dear ginger, david, warren and doug, i left a message for all of you to express my sincere condolences, to let you know that i left you a memory on this site and to let you know that i would sincerely like to hear from any of you. i am not very good at these web site instructions, so i am not sure that my message went through. so much time has passed and so much has happened in our lives. regardless, all of you remain in my and my family's memories. it would be nice to catch up. please get in touch. i would love to hear from you. mary

Dear Ginger, David, Warren and Dougie:

It is with great sadness that I learn of your mother's death. I came across her obituary as I was doing a search on a similar last name. Although so many years have gone by, I still remember all of you and your mom and dad with great fondness. I think of you often. So many wonderful memories: Ginger, you and I were pretty inseparable and I still think of you as my best friend whenever the occassion to put that in as a password comes up!

All of you treated me and Po and Tommy (probably not Sookey, as she was in her own world most of the time) like family and we loved all of you. I have so many memories, too many to talk about here, but to mention just a couple, I remember you, Ginger, singing "Soldier Boy" on top of a picnic table in your backyard on Hillyer Street, when Dougie was in the Navy. I also remember David and Po being as inseparable as Ginger and I -- it was my first glimpse at the "secret guy code" behavior that men often share with each other when they are best pals -- and I remember having a wild crush on Warren!

The last time I saw any of you was in 1984 or 85, shortly after your father had passed away -- I visited the house in Manasquan and remember being welcomed just as warmly by all of you then as I had been for so many years before. I 'm sorry I missed you on that visit, Dave -- you were not there. But, I recall what a lovely family you had by then, Dougie; I met your kids and they made such an impression on me, because even though they were very young, they were extremely welcoming and kind; the apples don't fall far from the tree. And your mom, well, she was as entertaining, warm and wonderfully maternal towards me as she always had been. I know that all of you must miss her very much, as I certainly miss my parents. I am very sorry for your loss and I truly regret that I did not know about her passing before now.

So, let me not write a novel; I just wanted to acknowledge your mother's death, even though it is more than a year late, and to let all of you know that I keep you in my heart, even to this day.

Love,

Mary

We would like to send our deepest and sincere condolences to the entire Howlett Family. Virginia was a very special person who had a long life and was fortunate enough to be part of her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren's lives. She will be missed by all. Our prayers and thoughts are with all of you at this sad time, but she is in a much happier place with her husband Stanley.

On behalf of The Arcadian Chorale, I send sincerest condolences to our bass of many seasons, Warren, and to the entire Howlett family on the loss of your dear mother Virginia. May you celebrate her memory by living your lives fully each and every day.

To the family of Virginia Howlett, Our sincere condolences are sent to you. Virginia will certainly be missed. I can still hear you laughing at something silly I said when I was a young girl. I remember how wonderful your laundry would always smell and how beautifully she kept her house and yard...always. Virginia you worked so hard and you always were right beside her Stanley helping him on a new project. As a mother, you were a wonderful role model and happy all of the time. It is an honor to have known you and I wish there were more people in the world just like you. You will certainly be missed Mom Mom. All our love, Margie, Richard, Derek and Meredith Astles

We are keeping Virginia's family in our thoughts and prayers. It is hard to imagine your lives without her in them. We were honored to have met her when she visited Maine, and she was a lovely lady.