Margaret Suzanne Connelly

Margaret S. Connelly "Peggy" (81)\n \nPeacefully at home on Saturday, November 14, 2009. She is preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence W. "Sunshine" Connelly, Sr. She is survived by her daughters, Sharon Connelly and Karen Connelly and her son, Lawrence W. (Deanna) Connelly, Jr. She is also survived by two grandsons, Scott (Kristina) Middleton and John (Melody) Connelly; and seven great-grandchildren.\n \nMemorial contribtions may be made to Hospice of Charles COunty, Inc. Attn: Memorial Donations, P.O. Box 1703, LaPlata, MD 20646\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Dash\n\n\n\n\nI read of a man who stood to speak at the funeral \n\n\n\n\nof a friend. He referred to the dates on her \n\n\n\n\ntombstone. From the beginning… to the end.\n\n\n\n\nHe noted that first came the date of her birth and\n\n\n\n\nspoke of the following date with tears, but he\n\n\n\n\nsaid what mattered most of all was the dash \n\n\n\n\nbetween those years. For that dash represents \n\n\n\n\nall the time that she spent alive on earth…. And now\n\n\n\n\nonly those who loved her know what that little line\n\n\n\n\nis worth. For it matters not, how much we own.\n\n\n\n\nthe cars…the house… the cash. What matters is how\n\n\n\n\nwe live and love and how we spend our dash.So \n\n\n\n\nthink about this long and hard… are there things you\n\n\n\n\nwould like to change? For you never know how\n\n\n\n\nmuch time is left, (You could be at "dash midrange.")\n\n\n\n\nIf we could just slow down enough to consider what's\n\n\n\n\ntrue and real, and always try to understand the way \n\n\n\n\nother people feel. And be less quick to anger, \n\n\n\n\nand show appreciation more. And love the \n\n\n\n\npeople in our lives like we've never loved before. If\n\n\n\n\nwe treat each other with respect, and more often \n\n\n\n\nwear a smile… Remembering that this special dash \n\n\n\n\nmight only last a little while. So, when your eulogy's\n\n\n\n\nbeing read with your life's actions to rehash…\n\n\n\n\nWould you be proud of the things they\n\n\n\n\nsay about how you spent your dash.\n\n\n\n To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Margaret Suzanne Connelly please visit our Sympathy Store.