Book of Memories for Virginia Ann Candelaria

Condolence From Deborah

Sat, 29 Sep 2012 01:31:34 EDT

Tomorrow's a big day for us my friend. I want to feel your smile tomorrow when we gather around to celebrate you. We're all going to be there sharing our love for you.

Condolence From Rhoda

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 19:24:43 EDT

Dearest Virginia, I pulled out my Kitchen Aid mixer in honor of you today & tried my hand at making homemade bread in a crock pot. I was thinking of you, Father God & Jesus looking down smiling but quietly saying "You're in WAY over your head on this one, girl!" Thanks, Virginia, for passing on the spark to try new culinary challenges. :) We'll miss you! Rhoda

Story shared: Gobs: A Parable of the Talents

Tue, 25 Sep 2012 02:19:54 EDT

Virginia swept into our house on a Friday night to find my son Eric and me attempting to make "gob" cookies, the Pennsylvania version of homemade whoopie pies. Eric was about 6 years old at the time. He earnestly took the "talents" challenge from our church: take a $20 bill from our church, invest it, and give the resulting money to the church. His grand idea was for us to sell homemade gobs to friends, family, and church members. Never without a goal, Eric wanted us to make 100 gobs to sell for $1 each. Fortunately for us, Virginia arrived from Miami in time to teach us about the wonders of parchment paper. With a flick of her wrist, she pulled out the parchment like a magician, and low and behold - there were 12 chocolate gobs on a cooling rack and an empty cookie sheet waiting to be dressed in parchment and adorned with raw gob dough. I can still see Virginia whipping up the vanilla cream for the center of the cookies, her stirring hand a blur of speed. And she whipped us up into a fast production line. Making 100 gobs really meant making 200 cookies to pair up with the cream in the middle. So I had plenty of time with Virginia to catch up on her Miami adventure and her plans for her return to Aspen. I would never have survived the cooking if it weren't for Virginia's talent and love for cooking, the real moral of this story. And it is a memory that both Eric and I cherish to this day. Virginia, thank you again! Barbara

Condolence From Kim Hanson

Mon, 24 Sep 2012 21:20:23 EDT

Oh Virginia! My wife, Deborah is your best friend. My daughters, Jade and Jude are like your very own and I am so thankful for having you in all of our lives. Thank you for being here for us, in so many ways and for helping us, as a family, look to a loving god, for all of eternity, for the strength, to live stronger, love filled lives. We are all truly blessed to have you in our hearts and in our souls..

Condolence From Julie K

Mon, 24 Sep 2012 12:02:22 EDT

I will miss Virginia - she was so sweet! I am glad I got a chance to know her! Will miss seeing her friendly face in the office and around town.

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