KAREN LAMIA Obituary

Dear mom, I don't really know what to write, as I still feel like you're here. I still can't accept that you're gone. I was talking to you 2 hours before everything happened. I wish this didn't happen to you, nobody knows what even happened. You were too young for this and for sure did not deserve any of this. You are the best mom I could ever ask for, you are my best friend. You are my absolute best friend and my favorite person to be around. You always cheered me up when I was down, you always knew what to say. We'd talk at least once a day, most of the time we'd talk multiple times. I love taking you to Whole Foods every Saturday, it makes me so happy I got to do that with you and spend time with you. This is such a sudden change since you are such a huge part of my life. I loved talking to you every day and you telling me funny stuff, you are my best friend while still able to be the mom that I need. You always texted me everyday saying good morning and goodnight, I'm really going to miss that. I still keep going to call you to tell you stuff since I'm so used to calling you all the time about everything. I literally tell you everything that goes on in my life, there's literally nothing you don't know about me. We always stayed open with each other and you always showed me that I can trust you and come to you for anything. You showed me the greatest things in life are free, you showed me that all you need in life to be happy is to have family around that you can talk to. You showed me that you don't need anything but your family. We were broke for a long time, but we never lost faith and never put each other down, we always stayed strong and always made the best of our time together. You've taught me to always have respect and to never judge people for anything. You've showed me how to be a person..not only that but you showed me how to be a GOOD person. I'm caring, loving, selfless and compassionate, and I can Thankyou for that as you are the most loving and compassionate person I've ever met. Not only that but you have showed me to be a fun, loving and crazy person. You're the crazy and always pulling jokes on me and people, you always knew how to make people laugh. Funniest and happiest person I ever met. I can't thank you enough for what you've taught me. You always made me laugh and smile, always could tell when I was sad when no one else could. I would kill for a hug from you right now, you're hugs always helped and you were always trying to comfort me. I would love to be able to talk to you right now, I'm so used to talking to you all the time and now I can't see you or anything. This is so hard, I just want you back in my life. I cherish all the memories I've ever had with you, there sure is a whole lot of great ones. The day all this happened, you and I were talking about how life is so short but it seems like it's a lot longer because of all the fun times we've had. We've done so much together over the years and always had so much fun. You were telling me funny stories the day this happened as well, like when I was like 6 and I thought a strawberry would grow in a glass of water and you and jerry didn't have the heart to tell me it wouldn't work. Or when I would beg you to let me stay home from school and you would tell me to hide downstairs so jerry wouldn't see me.. and we would watch tv together those days and have a good day together. We always would watch movies and go to a park or go on vacation. You were always just finding a way to make me smile, making jokes and everything. I could write for days about you, there's so many things you've taught me and so many memories we have together. I still truly can't believe you are gone, I feel like I was just talking to you. Humans don't like change, and I literally have to change around my whole routine now. I'm so used to talking to you all the time and going to Whole Foods with you every Saturday. A lot of the time we would sit in my car before we went into Whole Foods and listen to music and we would quiz each other to see if we knew who it was..you always knew who it was but I'd always try and get ya. I actually got you to start listening to Mac Miller. You loved listening to him and you'd always send me funny lyrics from him, you crack me up mom. You would always make me laugh. I'm going to miss you so much mom, it's not going to be same without you. My life is not the same without you, I have family and justina there for me, but my life still feels so empty without you. Justina is like a daughter to you.. I know you love her so much and I'm so glad you approve of her. I'm going to have to adapt this big change in my life, but I know you would want me to just be happy and to not be sad. So I'm going to try my best. I hope you, jerry, your mom, and everyone else are having a good time up there and watching over me. You were everything a mom was supposed to be. You were so fun, loving, caring, crazy, spontaneous, hilarious, and just all around the most thoughtful person I've ever met. You were the greatest woman in the world and always looked for the best in people. You always knew how to make me laugh. You were the best person to ever be in my life. You were the best woman this world could have. And you just happened to be my mother. I hope we meet again, I seen you in my dream the day of all this and you said you were home and are safe now and everything is alright, gave me the chills but it made me really happy because I love talking to you. I hope I can again. I always had what I needed, as long as I had you to talk to. I always come to you to talk and now that you're gone I feel like I have no one, you're the only one I want to talk to. I hope they invent time machines very soon because I really want to talk to you again! You are more than just a mom to me, you are my best friend. My best friend in the whole world. I lost my best friend. I am lost without my best friend......

Mike and family, so very sorry for your loss. Rest In Peace Karen- I'll miss you and all the memories we have had between our kids growing up, being neighbors and the many many get togethers we've had.