A Carriage of Beauty and Grace

Dear Jim, Children, and Granddaughter, It was an honor to have known Vaiva and you Jim, as her devoted partner, friend, and husband. Vaiva had such a wonderful passion for life and a committment to making life happy and better for others, not just her family. Vaiva's devotion to revive Lithuania was a wonderful lifetime project. The many lives she positively touched - just a numerous amount with repercussions for many years to come. It's like when a stone hits a still pond - the rings just keep on moving outward and outward into larger and larger circles to touch the shores. Someone like Vaiva comes once in a lifetime. Vaiva will remain in the hearts of so many, many people forever - mine for sure. Again, it was an honor to have known Vaiva...Vaiva will be remembered as a carriage of beauty and grace...... With deepest sincerity, Patricia B. Illingworth (Meiliunas) New Haven, CT p.b.illingworth@sbcglobal.net