Ms. Ferguson will be dearly missed by all of us at The Fountainview Center. She was such a sweet lady, and gentle spirit. She could fill the room with her laughter. We send our deepest condolences to her daughter and family. Peace and comfort to you all.
Thank you Fountainview staff for loving my mom when I couldn’t be with her. Thank you for all the hugs and support you gave her. I only have inadequate words to express my greatest gratitude
Thank you mom for allowing me to forgive you. Thank you for being my mom. Thank you for the love you gave me. Thank you for the truth. Thank you for the gift of helping me heal. I don’t know how to be without you. I will always remember you saying “if you ever need me just look up at the stars and I am here”…….”if you ever feel your heart breaking just look inside and I am here”
The Little Things
How could Shirley’s three children raised in an underprivileged environment (and no fault of mom’s) all have college degrees and/or professional licenses and be successful? Because mom taught us the little things.
Although we had free county health care and school lunches, she taught us character and responsibility from an early age. She loved for us to be in the local library reading and encouraged us to win awards in the summer for reading so many books and completing book reports. She knew the value of an education. One son was high school valedictorian and had a scholarship to Rice and earned a master’s degree in psychology. Another had a master’s degree in accounting and worked as a CPA for 20 years and then changed careers to medicine by receiving a master’s degree in physician assistant studies and retiring from MD Anderson Cancer Center. Her daughter has a bachelor’s degree in nursing and a 30+ year career as a NICU nurse. All because of Mom’s teaching us in grade school to read, study, and learn. Mom taught us the little things.
Mom was so honest. Even though we were poor financially when one of her sons found a $10 bill outside a grocery store and walked home mom made him take it back to the store owner and tell him he had found it. Ten dollars was a lot of money in 1960. She was so happy for her son when no one claimed the $10 within a week after he took it back and the store owner game it to him. Again, mom taught us the little things.
She encouraged us in activities like Blue Birds and Boy Scouts even though money was tight to pay dues. She attended all our awards ceremonies and was so proud we followed her advice and worked hard to succeed. A daughter was in Blue Birds and one son was a Life Scout. Mother was there for each award. She knew these activities instilled values and character. Mom really taught us the little things.
Mom was never about herself but about teaching her kids to have values, character, and be successful. We love and miss you mom. May you rest in peace with God.
David
Reposted to correct for typing errors from my iPhone.
The Little Things
How could Shirley’s three children raised in an underprivileged environment (no fault of hers for sure) all have college degrees and/or professional licenses and be successful in many ways? Because mom taught us the little things.
Although we had free county health care and school lunches, she taught us character and responsibility from an early age. She loved for us to be in the local library reading and encouraged us to win awards in the summer for reading so many books and completing book reports. She knew the value of an education. One son was high school valedictorian and had a scholarship to Rice and earned a master’s degree in psychology. Another had a master’s degree in accounting and worked as a CPA for 20 years and then changed careers to medicine by receiving a master’s degree in physician assistant studies and retiring from MD Anderson Cancer Center after an over 20 year second career. Her daughter has a bachelor’s degree in nursing and a 30+ year career as a NICU nurse. All because of Mom’s teaching us in grade school to read, study, and learn. She also taught us to help others.
Mom was so honest. Even though we were poor financially when one of her sons found a $10 bill outside a grocery store and walked home mom made him take it back to the store owner and tell the owner he had found it. Ten dollars was a lot of money in 1960. She was so happy for her son when no one claimed the $10 within a week after he took it back and the store owner game it to him. Again, mom taught us the little things.
She encouraged us in activities like Blue Birds and Boy Scouts even though money was tight to pay dues. She attended all our awards ceremonies and was so proud we followed her advice and worked hard to succeed. Her daughter was a Blue Bird and one son was a Life Boy Scout. Mother was there for each award. She knew these activities instilled values and character. Mom really taught us the little things.
Mom was never about her but about teaching her kids to have values, character, and be successful. We love and miss you mom. May you rest in peace with God.
David
Momma, today is 1 year since I held your hand watching you breathe. I pray you knew and know how much I love you. I think of you daily and words fail to describe how much I miss you. I miss you Momma…….I miss you Momma
Ms. Ferguson will be dearly missed by all of us at The Fountainview Center. She was such a sweet lady, and gentle spirit. She could fill the room with her laughter. We send our deepest condolences to her daughter and family. Peace and comfort to you all.
Thank you Fountainview staff for loving my mom when I couldn’t be with her. Thank you for all the hugs and support you gave her. I only have inadequate words to express my greatest gratitude
Her daughter
Janet Beck
Thank you mom for allowing me to forgive you. Thank you for being my mom. Thank you for the love you gave me. Thank you for the truth. Thank you for the gift of helping me heal. I don’t know how to be without you. I will always remember you saying “if you ever need me just look up at the stars and I am here”…….”if you ever feel your heart breaking just look inside and I am here”
The Little Things
How could Shirley’s three children raised in an underprivileged environment (and no fault of mom’s) all have college degrees and/or professional licenses and be successful? Because mom taught us the little things.
Although we had free county health care and school lunches, she taught us character and responsibility from an early age. She loved for us to be in the local library reading and encouraged us to win awards in the summer for reading so many books and completing book reports. She knew the value of an education. One son was high school valedictorian and had a scholarship to Rice and earned a master’s degree in psychology. Another had a master’s degree in accounting and worked as a CPA for 20 years and then changed careers to medicine by receiving a master’s degree in physician assistant studies and retiring from MD Anderson Cancer Center. Her daughter has a bachelor’s degree in nursing and a 30+ year career as a NICU nurse. All because of Mom’s teaching us in grade school to read, study, and learn. Mom taught us the little things.
Mom was so honest. Even though we were poor financially when one of her sons found a $10 bill outside a grocery store and walked home mom made him take it back to the store owner and tell him he had found it. Ten dollars was a lot of money in 1960. She was so happy for her son when no one claimed the $10 within a week after he took it back and the store owner game it to him. Again, mom taught us the little things.
She encouraged us in activities like Blue Birds and Boy Scouts even though money was tight to pay dues. She attended all our awards ceremonies and was so proud we followed her advice and worked hard to succeed. A daughter was in Blue Birds and one son was a Life Scout. Mother was there for each award. She knew these activities instilled values and character. Mom really taught us the little things.
Mom was never about herself but about teaching her kids to have values, character, and be successful. We love and miss you mom. May you rest in peace with God.
David
Reposted to correct for typing errors from my iPhone.
The Little Things
How could Shirley’s three children raised in an underprivileged environment (no fault of hers for sure) all have college degrees and/or professional licenses and be successful in many ways? Because mom taught us the little things.
Although we had free county health care and school lunches, she taught us character and responsibility from an early age. She loved for us to be in the local library reading and encouraged us to win awards in the summer for reading so many books and completing book reports. She knew the value of an education. One son was high school valedictorian and had a scholarship to Rice and earned a master’s degree in psychology. Another had a master’s degree in accounting and worked as a CPA for 20 years and then changed careers to medicine by receiving a master’s degree in physician assistant studies and retiring from MD Anderson Cancer Center after an over 20 year second career. Her daughter has a bachelor’s degree in nursing and a 30+ year career as a NICU nurse. All because of Mom’s teaching us in grade school to read, study, and learn. She also taught us to help others.
Mom was so honest. Even though we were poor financially when one of her sons found a $10 bill outside a grocery store and walked home mom made him take it back to the store owner and tell the owner he had found it. Ten dollars was a lot of money in 1960. She was so happy for her son when no one claimed the $10 within a week after he took it back and the store owner game it to him. Again, mom taught us the little things.
She encouraged us in activities like Blue Birds and Boy Scouts even though money was tight to pay dues. She attended all our awards ceremonies and was so proud we followed her advice and worked hard to succeed. Her daughter was a Blue Bird and one son was a Life Boy Scout. Mother was there for each award. She knew these activities instilled values and character. Mom really taught us the little things.
Mom was never about her but about teaching her kids to have values, character, and be successful. We love and miss you mom. May you rest in peace with God.
David
I didn’t know her but I do know how much she was loved by her daughter. I’m so very sorry for your loss.
Thank you so much Terri
Momma, today is 1 year since I held your hand watching you breathe. I pray you knew and know how much I love you. I think of you daily and words fail to describe how much I miss you. I miss you Momma…….I miss you Momma