Obituary
Gail Meloni, of The Villages, FL passed away peacefully on August 20, 2022, age 74 years. Gail was an International Flight Attendant for 35 years. Gail was a loving wife to Glenn; step-mother to Glenn, Jr., Christopher, and Allision; aunt to Trent and Sydney Mullins; daughter to Al and Joyce Ward; sister to Lorraine Moore and Denise Mullins; mother-in-law to Christina Meloni and Sara Meloni; and Gigi to her grandchildren Quinn, Ryan, Gavin, and Harper. We will keep her memory and love alive in our hearts as we grieve her passing. Arrangements entrusted with BALDWIN BROTHERS-Spanish Springs, 352-480-5959. Sentiments may be found at www.baldwincremation.com.
By Warren Hanson
The next place that I go will be as peaceful and familiar as a sleepy summer Sunday and a sweet, untroubled mind.
And yet… it won’t be anything like any place I’ve ever been… or seen… or even dreamed of in the place I leave behind.
I won’t know where I’m going, and I won’t know where I’ve been as I tumble through the always and look back toward the when.
I’ll glide beyond the rainbows. I’ll drift above the sky. I’ll fly into the wonder, without ever wondering why.
I won’t remember getting there. Somehow I’ll just arrive. But I’ll know that I belong there and will feel much more alive than I have ever felt before. I will be absolutely free of the things that I held onto that were holding onto me.
The next place that I go will be so quiet and so still that the whispered song of sweet belonging will rise up to fill the listening sky with joyful silence, and with unheard harmonies of music made by no one playing, like a hush upon a breeze.
There will be no room for darkness in that place of living light, where an ever-dawning morning pushes back the dying night.
The very air will fill with brilliance, as the brightly shining sun and the moon and half a million stars are married into one.
The next place that I go won’t really be a place at all. There won’t be any seasons – winter, summer, spring or fall – Nor a Monday, nor a Friday, nor December, nor July. And the seconds will be standing still… while hours hurry by,
I will not be a boy or girl, a woman or a man. I’ll simply be just, simply, me. No worse or better than.
My skin will not be dark or light. I won’t be fat or tall. The body I once lived in won’t be part of me at all.
I will finally be perfect. I will be without a flaw. I will never make one more mistake, or break the smallest law. And the me that was impatient, or was angry or unkind, will simply be a memory. The me I left behind.
I will travel empty-handed. There is not a single thing I have collected in my life that I would ever want to bring --- except… the love of those who loved me, and the warmth of those who cared. The happiness and memories and magic that we shared.
Though I will know the joy of solitude… I’ll never be alone. I’ll be embraced by all the family and friends I’ve ever known. Although I might not see their faces, all our hearts will beat as one, and the circle of our spirits will shine brighter than the sun.
I will cherish all the friendship I was fortunate to find, all the love and all the laughter in the place I leave behind.
All these good things will go with me. They will make my spirit glow. And that light will shine forever in the next place that I go.
What a sweet spirit, kind person, and was a joy to be around.
Glen, may you know that we all care and are keeping you in our thought.
Rest in peace Gail.
Gayle Erskine
We were sorry to hear the news of Gail's passing. She fought such a long and painful battle. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family during this difficult time. Gail will live on in your memories and the memories of all those she knew. Know that she is in a better place, at peace, reunited with those who have gone before her. May God bless you, and the entire family with his peace and comfort during this time of bereavement!
We will remember the good times we had at all the Baby Boomer functions, especially the times we had on the golf course. Jean will always remember Gail as “her lucky charm” since we were all plying together when Jean had her hole-in-one. I think Gail was as excited as Jean was. We will hold dear those precious memories…
There is little we can do or say right now
Please know that our hearts and thoughts are with you in your time of sorrow.
Fred & Jean
Love, Susan & Christian
You fought till the end and I will remember your bravery, you are a hero in our eyes
Carol Ann & Bob
Tom and Marie Hartz
Fred & Sharon Kruger