Sis and Bud Crowley

Memories of Sis Crowley- notes to Rick, Tracey and Linda

Dear Linda- We feel that we are so fortunate to be part of the circle of your family and friends and to have shared in the wonderful and loving lives of Bud, Swannee and Sis-each such unique and beautiful people!
Rick and Tracy really captured your Mom’s essence in their tributes at the memorial service (as parents we can only congratulate and thank you for having these two fantastic human beings for children!!) The example of love and friendship they spoke of in Sis’s home and life is so inspiring-what a legacy for them and for us all...especially moving were her words to Tracey on the night before she married-”Just be good to 0ne another.” That was the power and beauty if her life, simply being good to one and all. WE will always treasure those times we shared with Sis -on the phone, at our home and especially at the magical 35 Woodbine. It was truly a well deserved blessing that there, where so much life and love had been shared, she lived her last days surrounded by her loving family. We have made a donation in Sis’s name to Old Colony Hospice.

Linda, we know that the very painful losses you have endured over these recent years are soothed and healed by the happy memories, courageous example, and endless spirit of love which is the heart and soul of your family. Wishing you healing and peace...


Dear Tracey- You really made such a beautiful and moving tribute to your Grandmother. A s you said she and Bud made 35 Woodbine such a magical place with their endless kindness and love. Now they are together again and each of us has the precious legacy of their examples and memories. Their home really was a haven and an oasis “while the rest of the world rolled by”...a place with such spirit and inspiration shared by them. Sis said it all in the words you recalled before your wedding- “Just be good to one another.” That really is all we have to aspire to and all this world really needs... We are so fortunate to have known her and have made a donation in her memory to Old Colony Hospice. Most of all we will always treasure the memory of her inspiring and loving life.

We know that the the happy memories,and love shared will bring you, your Mom, and Rick healing and peace....Your loving friends



Dear Rick- Where to begin? I have written to your Mom and Tracey (she really shared such a lovely tribute - I was so moved by those simple yet utterly profound words of advice Sis imparted to Tracey on the night before her wedding-”Just be good to one another .” As I said to Tracey. that is really all we have to aspire to and all this world really needs...we can figure out the details if we start with that ideal.) The memorial service was so fitting. Starting with the words and music of “Twilight Time”-the perfect “chord” and core; in my mind those lyrics just evoked so well the lives and reunion of Bud and Sis...that truly magical home at 35 Woodbine, where devotion, nurturing, harmony, laughter and love prevailed “while the rest of the world rolled by”... Your eulogy captured so well, in so many examples, your Grandmother’s extraordinary character and life. As you said so well s he really was and will always remain to everyone who knew her, a heroic inspiration. Cyndy and I will always treasure the times we shared with her. We have made a donation in her memory to Old Colony Hospice : what a blessing that she could return to her beloved and unique home and be surrounded by her family as she left this life for the next. Cyndy and I both had remarkable Grandmothers who lived into their 80’s and 90’s; we were fortunate to live close to them and to spend much precious time with them as they aged- to have their magnificent lives and spirits as examples. Of course when they died we were profoundly sad to be separated from them physically, but as time has gone by they have remained so vitally with us in spirit.
We are literally/genetically who we are because of our Grandparents and Parents- our lives born and lived in every way from the essence of their lives-their essence or spirit alive in us with every breath and heartbeat. Fundamentally that’s the human miracle; and the mystery is what form that life we share takes when this form ends...We’ve had so much a share of “heaven” in the lives of our Grand/parents that it’s hard to imagine that such love does not continue and “rise” beyond “Twilight Time”.

You have had such a series of heartrending losses these past several years Rick. You have truly been a heroic and strong support and example to everyone- sustained by the love shared and the faith you live. You are in my/our thoughts...”just across the bridge”...we’ll talk and see you soon (or anytime!)
Your loving and grateful friends -