This quilt place represents a life that continues to allow others to live from her life-giving donations. The quilt has just a few items that her family believed represented Aunt Betty's life. The dog in the picture is Akala, her dog and partner in crime at the local McDonalds. The Kauai Bus represents the public transportation that she was involved in over her lifetime which also included over thirty years of driving the school bus. The Wal-Mart button represents where she worked on the overnight crew at the Kauai Wal-Mart.
The turtle in the picture and the turtle pin represents the turtles that she loved to collect from all over the world.
The circle of shells represents the pupu leis that she made for her hula dancing with Halau Hula O Maiki.
The four-leaf clover represents the good luck that anyone who had contact with her experienced.
The plumeria flower made out of material is what she would make in her spare time, and it was one of her favorite flowers.
The entire background is made out of her dresses that she made and would wear to special occasions or to church on Sunday. And of course her picture is in the center of the piece.
Clinton Nakagoshi our beloved son, who really enjoyed life. He loved the outdoors and the animals. He also loved to hunt and to fish. We really miss him a lot.
Mark is remembered for his compassion and genuine Hawaiian style. Filled with aloha, he was a very gentle man and an awesome team leader. His memory continues to inspire family and friends who admired his determination and positive attitude that reflected the glorious love for Jesus which directed his path in everything he did. Through his eyes, another has sight to carry on his warmth and Aloha.
This quilt patch was put together in memory of my brother, Stacey Takashi Tom, who passed away on July 23, 2003. Stacey will always be remembered as a caring, loving and devoted father, son, brother and girl’s basketball coach.
God sends each person into this world with a special message to deliver, with a special song to sing for others, and with a special act of love to bestow. There is no one else that can speak your message, sing your song, or offer your act of love.
Although Stacey left us much too soon and unexpectedly, he delivered his message of love and devotion, and brightened the world by just being the person he was; he sang his song which continues to live in the hearts of those he touched; and everyday we are reminded of the many ways he showed his love for his family and friends.
Great losses open the heart. Or loss has allowed us to see what really matters in this life, to see what we truly love and how much we might come to miss the little things that connect us. We see ourselves and each other, more clearly. And in the light of death, we can sometimes see what we must learn to truly value. For the only measurement of life is width and depth, not length. We are so thankful for the time we had with Stacey in our lives.
A butterfly lights beside me
like a sunbeam
And for a brief moment
Its glory and beauty
Belong to our world.
But then it flies on again,
and though I wish
it could have stayed
I feel so lucky
To have seen it.
"Between friends goodbye never means forever" was taken right out of his yearbook. It is the saying Steven had left with his friends. The picture of Steven on the quilt was taken by one of his good friends, Ransley, and is exactly as he looked. He was 28 then, the youngest of four children.
The rainbows came many times in the early months of our grief,
in our saddest moments a rainbow would appear. Like God telling us that it was okay,
that Steven was okay. Even now, a rainbow always makes us think of Steven. “Somewhere Over the Rainbow”, forever in our hearts.
Steven in life was known for his well-thought-out-gifts,
And in death one of his friends remarked that Steven is a gift that keeps on giving.
This square is dedicated to Flo Coleman of Kauai, who became a donor here in Hawaii, California, and Maryland.
She was born on Kauai and the picture was taken at Kekaha Beach. The ambassador of Koloa Town welcoming tourist to Kauai with that "aloha" smile at the Paradise Clothing Store.
Flo was always adventurous with her grandkids and her biggest sin if any is loving her gandchildren. The flowers represent flowers she wore daily at her job and the picture of Mahalapu Beach where her father fished and dived. The glitter represent her glamorous ways and sparkling personality. She's the girl with the sun in her eyes and a smile that embraced life.
God took Mom during Christmas and the small angel represents the greatest gift of all, the gift of life.
