My Cousin ADE

My mother introduced me to this beautiful lady.  She loved to laugh, she loved to tell jokes.  From the time my mother arrive by cousin, all they do is laugh.  I love how you loved, cousin Ade.  You for sure brightened our life.  I love how you included me.  I still remember all your encouraging words, when I got pregnant with my first son.  Definitely a Nurse professionally, but your soul was a nurse.  I loved to see the relationship you had with your daughter, Donna.  Especially since I was a mommy’s girl😊

But when my mother got sick she didn’t want visitors.  She refused everyone except you.  When I asked her if cousins can come, her whole face lighted up.  YES, was her response.  You and Donna made it to Atlanta so fast.  My mother smiled and laughed again.  I love you cousin, I love you even more for loving my mommy.  For making life exciting and making my mother laugh.

Roses are red, violets are blue

I appreciate having you

Thank you for loving my mother, thank you for loving me.  May you rest peacefully!  I know you and my mommy laughing in heaven, such a contagious laughter….

May God comfort your family and friends that you made such a difference in their lives….

P.S.  I still remember how to make coconut oil❤️

#teacher #nurse #mycousin

• your Jenny

Ade was a lovely lady. she is the first nurse that came to my rescue in the hospital when I was sick. She will be missed.

I first met Adeline at Elmhurst City Hospital in 1984. She was my charge nurse on the evening shift. This lady had a heart of gold and her compassion for our patients was felt everyday . Her God given gift was to care for all as if we were her own.She knew how to organize and prioritize care. No challenge was to hard for her. I always looked up to her for guidance not only for her nursing skills but also as a second mom. We were not only colleagues but were friends. Often she would invite me to her home were I met her daughter and family members and she could cook! She made sure we all had enough to eat and she would not waste anything at work or at home I’m sure. Adeline will be truly missed by all . Cherishing the memories.

Psalms 116:15.. Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints

Ms. Lecointe was an extraordinary woman, a shining example of love and kindness. I will always treasure the memories of our visits to her home in Queens, where I felt so welcomed and cared for. Her breakfast spread, complete with little sausages, eggs, and onions, was a highlight of my trips. Donna, her only child, was the apple of her eye, and it was clear that she had instilled in her a sense of love and generosity that knew no bounds. I have no doubt that Ms. Lecointe has been welcomed into the arms of our heavenly Father, where she will continue to radiate love and kindness for all eternity. She will never be forgotten. With Love, ~ Dana McKie (Parker)

You will be truly missed. I remember as a young child every Christmas Eve was the best day out of the entire year. As we returned from church, there was a stove filled with food & many bottles or ginger beer and sorrel. These are the best memories of Christmas I have. So many, have learned so much from your caring & loving heart. Your patient ways of always teaching, cooking, cleaning, and washing clothes. Not to mention, changing a newborns pamper, proper feeding techniques & schedules. Your heart was truly made of GOLD. I also remember when Brighton was born I didn’t feel he was completely medically cleared (although he had several pediatric visits already) until you came & gave the approval of Nurse Adeline that he was all good and in perfect health. Thank you for all the love and guidance you gave. I truly miss you. With all my heart. 

From - Vetti! 

While vacationing in St. Croix in 2006 with Donna and Mom, Donna and I decided to go by the casino for a short period.  We asked  mom did she want to go.  At first she said no, she was not going and she was going to stay in.  Then after about five minutes, she comes back and states she was going and we could not be long in the casino.  We said ok, we didn’t plan on being there long because we really don’t gamble. It was just something for us to do that evening. Let me tell you…this is when it started! LOL… Mom changed her clothes about three times.  She had to look very, very nice and had to wear a hat to match.  Finally!!!!! She is ready to go.  We head out to the casino and when we arrived, we took some pictures outside to capture the moment.  We head inside and Donna and myself sat at a slot machine.  After about a half hour, we were ready to go.  But noooooo…. The beautifully dressed don’t be too long in the casino lady was over there pulling the slots and having a good time.  This is when gambling Molly emerged. She was not ready to go!! So… we walked around observing all the activities going on there and every so often, found gambling Molly in the casino having fun.  After about 2 hours, she was ready to go.  Gambling Molly did her thang and came out a few dollars ahead too.  From this point on…mom's name was no longer mom Adeline, she was affectionately called Gambling Molly.  She loved her new name.

Two spins on the slot machine for Gambling Molly!!  I will always love you and a day.

Warmly ~ Your Daughter Stacey

First off I want to say that my memory absolutely sucks these days because of life, but even with some lapse in memory I have a few core ones that my auntie Adeline has played significant roles in. 

Auntie Adeline always felt like an additional grandmother. I always knew that she was my aunt but the connection that I felt to auntie Adeline was one that a granddaughter would feel to her grandmother. Auntie Adeline and my grandmother were two people that I could always expect a birthday card from (with a little happy birthday check attached) and I always looked forward to it, the money more than the actual card if I’m being completely honest. But nonetheless whether I thought about it or even remembered I would always get a card from them.

As you all know and call her, Donna is my godmom, so it’s nenny to me. Which  is Auntie Adeline’s daughter and with me being Donna’s goddaughter I would spend summers or even a semester with my auntie and nenny & boy was it a time. 

Having hindsight is such a bittersweet thing because you now know better, which allows you to appreciate more, but be saddened by how you may not have appreciated the value, presence and experience in its current moment. Growing up auntie would take me to church, the grocery store, walks and I’m sure so many other places and I can promise you that everywhere she took me no matter what was going on she would do a few things, one of which was ask me to repeat myself, smile, and crack a chuckle that I can hear today & that was simply my auntie. My auntie was so encouraging for the slightest, minuscule things but would make someone feel good enough to conquer the biggest of obstacles and I am so thankful. 

Adeline LeCointe was one of the kindest, patient, loving elders that I have had the opportunity to experience and I am so thankful to have had someone be an example of what love truly is & what it looks like.

From - Asia

Ms. Ade aka “Mom”

Your love and affection will definitely be missed by all.  I especially will miss you dearly.  You always treated me as if I was your own.  From the days I would stop by after completing my military duty weekends to the days I would come and hang out with you and Donna.  I will miss our discussions over one of your many delicious meals.  I will take comfort in knowing that you are resting in paradise now watching over your devoted daughter Donna.  Until we meet again, know that you are truly loved by all especially By Me.  💕 💕 💕

Submitted Lovingly,

Rita McCaskill

"My Thing” with Mama Ade & Remembrance of Loving Her

Love Sonya your otha daughter from da Bronx

(as I always signed off with her)

I am so grateful that I had the opportunity to meet Mama Ade’s baby girl, “Donna Mae” (as I affectionately call her) beginning my freshman year at good ole’ Lincoln University because after 4 years of hanging with, and loving her daughter as a sister, I eventually came to become one of her other daughters throughout the years following. 

Ms. Ade was one of those moms who was just soooo cool. She was easy to talk to and she listened to us gossip all our twenty-something talk and chatter, but she didn’t judge us; she actually was amused by us.  She had patient ears as we vented about bad boyfriends and frustrated dating or about being jaded with jobs.  But she had great advice that was calming or just questions to help us think about things.  She was also the background “Amen” corner during many of the millions of day and night phone calls I used to have with Donna before our careers became so demanding.

As the years passed, and work and life got busier, I couldn’t see Donna and Ms. Ade as frequently as my heart wished, but Ms. Ade and I established a birthday ritual that we continued each year throughout the years.  I am sure I’m not the only one, but our ritual was to call and sing to one another or to each other’s voicemail.  It was always special to me to leave those special messages for her.  Sometimes I sang melodically; sometimes it was exaggerated dog-howl singing for fun. We would almost always follow with phone calls later in the day or evening to just chuckle and chat.  If we couldn’t get the songs in, I would leave cute text messages with funny meme pics.  I don’t think Mama Ade bothered with emojis and memes, but I valued that as “our thing” and it meant the world to me.  I will miss those moments, and I knew there was a reason I never returned my old cell phones whenever I upgraded them.  I am sure if I charge those old phones up, I will still have Mama Ade’s and Donna’s voices in those phones so I can hang onto those special times - when we exchanged “”our thing” with one another – to cherish forever.

Ms. Ade is a beautiful woman, mother, sister, auntie, Godmother and friend who has become an eternal, loving angel who will remain with us forever.  I will always love her.  I will always cherish her beauty and gentle soul, and I will never, ever forget her love and her life lived.

Love Your other daughter from da Bronx, Sonya Wingate-Simmons

The bible teaches us that, “being a virtuous woman is about letting GOD show Himself through how you interact with your family; take care of your house, your mindset toward the poor, and in helping your community prosper. And instead of attributing your success to your own efforts, you give glory to GOD and praise to Jesus for His sacrifice.”

The qualities of a virtuous woman according to the Bible are as follows:

• She is trustworthy…

• She is wise…

• She is a hard worker…

• She is a good manager…

• She is a positive influence…

• She cares about health…

• She is faithful to GOD…

• She is a loving mother…

“Momma A” embodied all these qualities and more. I will forever be grateful to GOD for bringing Donna into my life because from our sisterhood I was blessed to meet one of the sweetest people in this world. Over the years, I have learned so much about Momma A’s strength, resilience, and independence to achieve all her goals and be of assistance to others. She exemplified the true meaning of unconditional love as she was always kind, sweet, generous and welcoming to all. I have always admired her ability to move quietly and gracefully through this life with a smile, never complaining about the troubles that it could bring. She was the true definition of a virtuous woman and will forever be in our hearts!

On the wings of angels, rest in Paradise.

Love,

Cassandra