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MOST REVEREND ARCH BISHOP CARDINAL JEROME LISTEKI

OTETS THE MANY DAYS AND NIGHT YOU LENT ME YOUR 
DIVINE EAR THROUGH PRAYER DURING HARDSHIP TIMES 
AND ILLNESS RAISING MY GRANDDAUGHTER KEEPING HER 
SAFE IN CATHOLIC SCHOOLS IN WISCONSIN OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL ST THERESA HOLY ROSARY SINGING IN THE CHIOR 
ALL THOSE YEARS GOOD STEWARDSHIP VOLUNTEERING 
MOST OF ALL THE BEING PRESENT WRITING LETTERS TO YOU 
AND THE  ARCH DIOCESE OF WISCONSIN WHEN SO MANY 
TEACHERS AND STAFF WERE LOSING THIER JOBS BECAUSE OF  SHORTAGE DUE TO SHUT DOWNS WHAT A BLESSING WE STOOD STRONG HAND IN HAND FIGHTING FOR THE IMPORTANCE 
OF SAVING OUR CATHOLIC SCHOOLS I WILL NEVER FORGET 
MY FIVE YEAR OLD GRANDDAUGHTER OUR LADY PLAYING 
THE VIOLIN FOR THE CARDINALS I STILL HAVE THE RED 
SISSORS FROM POLAND YOU AND SHE CUT THE RIBBON 
FOR THE GRAND OPENING COMBINDING FIVE CATHOLIC 
SCHOOLS INTO ONE ALL SAINTS WHAT A TREASURE 
THAT WAS I HAVEN'T WROTE IN A WHILE FATHER DUE 
TO HEALTH ISSUES LIFE CRISISES MY PERSONAL PILGRAMAGE 
I TRULY ADORE ALL YOU'VE DONE I ALSO ADORE FATHER DOMINIC ROSCELLI AS WELL I HERE HE'S DOING GREAT THINGS WITH 
THE HOLE IN THE WALL AND HIS MOMS FAMOUS SPAGETTI 
SAUCE I DO MISS THE ITALIAN AMERICAN CLUB AND HELPING 
OUT IN THE GARDEN WITH HIS FAMOUS DUCK DOO AMAZING 
HOW THE CARDINALS GATHER UPON THE FOUNTAINS  SO MANY PARRISHIONERS HAVE PASSED ON WELL AFTER MY SEVERE 
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SITUATION IDENTITY FRAUD RESULTING 
IN MY ENTIRE FAMILY OF DECEASED LOVED ONES BEING UNEARTHED IN BUR OAKS CEMETERY ON CICERO IN CHICAGO APART OF AN ORGANIZED CRIME CRIMINAL GROUP SEARCHING FOR NEW 
IDENTITY OF DECEASED LOVED ONES TO IMPERSONATE WITHIN 
MY FAMILY FINALLY MY FALLING DOWN THE STAIRS FRACTURING 
MY HIP MY CHURCH FAMILY GATHERED TAKING MY GRANDDAUGHTER TO SCHOOL DRIVING ME TO DOCTORS THERAPISTS PHARMACIES UNTIL MY SON THE ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEER ARRIVED TO 
TAKE ME BACK HOME TO FLORIDA WITH MY FAMILY SO MANY BLESSINGS YES I'M STILL WRITING POETRY I'LL NEVER FORGET 
FATHER DONALD GIBBS I GAVE HIM ONE OF MY POEMS BALANCE 
AND A COPY OF MY GRAND FATHER PHOTO CHRISTMAS MASS 1944 SERVIING IN ROME SAINT SEBASTIAN CHURCH PROTECTING THE FURTURE POPE JOHN XX11 HE'D TAKEN IT TO THE ABBY WITH 
HIM IN WEST BEND ST BENEDICT QUITE FITTING SINCE I LIVED IN MUNICH MEETING WITH POPE BENEDICT WHEN HE WAS ARCH 
BISHOP RATZENGER CHAPLINS OFFICES FRAUENKIRCHE OUR 
LADY OF MUNICH HOME OF MONKS MARIENPLATZ MARY TOWN SADDEN BY THE PASSING OF MOST REVEREND ARCH BISHOP CARDINAL FRANCIS GEORGE WHAT A GREAT MAN HE 
CONSOLED ME ON MANY OCCASIONS PRAYING FOR MY 
FAMILY THE LOSS AT BUR OAKS CEMETERY HE WAS A GREAT 
MAN I SHARED MY APPRIRATION OF THE VIRGIN MARY IN 
THE WOODS WHEN MY CHILDREN WERE LOST IN AN INFESTED ALLIGATOR ANCIENT BURIAL GROUND SHE APPEARED LEADING 
US OUT OF THE WOODS TO SAFETY THROUGH A TRAIL OF YELLOW FLOWERS DEEP WITHIN THE HILLSBOROUGH RIVER IN TAMPA OH FATHER GOD HAS TRULY BLESSED ME AND OF COURSE OUR 
LADY DID EXCELLENT IN STEM SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY 
ENGINEERING AND MATH AND EXCELLED IN AEROSPACE 
ACADEMY IN CENTRAL FLORIDA  HONOR SOCIECTY DRONE PILOT HONOR ROLL SINCE KINDERGARTEN GRADUATING TOP OF HER HIGHSCHOOL HONOR SOCIETY ALL THOSE WALKS TO AND FROM SCHOOL RIDING THE BUS VOLUNTEERING PTA ASSOCIATION ORGANIZATION OVER 100 THOUSAND COMMUNITY SERVICE 
HOURS I PUT IN WELL WORTH IT SINGING IN THE CHIOR VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL FOOD BANKS SPECIAL OLYMPICS MILITARY 
ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART I FEEL SO BLESSED FATHER 
MY ENTIRE LIFE SPENT GIVING CARING FOR OTHERS IN COMPLETE STEWARDSHIP SETTLING IN WITH MY NEW CHURCH FAMILY ST PATRICK'S CHURCH OF TAMPA I TRULY THANK YOU OTETS 
HOWEVER POETRY IS INDEED STILL MY PASSION ALTHOUGH 
I TRY NOT TO WRITE ON PAPER ANYMORE AT HOME PLACING 
PAGES ON MY NIGHTSTAND DUE TO BREAK INS HOME 
INVASIONS AND IDENTITY FRUAD AGAINST ME IM BLESSED 
I FOUND A SAFE PLACE TO WRITE THIS WAY PREVENTING 
MORE EXTREME BREAK INS INSIDE MY HOME TO RIP PAGES SEARCHING FOR MY AMERICAN POETRY MANY BLESSINGS 
FATHER MANY BLESSINGS MAY PEACE ALWAYS BE WITH 
YOUR SPIRIT AS  ALWAYS MY PRAYERS ARE WITH ALL OUR 
BISHOPS AND PRIEST BLESS YOU OTETS 

YOLANDA

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