| Location | Watertown |
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| Date of Birth | 6/2006 |
| Date of Death | 6/2006 |
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I came across this and it touched my heart.I thought this little angel deserved a memorial
site.Please light a candle for this child.I didn't know her but God put her on my heart for a
reason.God Bless and here is the story.xoxox
WATERTOWN — On a crisp, sunny morning in September a child was laid to rest in a small white
casket surrounded by pink flowers in a donated plot at St. Patrick Cemetery in Watertown. After
Father Rodney Copp, pastor at St. Charles Borromeo Parish in Waltham said the blessing, the 18
mourners in attendance joined him in praying the Lord’s Prayer.
Kevin Mojave touches the casket of baby Frances Hope following a burial service at St. Patrick
Cemetery in Watertown Sept. 1. Mojave is the custodian who discovered the stillborn baby's body
abandoned in a Brighton High School Bathroom in June. Pilot photo/ Gregory L. Tracy
But no family attended the Sept. 1 service for Frances Hope who was stillborn and abandoned by her
mother in a Brighton High School bathroom.
“We come here this morning because we believe that all life is precious. We believe that all life
belongs to God,” Father Copp said. “Her life, like our own, is part of God’s plan.”
Father Copp encouraged those gathered to pray for the child’s parents, saying, “We can only
imagine the terror and fear that would enable anyone to do what was done with this child.”
Kevin Mojave, the custodian who found the pre-term child on June 1, spoke at her funeral and
released pink and white balloons in her memory.
“I’m glad she’s at rest, and that she can go to heaven, play around and be a kid,” he said.
Mojave named the baby “Frances” after his late mother.
The name “Hope” was given after the Children of Hope Foundation in New York. The organization is
dedicated to preventing the abandonment of newborns and providing burial for those that are
abandoned and die. The children are all given the last name “Hope.”
Mojave called finding Frances Hope in a toilet of the women’s bathroom “traumatic” and said he
spent the last three months trying to comprehend what happened.
“This doesn’t have to happen,” he said, his voice wavering. “No matter how bad things are,
there’s help for everything.”
Mojave said he takes comfort in the fact that Frances was cared for and loved by those who made her
burial possible.
Only days before the burial the Catholic Cemetery Association of the Archdiocese of Boston was
contacted by Michael Morrisey, head of Baby Safe Haven New England, who had taken custody of Frances
Hope and was seeking a proper burial place for her. The association identified and donated an
available plot at St. Patrick Cemetery and coordinated arrangements with MacDonald, Rockwell &
MacDonald Funeral Service in Watertown, who also donated their services.
Robert Visconti and Ken Robertson of the cemetery association attended the service. Visconti, the
director of Catholic Cemeteries, said they attended to be sure that more than a handful of mourners
were on hand to witness the child’s burial.
“From the Catholic Cemetery’s standpoint, we were there to make sure that the child’s grave
was blessed and to say a prayer,” he said. “This was really about the child.”
The association also offered to provide a grave marker free of charge. But teachers at Brighton High
School had already begun donating money that will pay for the marker, which will read, “Frances
Hope. June 1, 2006.”
Morrisey, who championed the Baby Safe Haven Law in Massachusetts, said that he and his wife, Jean,
want to let mothers know they have options when they cannot care for their newborns.
“We’re fighting to keep abandonments from happening,” he said.
Mojave added that he wished the mother of the child, who has never been identified, had known more
about the Safe Haven Law in Massachusetts. The law, which became effective on Oct. 29, 2004, allows
parents to legally surrender newborn infants seven days old or younger at a hospital, police station
or manned fire station without facing criminal prosecution. The Department of Social Services then
takes custody.
All but four states have safe haven laws allowing mothers to relinquish custody of their babies at a
designated public place up to anywhere from 72 hours to 90 days after birth.
Morrisey said that since the law was passed in 2004, only one newborn has been abandoned. In the
four years before that, 13 babies were abandoned and six died.
The Morriseys now run the non-profit group Baby Safe Haven New England. They have also arranged two
funerals for abandoned children, one for Francis Hope and another for Rebecca Mary five years ago.
Barbara Bucelewicz, a friend of Mojave, brought her four grandchildren to the funeral.
“I thought it would be very good for the kids to come here,” she said. “The baby deserved a
proper burial.”
Bucelewicz said she has explained the Baby Safe Haven Law to her grandchildren. She hopes that
someday if they know a peer who has an unwanted child, they will assist her in seeking help, she
said.
What kind of place would heaven be with all its streets of gold, if all the souls, that dwell up there like yours and mine, were old? How strange would heaven’s music sound when harps begin to ring, if children were not gathered ‘round to help the angels sing. The children that God sends to us are only just a loan, He knows we need their sunshine to make the house a home. We need the inspiration of a baby’s blessed smile. He doesn’t say they’ve come to stay, just lends them for a while. Sometimes it takes them years to do the work for which they come. Sometimes in just a month or two our Father calls them home. I like to think some souls up there bear not one sinful scar. I love to think of heaven as a place where children are.
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SWEET DREAMS IN HEAVEN
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It's night time again...
Beautiful Angel above
So tonight I will send you lots of love
Cuddle up warm..
On this November night
We all love and miss you..
With all of our might
You sleep on the clouds..
All fluffy and white
I bet you look..
Such a beautiful sight
Just snuggle up..
All cosy with God above
And watch me light..
Your candle with love
copyright� Jackie Thomas 09/11/09.
Lay down my child
Close your eyes one more time
Let the night take you softly into sleep
Sure as the moon shining on your sweet face
Be rest assured you will be safe
In this place
The sweetest gift
God has given me
Graced with the tiniest beauty
These eyes have seen
Soft as the song of a winter wind
Sheltered by love
A love that will never end
Life so often a mystery
And each of us seeking a clue
To an answer I never thought I’d find
When I lost you
But in your time with me
Somehow you taught me to see
Just as in life
Even in death
You always will be here with me
So lay down my child
Close your eyes one more time
Let the night take you softly into sleep
And on to your maker you will fly
Low as the angels sing you a lullaby
GOD BLESS YOU ANGEL ** ~~ ** ~~ **
♥ I am the wind in your hair, with you everywhere
I am the stars in the sky and the sun up high ♥
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♥ I am the waves in the ocean, with your every emotion
I am the snow on the ground, I am all around ♥
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♥ I am the flowers in the meadow, wherever you go
I am the moon at night, please know I'm alright ♥
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♥ I am the bird's sweet song, I am not gone
I am the blossom on a tree, you'll never forget me ♥
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♥ I am the rain on your face, a rainbow's embrace
I am the leaves on the ground, I'll always be around ♥
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♥ I am the fluffy white clouds, innocent and pure
Look all around you, you'll feel me I'm sure ♥
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♥ I am that warm loving feeling, deep in your heart
My memories live on, we'll never be apart ♥
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♥ I am all around you, in all that you see, hear and do
Just reach right out now, I am always here with you ♥
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Angels*♥ღ*♥ღ *♥ღ*♥ღ♥ღ*♥ღ*♥ღ*♥ღ
I looked out of the window
About twelve o'clock last night
And saw two shooting stars
Up in the sky
And as I stood and watched them
Right before my eyes
They opened up Heavens gates
Where angels stood inside
Then I saw you standing next to them
And you where wearing wings
And right above your head I saw
A Stunning golden ring
That sparkled in the distance
Then shone right down on me
Now every time I close my eyes
Your face is all I see
An angel up in heavens
Beyond the skies above
Watching over all of us
Filling our hearts with love
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Author unknown.
SWEET DREAMS IN HEAVEN LITTLE ANGEL
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DANCING IN HEAVEN.
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The angels are dancing
In the starlight tonight
Lighting the stars
With candles so bright.
Smiling as they dance
Through the heaven above
Caressing the star tip
With satin laced gloves.
The stars twinkle brightly
To let the angels know
No matter where they dance
The starlight will glow.
Waltzing in time to
The harps lovely tune
Winking to the smile
On the face of the moon.
Open your eyes
Stare at the heaven above
Imagine the angels
Dancing with love.
If you look even closer
I am sure you will see
Grandma and grandpa
Angels swaying so free.
Angels so radiant
They light up the sky
Dancing to the choir singing
The sweet by & by.
Angels sway softly
In robes spun out of gold
Spreading star dust
As they dance on their toes.
Slippers of silk on their
Little feet as they leap
Dancing on the star tips
Looking so sweet.
Next time you look
At the stars twinkling so bright,
Imagine the angels
Dancing in the moonlight.
GOD BLESS YOU FRANCES,MAY YOU ALWAYS BE DANCING IN HEAVEN.xxx
Author unknown.
Precious Child
by Karen Taylor Good
In my dreams, you are alive and well
Precious child, precious child
In my mind, I see you clear as a bell
Precious child, precious child
In my soul, there is a hole
That can never be filled
But in my heart, there is hope
'Cause you are with me still
In my heart, you live on
Always there never gone
Precious child, you left too soon
Tho' it may be true that we're apart
You will live forever... in my heart
In my plans, I was the first to leave
Precious child, precious child
But in this world, I was left here to grieve
Precious child, my precious child
In my soul, there is a hole
That can never be filled
But in my heart there is hope
And you are with me still
In my heart you live on
Always there, never gone
Precious child, you left too soon,
Tho' it may be true that we're apart
You will live forever... in my heart
God knows I want to hold you,
See you, touch you
And maybe there's a heaven
And someday I will again
Please know you are not forgotten until then
In my heart you live on
Always there never gone
Precious child, you left too soon
Tho' it may be true that we're apart
You will live forever... in my heart
Kisses to Heaven~
Today I sent a kiss to Heaven
I'm encouraging all of you to try
For if I have shared this with you
You have had a child die.
This kiss came from deep inside
And I know that it truly was received
Right after I had sent my kiss
A calming breeze surrounded me.
Not only that, a wind chime rang
From where I do not know
But I felt my children smile at me
And say they love me so.
Take a kiss within your hands
And look up to the sky
Release that kiss with loving care
Now please try not to cry.
Once your kiss is off to them
To Heaven's gate above
Just look for any single sign
Of your child's precious love.
~Unknown Author~
xxxLove always Linda
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love allways debbie xx
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