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I'm just thinking how wonderful it must be for you to wake up and see Jesus.  How glad and sad I feel at the same time.  You were such a blessing in my life -- you shared my laughter, my tears, my joys and my fears.  Can't believe how first meeting you as captain of one of the Lukens Bowling Teams to joining Olivet Church together and then to becoming real friends. All the times we shared - Book Club, Women of Faith, Walk to Emmaus, Disciple, Bible Study, Purpose Driven Life, Way Down Workshop, Sandy Cove, UMW retreats, even liturgical dancing -- up to your last visit to my house me after my Mom died. All the laughs - getting lost because I didn't know a right turn from a left turn -- starting a few minutes late but no problem you could make up the time driving -- eating all food with a fork. Oh Fran, I miss you but what joy when I'm sure you heard what we all hope to hear one day..."Well done, good and faithful servant."   Viv

My dear friend,

Thank you for taking a chance last Christmas, a risk even, in sending a book you thought might bless (oh how it did!) to a young woman you barely knew. That was the Spirit in you, as we both know. Thank you for meeting with me those winter to spring months on Saturday mornings to read, inquire, listen and share. You were a tremendous gift, perhaps most deeply so because you were an unexpected, yet perfect tool in the hands of a God I desperately needed to approach again.

I'm so sad you're not here anymore. I shall miss your wisdom and insights and wonderful laugh! Yet there is the sweetness of hope--hope, Frances! There I've said it!--of the Promises and that "all manner of things shall be well".  Thank you for your encouragements, your boldness, your love.  Thank you for being my mentor, my friend...

~Jana

I was quite taken by surprise to hear of your passing.  As Vivian points out, you are now having an amazing time, and someday we will join you.  But for now, we miss you.  I never took enough time to spend with you to really get to know you.  But you seemed to know me.  You always had the right words that I needed to hear.  If I spoke to you while you were still here, you might not remember, but I have a feeling you know now about the time you said some words to me and you were completely unaware that they were exactly what I needed to hear at that time.  Your words had meaning to me far beyond your intentions as they went straight to my heart.  I am certain that God used you as a conduit to speak to many people.  That's why I started calling you my Angel Fran.

You got Karen and I interested in the Emmaus Walk.  You saw me flounder hopelessly in leadership positions.  But you encouraged me into ministry, again I think without realizing it, when you talked about how I came alive in spirit whenever I was ministering to young people.  You sent me eMails with tips on ministry and notes of encouragement.  The first time I appeared before the DCOM committee, I didn't realize it beforehand, but you were there.  I thought you would always be there Fran.  And I'm not.

I couldn't even make it to your celebration today.  That is my loss.  Fran, if your work in my life, a passing acquaintance really, was so significant, how much more impact did you have on many many others?  Apparently quite enough that you got called home early!  I'll see you on the other side my friend and Angel!

- allen