Angelia Gross

Angi’s smile and laugh could brighten a room. She was a kind and giving person. I will treasure the memories I have of our adventures in our younger years and the deeper conversations we have had as adults. Dustin and Jaxon I’m so terribly sorry; but know she truly loved you both so much.

Angelia, you will be greatly missed! I love you! I was so happy to reunite with you when you turned 15. I always told you I hated the fact I missed all those years. You would say you got me now. Now wasn't near long enough. Fly high my sweet niece. Dustin and Jason, I so sorry for your loss.

Angi and I have been friends for almost our entire lives. She was probably one of the most genuine and caring humans I have ever had the pleasure of knowing. I was lucky to add her to my "family" as the sister I never had. She had the gift of always being there for her friends, sometimes to wipe away your tears, sometimes to make you crack up laughing. She fought so much and I admired her for her strength. When her mother passed away in Texas, I went with her so she wasn't alone. What a trip that was. No one will ever compare to her beautiful soul. She will be remembered as a true and loving person. I am so sad that she has left her earthly shell, but I know that she has found peace. It's wonderful to know that she is back in her mother's arms.

Ang, you were the friend/family I never wanted. I don't remember meeting you, you were just always around. My first best friend, my first worst enemy, sometimes both in the same day! Both before I new what most of those words even meant. I never had a sister, but I always had you. Sometimes I envied your wild free spirit and sometimes I couldn't stand you. But what I wouldn't give to have you standing here making faces or even making fun of me, just to hear you laugh once more. So, many memories keep flooding back to me. Everything from eating cereal and watching Saturday morning cartoons as kids, to growing apart as teens, to our more recent chats about our children growing up and becoming adults. I can hardly get through a memory or the thought of never having another one of those chats again, I break down and cry nearly every time. Even knowing our time was probably limited does not ease the pain in any way or make it feel any less that you were stolen away from us far to soon. I love ya like the sister and friend I never wanted. You will be so greatly missed!