Terrible Loss

A very dear friend of mine passed away today. She was really more than a friend. She was my family for 8 years. She was a Great-Aunt to Mike and Justin. Her name was Angie Gates. She went to sleep last night and never woke. She was only 43 years old. I guess the autopsy will show what went wrong. The boys are handling this pretty well, I'm actually very surprised how well they are taking it. They were right next door to her house at their Great-Grandma's house and they saw the ambulance pull up. Her husband found her. She leaves behind two sons, ages 15 and 16. One was at camp and the other still asleep in his bed. I don't know what those boys will do without their momma. She loved her boys so much. She helped me a lot when my boys were little. I have lots of great memories of Angie. She held countless Tupperware parties for me when I sold that junk. One Christmas, just for kicks, she got me a pair of size 4X panties. It was hilarious! I didn't get to spend much time with her in the last few years. She didn't have any bad feelings for me after I divorced her nephew. She just told me I'd always be family to her. She was one of the most genuinely nice people I've ever met. I sure will miss her...