Contributions to the tribute of Kathleen Stevens

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Thursday, September 28, 2017

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Colleen Walsh posted a condolence

Monday, November 5, 2012

Hey there Kathleen, I love you. I don't know why there isn't more stories up here but I don't know how many people know about this memorial But I like it. I love the picture of you you look so pretty! You are just the sweetest funniest best kind of person God ever made. And I'm so glad he allowed me to be in your life. And then He gave you Eric! Oh how I am so grateful to Eric for loving you the way you really deserved to be loved. You are the special person that comes around once in a lifetime And you affect everyone who crosses your path, and always in a positive way. You didn't deserve what you got in the last years of your life. As far as being so sick. But you did have love real true love and that kept you strong and happy for a long time. I know that is how you stayed so long, you loved your man your boys, and your babies, the grandkids, are the best! And I know they meant everything to you. I know that your memory will be kept alive with them forever. Cause that is the way its meant to be. You have the biggest heart and are a wonderful soul. Yeah Mama you got soul! And you are loved and missed beyond measure. But I know you are no longer suffering and I know you can watch your beautiful grandkids grow up and you are with your Mom and Dad. I know you are ok, that gives me peace. I hope that Eric and your boys, feel that peace. I love you my dear dear sweet friend. Say Hello to Janis and Jimi for me! I Love you God Bless you. Colleen xox

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Toni Incorvaia posted a condolence

Sunday, October 28, 2012

Kathleen and I go back as friends into our early teenage years. The Colello clan lived right around the corner and thru the years of hanging out, you kind of begin to feel like pat of the family. We always kept in touch and would catch up for hours at a time after she moved out west. Thru thick and thin, I always admired Kathleen's strength and resolve in raising her boys and accepting full responsibility for them and herself. She loved her boys with all of her heart. I remember watching her as the boys played as children and she just giggled that infectious giggle when they said or did something cute or funny. She was a kind and peaceful person and she will be missed. I can still hear her giggling in my ear.....Rest in Peace my friend, I will miss you.

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Anonymous posted a condolence

Sunday, October 28, 2012

I was 17 when Kathleen was born. More like an Uncle than a sibling. I was out of the house and out of town before she was 2. So my memories are from special events and holidays not everyday life. I just got to play with the kid every so often. Recently, she told me her most vivid recollection of me was when I would pick her up and flew her over my head. She would scream in delight as I threatened to fly her into the oven. The years went by. I was occupied with college, building a career and starting my own family. Most of our communication was second hand, through our mother. Before I knew it she was grown, married and moved to the west coast. Our interactions became even less frequent. Once a year if that. She had some pretty rough times over the years but she bore them with what seemed to me to be a great attitude. She persevered. Her health problems were numerous and in many ways debilitating but she made the most of life. She found Eric, a good man who loved her. She raised 3 rambunctious boys and kept on enjoying life. When my son Max came to the West coast and needed some help, she and her family were right there to lend a hand. When she visited Buffalo in August, I was dismayed at the problems with her feet. But despite the pain and discomfort she participated fully in all the family events. She when to parties, out to eat and visited our old haunts at the beach. Both the parks and the bars. She didn't let the illness define her life. When I heard she was hospitalized I thought "Good, now someone will figure this out and get her the treatment she needs." But they didn't figure it out. They just found more things that weren't right. When the internal infections were discovered I really got scared. I knew they could be fatal. On some level I thought I was emotionally preparing for the worst. When she went to the new hospital I felt some relief. Surely this advanced research hospital would find a cure for her. But it was not to be. When she passed, I was surprised by my reactions. I thought I would be sad but not devastated. I was wrong. I was knocked out, overwhelmed and deeply grieved. I still am.

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Aaron and Tina Anderson posted a condolence

Sunday, October 28, 2012

We will dearly miss you winning our change when we would have a night of playing change poker. All the laughing and joking around the table, Aaron picking on you and you getting him back! You where so good at it! Not many people are! We miss you Kathleen! Those family nights won't be the same. We will dearly miss you humor and miss you smile. Until we meet again.......

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Colleen Walsh posted a condolence

Sunday, October 28, 2012

I have so many fond memories of Kathleen, My God, we met in 8th grade, and from there we were glued together for years! She was the sweetest coolest grooviest girl in the whole wide world, and I loved her to my core. I still do, and I always will. She has taught me so much, how to be kinder more thoughtful, more loving. We were coming back to buffalo for a weekend, cause we lived in Rochester for a while, anyway, on the way home we saw the most intense, enormous, most beautiful rainbow you could ever imagine. She pulled the car over and we stopped and got out, just to look and marvel at this amazing rainbow! And she started a bit of a trend, cause suddenly lots of people were pulling over looking at it!The beauty of nature never escaped you. I guess that is where I learned the art of appreciating the little gifts in life. She taught me that. Now that is what I tell my kids, that there is something at least one thing in each and everyday that makes it worth it. Always, there is something to smile about. So hold on to what makes you smile. Thanks Kathleen! You were the most sincerely beautiful human being I've ever known and I believe there will never be another person on this earth quite like you. It was a pleasure and a blessing, yes a gift to have you as my best friend growing up you had a kind of magic that makes you magnetic. And you are so funny and unassuming, just the very best. I will always love you my dear friend. You are gone from this earth but we were lucky to have you for the time we did. I'm always gunna say hello to you whenever I see a rainbow. Those from now on are exclusively yours in my eyes! I Love you so much.Thank You. God bless you. xox Love and Peace Colleen

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Teri Stevens posted a condolence

Saturday, October 27, 2012

Every time I saw Kathleen she was so full of life and you knew that she probably didn't feel well at all, but was always postive and bright to others. She and Eric were truly soul mates. When Grandpa and Grandma Stevens died she was right there to help us all. You just could feel how important family was to her. She alway called me Aunt Teri from the first time I met her and that made me feel special....she just had a way of doing that. I loved her and I will miss her much......I just know that she is in heaven and not in pain anymore. God Bless Her!!!! Love. Aunt Teri Stevens

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Kay Turay posted a condolence

Saturday, October 27, 2012

May the love you feel for the one you lost lessen your sorrow. May the love that surrounds you be a source of comfort at this time.

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Kay Turay posted a condolence

Saturday, October 27, 2012

May the love you feel for the one you lost lessen your sorrow. May the love that surrounds you be a source of comfort at this time.

Kathleen Stevens

1963 - 2012

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