print out a form & mail it in, please click here. Mailing Address:
1058 Old Des Peres Rd, St. Louis, MO 63131, (T): 314-238-2000, (F): 314-909-9900
If you would like to send a card, our home mailing address is:
364 A S Harrison, Kirkwood, MO 63122
If you have pictures of Chris that we can include in our slide show, please email them here. If your pictures are not in a digital format, you may drop them off at 2514 Louis Ave, Brentwood, MO, 63144.
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Dear Bridget:
My sympathy and prayers go out to you and all your family members. It's obvious from the blog that she fulfilled the passage from 2Cor 4:16: "Therefore, we are not discouraged; rather, although our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day." I'll offer a Mass for the frrepose of her soul this week, and put your family on the abbey prayer list. Give Maggie a hug for me, and tell her to give you one from me, too.
Love,
Fr. Dom
From Mags and Bridget's dear friend, Mike Lombardo:
DEAR BRIDGETT & MAGGI, AND THE KELLY FAMILY, I WAS VERY SAD TO HEAR OF YOUR SISTER'S PASSING. I HAVE ALWAYS ASKED ABOUT HER, AND ALSO NINA, JOE'S WIFE. SORRY, BUT IF YOU WILL LET ME KNOW THE DETAILS, I WILL DO MY BEST TO SHOW MY RESPECT.
TONY TOLD ME ABOUT THE EMAIL, AND HE WAS SAD, AS HE HAD TO LEAVE FOR FLORIDA TUESDAY, ...
I EVEN WENT TO OUR LKADY OF SNOWS LAST NIGHT AND SPENT, IN A NOVENA, PRAYRS FR YOUR SISTER... GOT HERE AT SIX FIFTEEN, AND DID NOT GET THROUGH THE ROSARY AFTER THE MASS AND SERMONS, UNTIL AFTER ALL THE STORMS IN BELLEVILLE, ILL AND IT WAS 11:00 WHEN I DROVE HOME.
SORRY FOR ALL THE MISTAKES, AS MY HANDS ARE NOT VERY GOOD AT TYPING. ALL MY PRAYERS FOR THE FAMILY, AS WELL AS MY LOVE
I WILL WAIT TO HEAR ABOUT THE ARRANGEMENTS, AND AS I TOLD YOU, MY MASS CARD AND DONATION TO THE FAMILY, AS I AM SURE IT WILL BE TO GOOID USE. LOVE, MIKE LOMBARDO " KRETA RESERVE"
"You can shed tears that she is gone, or you can smile because she has lived. You can close your eyes and pray that she'll come back, or you can open your eyes and see all she's left. Your heart can be empty because you can't see her, or you can be full of the love you shared. You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday, or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday. You can remember her only that she is gone, or you can cherish her memory and let it live on. You can cry and close your mind, be empty and turn your back. Or you can do what she'd want: smile, open your eyes, love and go on.”
In spite of being raised by Johanne and Robert Kelly and having influenced by Carmela Molini (Nonna), Chris developed an earthy personality that was displayed by her colorful vocabulary, or as Nina so frequently reminded her, her potty mouth. She was an easy child, eager to please and eager to be included and helpful. Her easy-going personality, her acceptance of people as they were made her teen years full of friends. The O'Sullivans enlisted Chris as their "9th child" but she was the oldest. She not only befriended Mom & Dad O'Sullivan but also the kids.
Chris fit in well with my family as my friend, baby-sitter, and personal handyman/consultant. When she lived with us, she brought Michael into our family. That Christmas Santa made a mistake and came to the front door--the kids thought Santa sounded a lot like Michael.
After marriage, Chris followed Michael all over the U.S. for his various jobs. I admired her ability to settle her children, make new friends and get involved in her community. But she never lost touch with the St. Louis family. It was nothing for her to put the kids in the car and drive across the country for a family visit. Did Chris ever meet a kid she couldn't deal with?
I enjoyed my godchild--I will miss the phone calls--picking up the phone and hearing "Hi, Chicky, what's shaking?"
Lovingly,
Aunt Marge and Paul
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