It is with a mixture of grief and joy that I sit down to compose these words of honor to my angelic mother-in-law, Naomi Jean Daw Carter. Several years of slow changes eventually brought her to be in the care of much appreciated nurses and aides in an assisted living facility. On Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, Mom made the walk to meet her sweetheart and others in the realm we all dream about. I picture the scene of her forever partner Larry and other family members sitting around their heavenly kitchen table. They are busy playing their beloved card games as Naomi enters their presence. Heads and bodies turn to face her, grins are ear to ear, as they proclaim: "Hallelujah, look who is here!! We are so happy to see you!” They stand and rush to her, sweeping her up into the ‘airport hugs’ we have

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