Christa's Random Thoughts!!!: Valerie

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Thursday, April 20, 2023

I'm numb and lost 😔💔 - My Papa (4/19/23) & my mom (4/20/20) 😔💔

I'm numb and trying to process the loss of my Papa yesterday (4/19/23) and also still trying to deal with my mom's passing as well (she passed away on 4/20/20) so I'm kinda lost and having trouble dealing with both right now 😔💔 It was already hitting me for my mom early this week and the loss of my Papa yesterday makes dealing with my mom's passing even harder this year 😔💔

Wednesday, April 20, 2022

Remembering my Mom's (Valerie Francis) life today

Today is the 2nd year now that my Mom Valerie Francis has been gone and it's something I'm struggling dealing with still. My best friend Brian Croxford gave me this idea 💡 yesterday and I want to give it a try today and see if it starts to help me remember her life and how I was greatful for the memories I have with her ❤

I'm going to start with one from 2015 when we went to the tournament of kings show at the Excalibur in Vegas. It was my first time. I can't remember the section we sat in right off hand, but we were in the front row and before the show started I made sure we got a photo together ❤ you can see that below ❤ We shared a bucket of beer 🍺 a few each and had dinner during the show (which the staff had to come take our plates after the horses kicked dirt up at us and it landed on them) my Mom shared parts of her dinner with me that she didn't like and wasn't going to eat. We got a dessert as well (I can't remember what it was now, but it was good as well). The section we sat in didn't win. But it was a great show, great food, and most importantly to me great memories with my Mom ❤❤❤ Thank you for those memories ❤❤❤ They mean alot to me 🥰🥰🥰

Thursday, September 17, 2020

Dinosaur Man's House

One of my favorite memories with my Mom is driving by this house in Henderson, NV and going there on Halloween to trick or treat <3

Thursday, May 7, 2020

My Mom (Valerie Francis) passed away on 4/20/20

My Mom (Valerie Francis) passed away on 4/20/20 at 8:02PM in Las Vegas, NV.

My Mom (Valerie), nephew Hayden, nephew Wyatt, and I back in 2016 when my Mom was on vacation in NC/VA for a week or two.

In the Ohio paper: https://www.advertiser-tribune.com/…/…/04/valerie-l-francis/

From the Las Vegas paper: https://www.google.com/…/obit…/amp/obituaries/lvrj/196076031

You can sign the guestbook and leave memories and condolences here: https://www.legacy.com/obituari…/…/valerie-francis-obituary…

I do plan on getting the guestbook in print if there are enough entries from my Mom's family, friends, and co-workers.

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I've been in Las Vegas, NV since 4/21/20. I don't have a date to go back to Richmond, VA yet. I had to sign the papers giving the people permission to cremate my Mom, even though I never got to see her to say goodbye to actually know if she is gone or not. Yesterday, May 6, 2020, my Mom still hasn't been cremated yet, because the doctor hasn't signed the papers to do so yet, so no death certificate yet either. So, in my mind I'm thinking that its all a lie about her having passed away and that she is actually in a hospital somewhere in Las Vegas, NV. But I did talk to my Grandma Betty Francis, about getting a necklace for myself with some of my Mom's ashes. I'm hoping I can get a turtle for her to wear, because she loved and collected turtles. I can't believe she is gone after just barely turning 59 on March 5, 2020. Drowning your pain in alcohol, solves no problems in the long run. It just hides them for a bit and you deal with them again when sober. I love you Mom and miss you and I'm glad you aren't in pain anymore and with your Dad again after losing him ten years ago. Visiting Vegas is never going to be the same again and every few years in NC/VA isn't going to be the same with you not coming out there to visit Seana and her kids. I wish you were still around so much. I wish I got a chance to say goodbye to you.