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Kristine Hillary lit a candle
Sunday, January 3, 2021
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“Aunt” Joyce was the sweetest lady with the most joyous laugh. She was full of love and never failed to tell the people she cared about that she loved them. I will miss her so much. Love to the entire Cassidy and Albino family.
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Lucy Micco Polmann posted a symbolic gesture
Thursday, December 24, 2020
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My condolences to the Cassidy Family. Mrs Cassidy was an angel in life and now an angel in heaven. RIP <3
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Saturday, December 5, 2020
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Glenn posted a symbolic gesture
Friday, December 4, 2020
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There are precious few who make such a deep impression on our lives and Mrs. Cassidy (I never could bring myself to call her anything else even into adulthood) was one of those people for me. She welcomed me without hesitation into her home and family as if I just naturally belonged there one fateful day 40+ years ago when I first befriended her eldest son and my best friend, Jimmy.
I cannot remember a time she wasn’t there if I needed a sympathetic ear. She celebrated every success and comforted every loss without hesitation. Growing up she was the cool mom who would drive us everywhere and never complain (okay so maybe she would complain a little bit...hehehe).
The first time Mrs. Cassidy invited me to eat over she loved to tell how I had the nerve to ask what we were having first before accepting...in my defense I just wanted to make sure it was something I liked so as not to offend by not eating! Of course, as time would tell I never had the experience of a bad meal at her table.
She was very fond of telling us stories of her own youth growing up in Lyndhurst. She would regale us with stories of such things as going down to the “Hook” or hanging at Babs and Bunny’s or the Lyndhurst Pool. She also loved to tell us the slang they used back in the day. Such classics as “dig out” or “someone throw a piece of glass in that pneumonia hole” or my personal favorite, “if I said you have a nice body would you hold it against me?” I can still hear her infectious laughter every time she told us one of those and i laughed with her every time.
I think people remain with us not for the wisdom they impart but for the way they make us feel. Mrs. Cassidy always made me feel welcome and part of the family.
I can still hear her voice call out from the family room as I opened the side door of the house and came up the stairs. She would call out we are in here honey come on in.
So many memories were created in that room with her right in the center of them all. From watching movies to listening to music to sharing Wis Pride cheese she would have for us every year it was just a great place to grow up and it was her love and warmth that made it so.
Mrs. Cassidy threw legendary Christmas Eve parties and I was not so much invited as expected to show up. I brought various dates to Christmas Eve and everyone of them commented not just how great the food was (and it was) but how natural and warm it felt to be there. Of course they all wanted to come back next year and a select few were indeed lucky enough to do just that...they all said the same thing...Mrs. Cassidy is so welcoming and they would tell me how obvious it was she considered me family. I was so proud to be part of those moments. These feelings aren’t accidents they spring from the warmth of the host and Mrs. Cassidy was the source of this feeling because of who she was and her love of family.
I can remember cruising the GSP in the Chevy caprice classic in 1980 something with Mrs. Cassidy in the passenger seat and seeing her beautiful face turn and talk to us all in the backseat about what music we wanted to hear, although truth be told I really only remember Bob Segar and Fire Lake. To this day I see her face whenever I hear that song. Another memory I will carry with me.
Some of my most precious memories of Mrs. Cassidy were the many times we would hold court in the family room and just hang out and talk about life, love, family, politics and just about anything else. I loved talking to her and listening to her stories of growing up.
She shared her home and family freely and without hesitation. She never made you feel unwelcome or out of place despite what she may have been going through or experiencing herself.
I can only thank her for the love she showed all of us from the awkward pre-teen years when I first met her up to adulthood. She was so many things to us growing up. Most of all she was a comforting force when it was most needed or a joyous voice celebrating our successes.
I can only hope I have conveyed the profound place Mrs. Cassidy will forever hold in my heart and mind. I continue to share her stories with my own children and I embrace her openness with my own children’s friends when they visit our home. I do so because she taught me how important it is to do so and as a tribute to her. I doubt she knew just how much she impacted my life but that is the beauty of such things. Those selfless souls who extend themselves to others without a second thought are what makes the world a better place. Those lessons served me well in so many ways in life from being a teacher to being a parent...Mrs. Cassidy was there with me.
To Jimmy, Andrea and Erik I don’t have the words to express my sympathy. I can only offer sage advice offered to me many years ago. My brother told me the tears we shed are not for the one we lost (they are in peace and without pain) but for ourselves because we will miss them so.
Thank you Mrs. Cassidy for all the times you put us first, for all the laughs you provided, the hugs we needed, the wisdom we lacked, but most of all for the love we can never repay.
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Friday, December 4, 2020
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Jimmy, Erik and Andrea, I dont have the words to express my sympathy for your loss. She made an indelible impression on all she touched. Love you all
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Nick Wolff posted a condolence
Friday, December 4, 2020
Nanny,
Words cannot describe how special our bond was and how much I miss you. I will always cherish memories of late summer mornings as a kid, walking into the backyard and sitting with you after you had already been in our pool for a few hours. Nan was super smart and would always make us laugh when she would answer something most people wouldn’t know. We could talk about anything, you listened to anything and knew about everything. You always made me feel special and told me how much you loved me. There was no filter with us, we talked and laughed about any topic. I will carry our unique relationship with me forever and hope to make my own grandchildren feel as special as you made me feel. You were always on my side even when I did something wrong and defended me even when you shouldn’t have. I feel so protected with you as my guardian angel because I know you loved me with all your heart. Thank you so much for being such a beautiful and impactful part of my life. Love you with my whole heart!
Nick
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Chrissy Lamanna posted a condolence
Friday, December 4, 2020
I have been very fortunate and lucky to have known Joyce. From the first time I met her, I was probably 19, and John called her “mom” I knew he had a special relationship and bond with her and that he loved her like a “second mom”. From that moment I knew that I would love her too, and I did! She was always so happy to see us when we would all get together, she would give us big, warm hugs and she would always say such sweet things like “John you’re so handsome I just love you, he’s my other son.” She would also always tell us she loved us, and I knew she did! We would sit and catch up on everything from family, work, the kids, anything and everything! She was just happy and content being around all of us. At bbq’s at my house she would always say “this is so lovely” and she meant it. She was happy to just sit on the deck outside sipping a pina colada, laughing at all the funny stories we would all share.
She loved her family with all her heart, you can tell by just looking at her when she would talk about them or when she was just in their presence, she would light up. I will miss her terribly but I know she’s in a better place and one day I will hear her infectious laugh again.
Rest In Peace sweet “Joycee”
All our love the Lamanna’s xoxoxo
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Natalie posted a condolence
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
My Beautiful Nanny,
I’ve been the luckiest granddaughter to share 23 beautiful years with you. It’s difficult and almost impossible to grasp that somehow, a lifetime lies ahead of me without hearing your sweet voice or being able to wrap my arms around you again.
Thank you for being the most amazing grandmother a granddaughter could ever ask for. I absolutely adore you and I will hold our memories, our laughs, and our sweet, special moments spent together close to my heart forever and ever. I know I have just gained the most beautiful Guardian Angel, and I have no doubt you’ll be alongside me always.
I’m so lucky to have shared a beautiful, what has now become, last moment with you and have replayed it one hundred times over in my head already – I know I’ll be replaying it a billion times more.
I miss you so, so much already Nanny. I love you with all of my heart.
Natalie
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Charlie Wolff posted a condolence
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
My Mother-In-Law (Mom)
In life, if you are extremely lucky you meet a person who is your soulmate. I am one of the lucky few. Selecting a life long partner is a choice you make, but along with that choice comes a mother-in-law. Ultimately, it is left to the outcome of chance as to whether you get a good one or a not so good one...I could not have handpicked a better mother-in-law who I grew to love and cherish as if she was my own mother.
“Mom” is (I refuse to use the word was) caring, compassionate, and the salt of the earth. She is such an intelligent woman. Well versed in an assortment of facts, important dates, and details about all things. She loves her children and grandchildren with a heartfelt and powerful intensity. So much so, that she can’t bear to hear or learn of anything that may cause harm to them.
As a young child she experienced the deep and profound loss of her father who was killed while serving in the line of duty as a Lyndhurst police officer. That loss left a deep emotional scar that makes me want to wrap my arms around her everytime I see her.
Mom loves looking out at the New York City skyline and the ocean. In years past we would take her down the shore with us for a day or she would visit us while we were on vacation in Wildwood Crest. As she sat in her beach chair looking out at the ocean you could see a calm and peacefulness envelop her. It was like the ocean itself was wrapping her safely in it's arms.
Mom loves “old time” politics, not the politics of today. She loves swimming in our pool, sitting in our yard with a cool breeze (or fan on her), driving around in her car to nowhere in particular, watching her news shows, and a good movie. She enjoys good food and something sweet now and again ; )
Although she is deeply loved by all of us, she deserves so much more than life has given her.
Mom - Thank you for loving your children, grandchildren, and me as much as you do. Just like a man doesn’t get to select his mother-in law, you didn’t get to select me. I hope and pray you are happy with the son-in-law card you were dealt.
Love always and forever - Your SON-in-law
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Gloria Agresti Posted Dec 2, 2020 at 1:33 PM
Dear Sweet Cousin Joyce. Words cannot express just how much you mean to me. I will always CHERISH the many conversations that we shared. We were each other’s lifelines as to what was going on in our family. I have ALWAYS LOVED YOU SO VERY MUCH, and I ALWAYS WILL. Although my heart is broken right now, there is no doubt in my mind that we ALL will be together again. Until we meet again, my dear cousin, you will remain in my heart and my prayers. With sincere love and sympathy, Cousin Gloria
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