If you’ve been reading Vicki’s blog you know that she was ill with pancreatic cancer. I’m sad to tell you that she passed away in the early morning of Saturday, October 28, 2023.
She spent her last week at UPMC’s Canterbury Place hospice facility where she received excellent, compassionate care. She received visits from her family members to say their good-byes and I was able to stay with her in her room for that week. I was holding her hand as she slipped away.
During this past year, she had her moments as anyone would, but she never felt sorry for herself and her only concern was the our son Anthony and I would be OK without her. With time, we’ll be OK but things will never be the same without her.
We’ve been together and in love since 1977. She is truly the best person I’ve ever known. Everybody loved Vicki.
Life is unpredictable and often much too short. Make sure the people that you love know how you feel. Make every one of your days on this planet count.
The picture above was taken at the Portland Oregon Saturday Market in 1979. Vicki was 24. I’ve been going through our photographs and this is one of my favorites. It captures perfectly the spirit of the girl that I loved. We both have many years between the day this picture was taken and today, but when I looked at her, this was the girl that I saw.
In the coming weeks, I’ll continue to post to her blog and tell you more about this wonderful girl.
Mike
The Stillroom 
What a great photo! That’s the way I remember her too.
Mike, Vicki was such an interesting woman, and I enjoyed the shared business ideas we had while I had the cafe in Saxonburg. My condolences as you journey through this part of life, as well as to Anthony.
Laura Kacy