Goodbye

I was reading the paper while waiting to get my hair cut yesterday, listening with one ear to the usual banter between the barbers and customers, sports talk, women, sports, women and sports and women for the most part, when I turned the page to the obituaries. My eyes were drawn to the center of the page where a picture of a beautiful familiar looking face looked back at me.

She would call now and then when she needed us. Her doctors were at Miriam, there was no way she could get herself there, not in her condition. As weak as she was she always made us smile, flirting with the younger guys, making light of her situation as we helped her into the rescue. Sometimes she could walk, when she couldn’t we were happy to carry her. There was a lightness to her being, one that transcends this existance and will carry her into the next, where I know she will find peace.

Goodbye, LaRessa Jean, it was a pleasure to know you.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
SEASTRUNK, LaRESSA JEAN
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SEASTRUNK, LaRESSA JEAN, 30, of Locust St., succumbed to breast cancer on Saturday at Hospice Care of RI.

Born in Providence, daughter of LaJune (Belcher) Banjo-Gadson and Clinton and Maria (Green) Seastrunk. LaRessa worked for the American Cancer Society, Boston, MA.

Besides her parents, she is survived by son, Jon Alston Jr., brothers, Clinton Seastrunk, Jr. and LaMarr Trisvan, and sisters, LaShon Beamon and LaChell Trisvan.

Funeral 11am Saturday at Holy Cross Church of God In Christ United, 1014 Broad St., Providence. Viewing 7-9pm Friday in Bright Funeral Home, 290 Public St., Providence. In lieu of flowers send donations to Jon Alston Jr. Bank of America Act: 226002504647.
Published in The Providence Journal on 10/16/2009
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6 Responses to “Goodbye”

1.
Joseph Schmoe says:
October 17th, 2009 at 1:23 pm edit

All that suffering and yet she still managed to make you smile. Isn’t it amazing how sometimes your customers can touch you?

Thanks for sharing this.
2.
Derek Elwell says:
October 17th, 2009 at 6:07 pm edit

30 years old. I’m speechless. :(
3.
Gia says:
October 19th, 2009 at 12:40 am edit

Looks like she left a lot of love behind. Thoughts and prayers for the family and those that she touched.
4.
Jean says:
October 19th, 2009 at 1:21 pm edit

That beautiful smile should have had much more time to bless many more lives.
My sincere condolences.
5.
Susie Hemingway Moursi says:
October 19th, 2009 at 1:49 pm edit

Too sad, such a pretty lady, life is not very fair sometimes. We must find the cure soon. WE MUST!
6.
3SS says:
October 22nd, 2009 at 2:15 pm edit

Thank you for sharing this – I will add her name to my list of people I’m walking to honor in the Komen for the Cure Breast Cancer 3-Day…