This memorial website was created in the memory of our loved one, Edward W Michalowski who was born in Hatfield, Massachusetts on May 20, 1924 and passed away with his family by his side on June 25, 2007 at the age of 83. 

He was the son of the late John and Emelia Michalowski. He was educated in Hatfield schools. 

He was a World War II veteran, serving in the U.S. Army.

He worked at Smith College for 33 years, first as a security officer and later as a truck driver, retiring in 1990.

He was a communicant of Holy Trinity Church in Hatfield. He was a member of American Legion Post No. 344 in Hatfield.

He enjoyed gardening, the outdoors, tag sales, flea markets and helping others.

He leaves behind his beloved wife Jean,  
Daughters - Debby, Karen, Sharon & Linda, 
Grand Children - Jason, Sherri, Steven, Krystal, Brandon, Dustin, Shaundra, Emily, Mathew & Micheal, 
Great Grand Children - Heather, Hayley, Hawley, DJ & the newest addition to the family his great grand child Tyler Hill born 7-7-07
 
He now joins his So Dearly Missed Daughter Nancy

http://nancy-michalowski.memory-of.com/

We will remember him forever.






Thank you for stopping by my dad's memorial site

It is my prayer that all who visit this site will stop for a moment, just to reflect on Dad's goodness and warmth.
 
Please lit a candle in his honor for all that he sacrificed for our well being 

And I hope that all of our family remain strong and united as Dad would have wanted it to be.

This site is far from complete
 
All are invited to share in his memory and post items that will bring comfort to all of us.
 
Please visit it often and take time to remember my dad  Edward Michalowski... a wonderful husband, a loving dad, a loving granddfather, a truly wonderful person



SUCH A LOVING, CARING & GIVING Person, My DAD

There is so much to say about you dad, I don't know where to begin.

You went home yesterday, June 25, 2007, 
I am still so numb, 
I can't believe your gone.

I wake up waiting for you to knock on the door, walk in 
and say Deb you here, come see what I got, 
I will never hear that again,

Everyday around supper time you use to call me, 
say what did you do today, 
I will never hear that again,

When you needed a hand with something, you would 
call, I would say, I will be right there, 
I will never hear that again

Some Sunday mornings you would call and ask 
me if I wanted to go to the flea market, 
We will never do that again,

on Saturdays we use to get up early and go to tag sales, 
we will never do that again,

You would call me and ask me to go with
you to the bank or the store, 
We will never do that again

When you use to go to the store and buy something, you
would buy enough for everybody and then some,
you will never do that again

The Big E is coming, we would go every year, It's not going to be the same without you dad,
We'll never do that again

We would sit around and just talk, 
we will never do that again,

 but, I will still talk to you dad, 
I know you will hear me, 

I LOVE YOU & MISS YOU SO MUCH DAD 




Grampa’s Eulogy
by Krystal Korza 

I want to know has anyone ever been hit by a belevit? And if you have, can you please tell me what it is!! I always said no because he wouldn’t tell me what it was!!

My grandfather was a very giving person. Anytime anyone would come over the house you wouldn’t leave empty handed. He always had a tool or something you needed, if he didn’t have it the next time you came back he would have five of them even that’s an understatement!!! You were always in aww when you walked into the garage with all the tools that he had. You could asked for the most random tool that you would think no one would have, grampa would have it and knew exactly what key to open what cabinet and what draw to pull out, and there would always be more then one of that tool there! 



I remember growing up my grandfather was always there. When I was in elementary school he used to pick me up from school everyday, even though I lived 2 seconds away. School wouldn’t get out until 3:10 but he was always there at 2:30 to make sure he had the first parking spot. If someone was there before him you better believe he was there even earlier the next day. 



The greatest thing my grandfather has taught me is the importance of family. From him I have learned that family should always come first and foremost and that the joys of life should revolve around family.

His favorite things to do on the weekend were to go tag saling with Debbie, he had to be on his toes to keep up with her. 



Every Sunday morning the town of Hatfield would be flooded with polka music coming from the gazebo on Dwight Street. If you ever sat in his green chair and look to your right you would swear he was a polish DJ with all the polka tapes he has. During the week you would find him driving around in search of the new state quarters. Even when he was getting ill he still had someone search for the new quarters. While Debbie and I were visiting him a couple months ago, we were leaving to run some errands when he asked us several times to check the local banks while we were out. We got side tracked and forgot to stop. When he asked Debbie if we checked, she smiled and said yes. He yelled at her cuz he knew she was lying! A good father always knows!

He was so proud of Mr. Merc. Now you may ask who is Mr. Merc? It’s his cream green 1951 Mercury with the dark green top and the skirts to match. Because of his good keeping today it still only has 30,000 original miles on it. The mercury spent many years sitting in the garage, until 5 years ago when he passed the merc onto Sharon and Rick. With all the original parts Rick got the mercury running again. My grandfather was able to ride in the car once it was all cleaned up. This has been his pride and joy for the last couple years. He had a photo album he kept in the visor of his truck and would bring it out and show it off at any and every occasion possible!



My grandfather served in the army during World War II, 


when he returned home he met and married my grandmother. 



They went on to have five beautiful girls. He raised his girls to do anything a guy could do and more, anything from hoeing the garden to swinging a hammer. 



After he retired from Smith College 



he kept himself busy in the summer working at the 3 county fair. 



His rapidly expanding family currently consists of 4 wonderful daughters, 



10 loving grandchildren,



 and 4 great grandchildren. 



He was a devoted family man who would do anything he could for his family. His dedication to his family was above and beyond what we could have ever wanted from a father and grandfather.

Edward Michalowski is your husband, your father, our grandfather, your great grandfather, your brother, your uncle, and everyone’s friend. 



My grandfather will be missed greatly, however I know he and Nancy are having one heck of a reunion party!! 

Keep My Memory

Keep my memory with you,
For memories never die;
I will be there with you,
When you look across the sky.
I will be there in the clouds,
In the birds that fill the air;
In the beauty of a fragrant rose,
You will find my memory there.
You will feel me in the tenderness,
Of a tiny baby's touch;
You will hear me if you listen,
In the twilight's gentle hush.
When your hearts are heavy,
And you feel that you are alone;
Just reach down deep inside of you,
For your heart is now my home.
I will always be with you,
I will never go away;
For I will live on in your hearts,
Forever and a day.

When Tomorrow Starts Without Me

When tomorrow starts without me,
And I'm not there to see;
If the sun should rise and find your eyes
All filled with tears for me;
I wish so much you wouldn't cry
The way you did today,
While thinking of the many things,
We didn't get to say.

I know how much you love me,
As much as I love you,
And each time that you think of me,
I know you'll miss me too;
But when tomorrow starts without me,
Please try to understand,
That an angel came and called my name,
And took me by the hand,
And said my place was ready,
In heaven far above,
And that I'd have to leave behind
All those I dearly love.

But as I turned to walk away,
A tear fell from my eye,
For all my life, I'd always thought,
I didn't want to die.
I had so much to live for,
So much yet to do,
It seemed almost impossible,
That I was leaving you.
I thought of all the yesterdays,
The good ones and the bad,
I thought of all the love we shared,
And all the fun we had.

If I could relive yesterday,
Just even for awhile,
I'd say goodbye and kiss you
And maybe see you smile.
But then I fully realized,
That this could never be,
For emptiness and memories,
Would take the place of me.
And when I thought of worldly things,
I might miss come tomorrow,
I thought of you, and when I did,
My heart was filled with sorrow.

But when I walked through heaven's gates,
I felt so much at home.
When God looked down and smiled at me,
From His great golden throne,
He said "This is eternity,
And all I've promised you."
Today for life on earth is past,
But here it starts anew.
I promise no tomorrow,
But today will always last,
And since each day's the same day
There's no longing for the past.

But you have been so faithful,
So trusting and so true.
Thought there were times you did some things,
You knew you shouldn't do.
But you have been forgiven
And now at last you're free.
So won't you take my hand
And share my life with me?

So when tomorrow starts without me,
Don't think we're far apart,
For every time you think of me,
I'm right here, in your heart. 




IF TEARS COULD BUILD A STAIRWAY
AND MEMORIES WERE A LANE
I WOULD WALK RIGHT UP TO HEAVEN
TO BRING YOU HOME AGAIN
NO FAREWELL WORDS WERE SPOKEN
NO TIME TO SAY GOODBYE
YOU WERE GONE BEFORE I KNEW IT
AND ONLY GOD KNOWS WHY
MY HEART WILL ALWAYS ACHE WITH SADNESS
AND SECRET TEARS STILL FLOW
WHAT IT MEANT TO LOSE YOU
NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW" 

IT ONLY SEEMS LIKE YESTERDAY SINCE YOU WENT AWAY, GOD CALLED FOR YOU TO EARN YOUR WINGS, OH HOW IT BROKE OUR HEARTS THAT DAY! 

AS TIME GOES BY WE WONDER IF THINGS WILL GET ANY EASIER FOR US...
WHY DID YOU HAVE TO GO AWAY, JUST TELL US HOW CAN THIS BE?
 
LIFE CAN SEEM SO UNFAIR WHEN WE LOSE THE ONES WE DEARLY LOVE, YOU FIND YOURSELF WONDERING JUST WHAT YOU'RE WORTHY OF. 

ONE MINUTE ALL YOU LOVE IS THERE AND IN AN INSTANCE IT'S ALL GONE, ALTHOUGH WE HAVE YOUR MEMORIES, HOW CAN WE CARRY ON? 

WE KNOW A PART OF YOU IS STILL HERE WITH US AND WILL FOREVER BE,
INSIDE OUR HEART WE'LL CARRY YOU AND ALL YOUR MEMORIES. 

EACH TIME WE FEEL WE ALL ALONE & THAT YOU'RE FAR AWAY... WE'LL LOOK INSIDE OUR HEARTS OF OURS, WHERE YOU'LL FOREVER STAY! 










If tears could build a stairway,
and memories a lane.
I would walk right up to heaven
and bring you back again.

No farewell words were spoken.
No time to say "Goodbye".
You were gone before I knew it,
and only god knows why

My heart will always ache with sadness,
and secret tears will always flow.
What it meant to love you-
No one can ever know.

But now I know you want me
to mourn for you no more.
To remember all the Happy Times.
Life still has much in store.

Since you'll NEVER be forgotten.
I pledge to you today-
A hollowed place within my heart
is where you'll always stay

But I Will Still,
Always Love & Miss You
So Much Dad!





It broke my heart to lose you,
But you did not go alone

Part of me went with you,
the day God called you home.

A million times I've thought of you
A million times I've cried

If my love could have saved you
You never would have died

Forgive me Lord, I'll always weep
For the Dad I loved, but could not keep. 










His eyes were dim and glassy as he gazed into the sky, fast asleep he went. 

The Lord wrapped his arms around him and took him by the hand,
He said "Come with Me, my good man, to God's Eternal land.

The days have passed so quickly and still we miss you so,
There are times we can hardly wait til it's our time to go.

We know God picks the time and place to take our loved ones home,
But it is so hard to accept the loss when it is one of your very own.

We know others have lost their loved ones, and this we can't explain
And we know it must break God's heart to see his children in such pain.

We cannot judge what happens when tears and questions start,
We only see what is visible, but God sees into the heart.

The last night that we spent with you, you were so weak you could hardly speak, 

Your dreams didn't get accomplished, you will never see your patio finished, you didn't finish collecting the state quarters and president dollars, but we sill continue collecting for you Dad 

What a Wonderful Husband and father you were, you did SO much for us, gave SO much, the grand kids love you, as did all of us

You left a lasting impression on all you said and did. 

You are now our SPECIAL ANGEL, and as for husband and dad, we still have one, cause your are still a special part of our family, you just don't live with us anymore.

Our smiles try to hide our heartaches and we say we are doing fine,
But to those who have experienced death know how it changes you in time. 

Every day we are reminded of the good things that you did,
You cared so much for others, especially for Mom and us kids.

To some you are forgotten, to others just a dream,
But to us who LOVE and MISS You those memories ripple like a stream.

God looked around his garden and saw an empty space,
He then took a look around the earth and saw your suffering face. 

He put his arms around you and lifted you to rest,
 
God's garden must be beautiful, cause He only takes the best.

Please always know we LOVE you Dad and no one can ever take your place, Tho' many years can come and go, your memory will never be erased.

So when each day starts without you, we won't seem so far apart,
Cuz every time we think of you, you will be right here in our hearts.

So Jesus if you are listening in your home from up above,
Would you kiss my Dad and give him all our love and could you also kiss Nancy, Jessie and Abigail and tell them we love them too!.





Daddy can you see me?
Daddy can you hear the words I say?
I'll do what I can to make you proud,
Daddy can you see me now?

I look to the heavens for some kind of sign,
For you to tell me that I'm doing fine.
And every night when I kneel down to pray,
I wonder if you hear me say

Daddy can you see me?
Daddy can you hear the words I say?
My life has changed since you went away
And I need to know if I'm doing O.K.
I've done all I can to make you proud
Daddy can you see me now?