Amongst Irene’s Proudest Amongst Irene’s Proudest Accomplishments were:Accomplishments were:

• Irene’s greatest joy was her family. Devoted, loving Mother and Wife

• Loving daughter amazingly kind and generous Sister.

• Wonderful ly adoring fr iend

• Great Humanitarian and kind soul. She spent her professional l ife helping those in need. She was shy and would be embarrassed for us to talk about her amazing career trajectory.

• Her college fr iend Jennifer referred to her as an incredible person--so wicked smart, funny, quick, good, fun, sweet, patient, loving, beautiful, down-to-earth, person I 've ever known.

Irene’s greatest joy was her family. Irene’s greatest joy was her family. Devoted, loving Mother and WifeDevoted, loving Mother and Wife

Loving and Caring FriendLoving and Caring Friend

Loving daughter amazingly kind and Loving daughter amazingly kind and generous Sister.generous Sister.

Irene was so authenticIrene was so authentic

The philosophy The philosophy that best that best celebrated celebrated her World View her World View are espoused are espoused from the from the Gnostic Gnostic Gospel of St. Gospel of St. Thomas.Thomas.

• “And Jesus said, ‘Let him who seeks continue seeking until he f inds. When he finds, he wi l l be troubled. When he becomes troubled, he wil l be astonished, and he wil l rule over the All. ’”

• “If you bring forth what is within you, what you bring forth wi l l save you. If you do not bring forth what is within you, what you do not bring forth wi l l destroy you.”

• “And Jesus said: He who knows al l , (but) fai ls (to know) himself misses everything

-- Gospel of St. Thomas

Her Journey's Just BegunHer Journey's Just Begun - Ellen Brenneman

• Don't think of her as gone away-

  her journey's just begun,  l ife holds so many facets--  this earth is only one.• Just think of her as resting  from the sorrows and the

tears  in a place of warmth and

comfort  where there are no days and

years.• Think how she must be

wishing  that we could know today  how nothing but our sadness  can really pass away.• And think of her as l iv ing  in the hearts of those she

touched...  for nothing loved is ever

lost--  and Irene was loved so much