In memory of Loretta Moxam.

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By kat.uk on Tuesday, October 24, 2006 - 10:20 am: Edit Post

In loving memory of our mother and grand mother Loretta Moxam,Mom it's been 5 years today since you have left us now,it has been the hardest 5years of my life not having you around to talk to when i get homesick witch is everyday.Your abscent from life have left such a huge void in our hearts,not just your family but to every one who did have the pleasure of knowing you.We now that you are at a better place with god,he wanted his angel in his garden in heaven above.Mother another name for love,how often you've made me feel special with a word of praise,a smile of pleasure, a hug of affection.Thank you mother for that special blessing that you gave to us.We love and miss you very much mama.Rest in peace our treasures of Treasure Beach.You are gone but you wont be forgotten.
Your children Kenroy,Clinton,Carlton,Leonard,Shirley,Merville and Kathleen,step-children,grand and great grand children.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Nanlin on Tuesday, October 24, 2006 - 06:38 pm: Edit Post

In loving memory of our dear step mom who went to rest 5 years ago.Miss Loretta you are gone but not forgotten.There`s not a day goes by that we dont call your name.We loved you and will always do. I have a picture of you and dad at my bed side
every night before I go to bed I have to say good night.
Rest in peace Treasure Angel.
your step children. Theresa, Nanlin, Vean,winston,
John,Hiolin,Jessie,Doreen and Carlton(Artie)


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Brenda Gordon-Lewis on Tuesday, October 24, 2006 - 06:09 pm: Edit Post

Miss Loretta I know the heartache and longing your children are feeling for you. We all grew up very close and I have lots of fun memories of your life next door. I know your soul is at rest and that you are in heaven watching over them.
God Bless
Brenda, Ulric and Marcus.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Sophia on Wednesday, October 25, 2006 - 07:35 am: Edit Post

In loving memory of a dear grand aunt Loretta, it's been 5 long years since you have passed away. Aunt i will always remember you as if you were still alive. I remember you and my grandmother Joyce calling each other on the phone by the day light and start making jokes. Having you as my grand aunt is a pleasure, the loving and caring person you are. Even though we know your're in a better place, our heart still aches, wishing you were still here with us. You are missed by all your family, friends and all who came in contact with you. You was such a wonderful person always smiling and making jokes, as everyone know thats a trait for the Moxam family. I miss you aunt, can't wait to see you in heaven.

RIP Aunt Loretta
Love Sophia


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By ELENA on Wednesday, October 25, 2006 - 11:52 am: Edit Post

In loving merory of our dear Aunt-in-law Miss Loretta.Miss Loretta you play a special part in our lives,through thick and thin you were always there for us.We shared some memorable times together. Gone from our presence but not from our hearts.Gone from our touch but not from our thoughts.R.I.P. Elena and Family


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Kay Moxam on Wednesday, October 25, 2006 - 01:32 pm: Edit Post

Aunt Loretta.....What a wonderful aunt you were, Caring, sharing,loving, I could go on, and on,You are surely missed going home and not seeing you has not been the same, I remember looking forword to your Sunday evening visits when you and daddy would sit and talk about back in your days it was a pleasure listening to you both until he would say Lor! you better go now before it gets too dark, I am sure you have both re-united in heaven, gone too soon but god knew you were suffering and he took you home where you suffer no more. RIP my dear aunt until we meet again

Your Niece,

Kay


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Fay Moxam-Ford on Wednesday, October 25, 2006 - 04:26 pm: Edit Post

in lovin memory of my aunt loretta who went to rest your beutiful memories still lives on you were a very lovin mother and a good mother to your children and to all who came across to you as a child i well remember coming to your house you were all ways happy to see us and all ways having somthing to give us i wont forget when you were sick i stand at the door and you look at me and smile and call my name we cherish your memories and all the good you did , you are truly missed from the community .i know one thing i inherited from you was that beautiful shape, say hi to grandma and grandpa and my uncles and aunt for me .RIP my aunty from your neice and the rest of family.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Shane on Wednesday, October 25, 2006 - 05:26 pm: Edit Post

In loving memory of my beloved grandma,your life have cut short before i could get to now you better,the first time we met i was only 3 years old,first i visited Jamaica,and again you visit us while you were ill.Stay 4wonderful months with us,we did enjoyed those weeks we had with you not nowing that was last time we were going to have together.I wish you were still with us in flesh so my little sisters could meet you.Rest in peace grandma,we will meet again some day.


Grandson Doshane


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By kat.uk on Wednesday, October 25, 2006 - 05:59 pm: Edit Post

In loving memory of my mom Loretta,how my heart ace for you every day more and more as time goes by.Mothers day,birthday and christmas days are the worse times for me.I have happy memories to keep the past in present,sometimes a childhood memory comes to mind and makes me smile,ilove those moments.Thank you mom for all the beautiful memories of yesterday that make today so special.R.i.p mama.


Daughter Kathleen
Son in law Michael
Grand children Samantha,Ishmael,Doshane,Rhayanna and Brayanna.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By nardo on Wednesday, October 25, 2006 - 08:33 pm: Edit Post

In loving memory of my dear mother Loretta:
Mom words cannot describe the pain we felt when you left us, not a day goes by that I don't have precious memories of you... your gentle smile, your heart of gold and your humble spirit or maybe just a kind word, mom I miss you dearly you are gone but not forgotten. thank you mom for the love you gave to us your children, and to all that had the pleasure of knowing you. Sleep on my beloved 'Old dear' sleep and take thy rest.

RIP

From: Son Leonard & family


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Karen UK on Thursday, October 26, 2006 - 06:36 am: Edit Post

In loving memory of a dear mother-in-law Loretta Moxam:

Ma' as you were affectionately Known, It's been 5 sad years since the Good Lord called you Home but to some of us the tears still flows as if it were yesterday, my heart still ache when I rememeber What a loving soul you were, a shoulder to lean on, I can never forget those little chats we use to have oh how I miss them, you were not just a mother and a mother-in-law but you were our best friend and confidant, ma you might not be with us in flesh but we can still feel your presence with us at family gatherings, the joys and the tears that make us wonder what would you have said but we take comfort knowing that you're in Heaven smiling down on us. You were my friend before you became my mother-in-law and I give God thanks each day for the privilege he'd given to me, you were one of the best mother-in-law anyone could ever have and I feel blessed to have had you.
We love you and miss you, but Jesus loves you best.

RIP our dearly beloved.

Daughter-in-law Karen


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Ishie on Wednesday, October 25, 2006 - 06:18 pm: Edit Post

In loving memory of my dear and wonderful grand mother Loretta,you were such a loving and caring person,you have shield me so many times from been smack by mom,hiding me under your bed even locking the door so she wont get to me.I miss you so much grandma.I now that you are in a better with god.Rest in peace my precious angel,untill we meet again.Your memories will stay with us always

Grandson Ishmael.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Natalie and Jenny on Monday, October 30, 2006 - 10:22 am: Edit Post

In loving memory of a dear Aunt Loretta.It's hard to believe it is five years already since you left us to be with the lord. Aunt loretta you were so loving and kind to us, and lets not forget the jokes you would tell. I remember as a little girl coming down to the market (seaside)on fridays you would also have my grandmothers bag packed with every little thing for me to take back to her along with even if it was one fish. Those memories I will have to cherish forever.You were truly a wonderful aunt not only to your family but to others who came in contact with you. Although we Know you are in a better place now we still miss you. I know you are in heaven still giving jokes with my grandmother (gerdine)and the rest of your brothers. RIP Aunt Loretta until we meet again.

Love Neices Natalie and Jenny.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Lloyd on Wednesday, November 01, 2006 - 01:24 am: Edit Post

To a very kind and loving person, Miss Loretta, (Aunty-in-law), As for myself and others, you are like a missing page from a book, in Calabash Bay/Sandy Bank.

You are saddly missed,
Lloyd,
RIP.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Earl M on Wednesday, November 01, 2006 - 01:16 pm: Edit Post

The sun was blood red as it kissed the distant horizon; its last rays glistening on the deceptively calm blue sea, about to swallow it up, like a shark awaiting its prey.

I looked off towards that empty distance, an overwhelming sense of despair in the pit of my stomach.

The search crews had just returned with the most depressing news. After hours of searching the Pedro Banks they had come up empty, no sign of the boat with two of my brothers, Donald and Peter, and their mate, Michael. Not a good sign, for a crew already missing for two days.

To my right, my introspection was broken by a piercing scream… a deep cry of great agony and loss.

It was my Aunt Loretta, one hand on her head, the other on her stomach. “Lawd, poor Mazie! What me sister-in-law goin’ do? She caan live if she lose two of her pickney one time!”

That was my Aunt Loretta, loving, kind, always thinking of others and their welfare.

Instructively, her first thought was not of her brother, Carl, but of Mazie, her sister-in-law, which, on reflection should not have come as a surprise. It was, after all, a natural feeling of empathy - one mother towards another. It was, besides, reflective of Aunt Loretta’s capacity to reach out and embrace others, to share of her bountiful love.

As children growing up beside her, my siblings and I quickly grew to appreciate that love; that capacity to share. Oh, yes! I still get a whiff of that red peas soup, spiced with corned beef, given body with generous helpings of cornmeal dumplings and breadfruit!

In later years, when she lived by the beach, she was one more good reason to love Calabash Bay – always there to greet us with a smile and a hug.

Which takes me back to where I started – that fateful evening on the beach, our feet leaving a trail in the sand as I retreated by her side.

Now, the sands of time continue to mark the passing of the days… and weeks… and months… and years since she left, but her footprints are left indelibly on our hearts.

It is with assurance of their agreement that I associate the names of all my siblings with this message: Lloyd, Lee, Mar, Ver, Shuck, Finey, Donald, Cleve, Lorna, and Kay.

And a reminder to our cousins - Ken, Carlton, Clinton, Shirley, Leonard, Merville, and Kathleen – Aunt Loretta will always be in our memories because she placed herself there to stay, forever and ever.



Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By kat.uk on Thursday, November 09, 2006 - 05:27 pm: Edit Post

I would like to thank every one for there kind words of our beloved mother Loretta Moxam,she was truely a remarkable and loving person.yes Earl we remember that day too well,Michael and i always talked about it,when go down memory lane,thank GOD they all survived to tell the tales.


Kathleen, Michael, Ken,Clinton

Carlton,Nardo,Merville and Shirley.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Marcene and Deneisha on Friday, November 10, 2006 - 05:48 am: Edit Post

In loving memory our beloved grandma Loretta Moxam.
Grandma it has been five long years since you left us and our hearts still aches for you. You were the most loving, caring grandmother a grandchild could wish for.
Grandma I mourn for you in a heartfelt way everyday. Because you passed away 3 days after I gave birth to my son. It hurts so much to know that I was unable to see you being laid to rest. But everyday my son looks at your picture and acknowledges you and he's so proud of his hair I tells him he inherited from you.
You will always be in our hearts.

Much love to my father Leonard, aunts Kathleen and Shirley and my uncles Ken,Clinton, Merville and Carlton. I know you all miss your mommy dearly.

R.I.P Grandma Lor


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By moxcom on Thursday, November 23, 2006 - 12:08 pm: Edit Post

I will never forget my beloved Aunt Loretta's kindness when we were children; but more importantly, after we were grown and gone she and daddy became even closer than they were when they were younger.

Throughout his illness Aunt Loretta was always there to to visit and encourage him and to bring him whatever fish and other goodies she could find.

However, one of the most impressive things about my aunt was that even after daddy passed away she continued to love and look out for mommy.

In some families when the brother or sister passes on, the family members turn their backs on the widow, widower and sometimes, even the children. Not so, Aunt Loretta! She would call up our mother early in the morning after she had spent a particularly fruitful night on the seaside and say, "'Maze, meet mi half-way in the grass piece!'"

Mommy knew instictively what that meant. And there in Gayle's common "Lor" would help down a bag or washup full of fish she had received from John, Ken,Clinton or some family friend who had come in from sea the previous night.

She was a fixture on the beach and everyone loved her so even when her sons or nephews hadn't gone to sea, she knew she could still count on getting something to share. One morning she called up and announced, "'Maze, I a change yuh diet today...lobster!'" They lived like loving sisters throughout their lives together.

Every one of those fishermen trusted her and so she also bought for some, saved for some and generally played the good and loving adult in the seaside community.

After daddy left she took over the chore of helping mommy "fret" over "dem bway" (Lee and Donald) on the kays. When she expected them to come in her eyes would be peeled on the bluff trying to catch a first glimpse of their boat. Then when they finally made it in safely she'd look into their ice box to see how the "ketch" had gone.

As in any large family, sometimes there would be disharmony between siblings in close proximity such as in a fishing boat. Here again she was a gem. She would always try to soothe feelings.

Her siblings say that as a youngster growing up Aunt Loretta was never a complainer and as an adult she was the same. When she came down with the cancer that would take her away from us, I went home to see her. She was clearly suffering but she never complained.

But it's her kindness and her laughter that I will forever remember. Aunt Loretta had a laugh that was loud, full and from the soul. She was the typical Moxam -- she knew how to make a joke and knew how to receive one.

Aunt Loretta was one in a million and she is desperately missed!

-Mar.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Alice on Friday, November 24, 2006 - 09:29 am: Edit Post

Aunt Loretta:
How can I begin to pay tribute to someone who was so dear, kind and thoughtful?

After Papa retired from fishing, you were our only source to get a fish dinner.I remember vividly on one of my trips back home for some R & R, Mama told me that you were not able to get any fish for me. I accepted that because I knew that had it been possible, not only would I be feasting on "fry" fish but also "roast" fish (drooling right now at that thought - "roast truck fish").

However, I went to bed that night only to wake up the next morning to a "washup" filled with boiled lobster and fish that Mama and Mackie had picked up while I was sleeping. Surprized, I asked Mama how did you pull that one off and she told me that you did not leave the seaside that night until the last fisherman had pulled in their boat - not because you wanted you get fish but out of genuine care and concern this was the norm for you - the safe return to shore of all the fishermen. Such is the thoughtfulness and kindness of my dear Aunt Loretta - a tribute to who she was as a wonderful human being.

Mama reminisces about you a lot, often sharing with us the jokes you both shared. They are still very fresh and belly-aching. As we all know, being around the Moxam family, there is never a dull moment.

Aunt Loretta, you are loved - you are missed, but we are comforted by the fact that we will have you again - only this time it will be for ETERNITY.

Alice


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Carolyn Ward- Ashman on Saturday, April 14, 2007 - 05:28 am: Edit Post

To the family of dear Miss Loretta, I know it's past her memorial date, but it's never too late to give your thoughts of memories to those who have held precious places in your heart. I say this because I saw the precious friendship between her and my Mom. Since Ms. Loretta went to be the Lord my Mom has not been back at the beach, because Ms. loretta was my Mom's beach buddy, there at Dicken Bay or Uncle John's Bay you could find the two of them just sitting in the "wash" laughing and just having a good time, that was my Mom's day at the beach. Ms Loretta was such a sweet and loving lady and I know she left her ray of sunshine with all those she came in contact with. Fr; The Ward's Family