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Ms. Claudi, as Molly and Jack would say, was such a beautiful person on the inside and out! She was a woman of grace and we are so thankful for the memories we have! Sending our love to her family and friends!
Joining your 8th Grade Choir class was one of the best decisions I could have ever made. You believed in me and encouraged me. You inspired my love of singing. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart.
You all know how truly incredible, lovely, graceful, elegant, kind, encouraging, & talented Claudia was. To me, she was the one who encouraged me to really hone my music & singing abilities. She was my first choir director, & I will be forever grateful & honored to be able to say that. As I became an adult, & continued to sing for church, I'll never forget how, one evening after Mass, Claudia came up to me & said something to the affect of, Karen, I remember you & how you sounded when you sang as a child, but it is so wonderful & truly amazing to hear the sound of your voice every Saturday as an adult. You've just grown & matured so much & it's such a treat to get to hear you share your gift with us every week. To which I replied, well, thank you, but the reason I'm here every week & able to sing for the church has an awful lot to do with you & the encouragement you gave me!
I'll always remember how absolutely lovely & elegant Claudia was...I was always so in awe of her beauty & poise. She was an icon to me, a mentor & I will miss her so very much.
My mom & I send our love to all the family & friends who are in this time of grief & mourning, but we hope comfort can be taken in knowing she is no longer in pain, no longer suffering, but experiencing the eternal joys of Heaven with our Father. And, I hope she is already singing in the choir of angels with my dad & Fr. Mark, since they all enjoyed singing & rejoicing to God!
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