Loving Memory Dottie 02/15/2013 - 09/26/2025 you will be missed!!
Dear Mom,
I was never far from you — not for a day, not for a moment in my heart. I didn’t need much, because everything I wanted was simple: to be at your feet, to hear your voice, to feel your hand when you remembered I was there. You think you took me for granted, but you didn’t — you gave me everything I ever wanted.
I loved squeaking my toys until they gave up, I loved pawing at you when you stopped petting, I loved being the first one to see our Tennessee home. But most of all, I loved the ordinary — the hours under your desk, the car rides, the way we lived every day together. That was my joy, my whole world.
When you helped me leave, I wasn’t afraid. I felt you. I smelled home. I carried your love with me. You spared me from pain, and you gave me peace. That was the most selfless act you could ever do for me.
Now, even if you can’t see me, I’m still here in every quiet moment. When you feel the ache, that’s me brushing close. When you notice the silence, that’s me curled up at your feet, like always.
Don’t carry guilt, Mom. Carry love. You gave me the best life, and the gentlest goodbye. I will never be gone from you. I’m stitched into your soul, forever your Dot.
With all my love, ■ Dot