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I arrived back on Friday at 2:30 in the morning - in time for our tenth wedding anniversary.

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Sarah Anne Elizabeth Whelan Pappas

God saw she was getting tired
And a cure was not to be
So He put His arms around her
And whispered “Come with me”
With tearful eyes
we watched her suffer
And saw her fade away
Although we loved her dearly
We could not make her stay
A golden heart stopped beating
Laying loving hands to rest
God broke our hearts to prove to us . . .
He only takes the best

Sarah was born 17 February 1938 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, a daughter of James Joseph Whelan and Sarah Crowley. Her mother died in 1946 when Sarah was eight years old. She was raised and educated in Brooklyn, New York. She married John Pappas on 05 Jun 1955. They lived in Brooklyn until 1961, when they moved to Astoria. They raised four children. John passed away from leukemia on 25 July 1978, leaving Sally with their young family. She worked at Morgan Guarantee Trust for several years. She had also worked at Mater Christi Diocesan High School, which later became Saint John’s Preparatory. Mom loved to shop, which earned her the nickname of “Sally Alexander”. She enjoyed her friends, Irish music, dining out, animals and traveling.

In 1995 she was diagnosed with interstitial lung disease. She was no longer able to work, or drive. But it didn’t keep her from shopping when she discovered QVC. She also managed to keep in touch with family and friends, spending the wee hours of the morning on the computer.

Our Mom died at 3:30 P.M. on Thursday, 21 April 2005, at Cornell Medical Center, NY, NY.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband John; her brothers: James, John and Martin; sisters: Veronica, Mary and Patricia.

She is survived by her daughter Karen and husband, Allan Hergenrider of Montana; son Thomas and wife Wendy of Howard Beach; son Steven of Astoria; son John and wife Karen of Indiana; brother Gerard and wife Barbara of Florida; brother Kevin and wife Henrietta of Connecticut; and numerous nephews and nieces.