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This memorial website was created in the memory of our loved one, Mary McTamney who was born in Pennsylvania on March 27, 1928 and passed away on September 26, 2006 at the age of 78. We will remember her forever. For those of you who do not know Mary, she was a mother to Joe (Toni), Mare (John), Jerry (Sue), Fran (Jeanne), Bern (Ira), and Jack (Kim). She was a grandmother to Joanne, Mike, Kelly, Sheila, Kate, Julie,Holly, Carrie, Karen, Liz, Matt, Terri, Shane and Dylan. She was a great-grandmother to Cassidy, Caitlin, Nicholas, DJ, Cierra, and Erica. She will also be greatly missed by her sister, sisters and brothers in law, nieces, nephews, cousins and the Carbone family.
Mary "Dody" McTamney was a wonderful mother, sister, aunt, grandmother, great grandmom, and friend. She gave everyone she met strength, courage, hope, faith and above all, love. She was always there for anyone who needed her. She was an extraordinary woman and role model to all. She touched all of our lives in one way or another and she is and always will be truly missed.
We love you and miss you very much Dody...
Rest Peacefully Until We Meet Again.
"May angels lead you in..."
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The House Where I Grew Up / Francis X. (Son)
It looks empty now
but you might hear children
running, chasing, stumbling and laughing,
up and down the narrow stairs.
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Thank You / Joe (Son)
Walls that sheltered stand in darkness
Straining to hear the familial sounds
That gave them a reason for being
That turned brick and wood into a home.
Thank you Mom for your gift of life,
For the nurture and guidan...
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Her Eulogy / Mary's Family
Mary. Dody. Aunt Dote. Reds. Shieldsy. Babe. Mom. Grandmom.
Whichever name you may have known her by, the soul born as Mary Dolores Shields, and later to become Mary McTamney, beloved wife of Joe, was one beautiful, talented, loving, spiri...
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Some Thoughts... / Joanne (Grandaughter)
As I sit here searching for words I can hear my grandmother's voice chastising me for "wasting" time on this.And each time my eyes well with tears and my world begins to blur I find clarity anew in imagined thoughts of her questioning ...
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| Her legacy |
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Memphis Sundown- Jack McTamney
when the twilight
sheds it's pink and gold
and the moonlight
in it's night unfolds
here forever
in my heart it's you that i'll hold
memphis sundown
memphis sundown on the town
this is not som kind of end
i'll see you my friend
when the sun comes up again
all the laughter
all the rage and tears
all the music
kindred souls and years
i'll remember
and i'll wait for you right here
memphis sundown
memphis sundown on the town
this is not som kind of end
i'll see you my friend
when the sun comes up again
you gave me everything i have
you made me everything i am
in the darkness
while the city sleeps
when the train yard
in it's silence steeps
i'll be with you
if only in my dreams
memphis sundown
memphis sundown on the town
this is not som kind of end
i'll see you my friend
when the sun comes up again
when the sun comes up again
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This Empty House- Jack McTamney
musty rooms lying
cold silent and bare
once filled with love and life
now with stale air
your torn heart is straining
but can't draw to view
the faces of ghosts
you swore you once knew
memories fading
echoes of past
just leave you aching
lonely and outcast
reveries haunting
gnawing your brain
but the carpet and curtains
are all that remain
you try to hold on
but there's nothing to hold
this empty house
is soon to be sold
you guess there was something
you were looking for
but you won't be back
to this empty house anymore
climbing the staircase
one little boy
to himself singing
with an old broken toy
your soul longs to follow
but your legs turn to stone
here you're left standing
with the truth all alone
you tried to hold on
but there's nothing to hold
this empty house
is soon to be sold
there's nothing left here
you were looking for
so you won't be back
to this empty house anymore
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"Nan"--- Written by Andrew Bednarek
As I listen to the church bells ring, on that gloomy afternoon
Tears run down my face hitting the ground, the ground
As the wind blew through causing that hollow sound
I had chills down my spine thinking of your…leaving
Why’d God take you away?... I had so much more things to say
As the stars glow
As the waves crash ashore
As the sun sets on the horizon
Oh…
There’s a sense of you, there’s a sense of you
There’s a sense of you around
The time you departed was the time I changed
Mentally it was tough it was hard to stay sane
Looking at the clouds above
I know you’re a part of me… a part of me with love
Why’d God take you away? ... I had so much more things to say
As the stars glow
As the waves crash ashore
As the sun sets on the horizon
I’ll be seeing you… I’ll be seeing you
I’ll be seeing you at the gates of heaven… Soon.
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"Hear You Me" -- Jimmy Eat World
There's no one in town I know
You gave us some place to go.
I never said thank you for that.
I thought I might get one more chance.
What would you think of me now,
so lucky, so strong, so proud?
I never said thank you for that,
now I'll never have a chance.
May angels lead you in.
Hear you me my friends.
On sleepless roads the sleepless go.
May angels lead you in.
So what would you think of me now,
so lucky, so strong, so proud?
I never said thank you for that,
now I'll never have a chance.
May angels lead you in.
Hear you me my friends.
On sleepless roads the sleepless go.
May angels lead you in.
May angels lead you in.
May angels lead you in.
And if you were with me tonight,
I'd sing to you just one more time.
A song for a heart so big,
god wouldn't let it live.
May angels lead you in.
Hear you me my friends.
On sleepless roads the sleepless go.
May angels lead you in.
May angels lead you in.
Hear you me my friends.
On sleepless roads the sleepless go.
May angels lead you in.
May angels lead you in.
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