Amy Louise Lammers
February 04, 1967 - December 21, 2010
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Amy Louise Lammers
February 04, 1967 - December 21, 2010
Obituary
Amy Louise Lammers
Feb 4th, 1967 – Dec 21st, 2010
Amy Lammers of Laguna Hills died Tuesday, December 21, 2010 at her home in Laguna Hills, California. She was 43 years old.
Amy was born Feb 4th, 1967 in Madison, Wisconsin. She was the second of four children born to Roger and Sherry Henry. She moved to California when she was 8 years old and graduated from Mission Viejo High School in 1985. She married Mark Anthony Lammers, formerly from St. Henry, Ohio, in 1992 and left her job as secretary soon afterward to stay home and raise a family. She took great joy in being involved as a volunteer at her kid’s school.
She is survived by her husband Mark; their three children, Jonathan, Christian and Daisy Lammers of Laguna Hills; her parents Roger and Sherry Henry of Mission Viejo; her sister Melissa Henry of Santa Ana; brothers Matthew Henry of Moreno Valley and Michael Henry of Delaware; a hyper young puppy, two indoor cats and any neighborhood cat who came to her door looking for a meal.
Amy accepted Christ as her personal Savior in January of 1991 and we take comfort in the fact that her passing is a temporary separation from us. She is remembered most for her tender heart, her quick wit, first class party planner, a great cook, her devotion to family and her commitment to Christ.
The celebration of her life will be held at Abiding Savior Lutheran Church/School in Lake Forest, CA on Friday, January 7, 2011 at 11am.
Our joys will be greater, our love will be deeper, our lives will be fuller because we shared her moment.
73 responses to Amy Louise Lammers
Peg Lammers says:
January 3, 2011
My heart and prayers are with you, Mark, Jonathan, Christian and Daisy. Amy was such a loving mother and a good and kind woman. Amy now rests in the loving arms of God.
Doug Schmit says:
January 4, 2011
Mark,
I am so sorry to hear about the loss of your wife. Please know that you and your family are in our thoughts and prayers.
Michael Henry says:
January 4, 2011
My big sister Amy was a wonderful, loving mother and that did not begin with her first child. When we share stories about Amy going back to early childhood, one theme comes through clearly. She was a giver. A nurturer. A friend. A second Mom to many who knew her. As I read all of the wonderful comments here I am particularly touched by Kelli Connell’s posted comments as related to her by her husband. “…he would see her get out of her car and like a mother duck protecting her babies she would surround them with her arms and love as she walked them on the campus and the love she had for you was so powerful…” Yup, that’s Amy.
Let me take you back a bit to the early 1980’s. I am short, skinny, anxious and about to enter a terrifying world … High School. It’s ok though, my bigger sister Amy is going to be with me for my first day, and second, and third…so I am not so afraid now. She will be a bridge over the scary waters to this new world. I did not have to ask her, she just knew what I needed and offered in advance. And so it was with Amy from my earliest memories. That is who she was. It didn’t matter how far apart we lived or how often we found time to talk, Amy was there for me. Finding time talk was hard with Amy because five minutes always turned into two hours. Well, one hour of talk and one hour of laughter. “Ok, I really have to go now, but let me just tell you this one last thing”, one of us would say right before we talked for another hour. We would say goodbye a dozen times before actually hanging up the phone. We were like giddy kids again and there was never enough time. As I read the wonderful comments by all of you, I know it was the same with many of you and we are all grateful for the time we had with Amy.
Amy was as vivacious as she was precocious, but most of all kind and decent. “Oh Mom, can we keep it” were words heard often at the Henry house growing up. That was Amy pleading to keep every stray animal that found its way to her. I am comforted by the knowledge that she lived and loved a lot and gave comfort to all creatures great and small while she was here. I have been searching my memory for the time when I remembered Amy as being the most happy in hopes of sharing it with all of you. That’s an easy one. Every time she spoke of Jonathan, Christian, Daisy and Mark. So then I thought perhaps I could put into words what was best about Amy. She would likely say that is also an easy one – Jonathan, Christian, Daisy and Mark. What I admired most about Amy was that she was a friend who didn’t keep track of who did what for whom. She didn’t feel the need to keep score. She just wanted you to be ok. I cry a lot now when I think about Amy, but I smile too. Even now, Amy makes me smile. I think she would want it that way. That too is her legacy. I know from all of you that Amy is already terribly missed and remembered well. Many of us may be wondering what the best way to honor Amy’s memory as we all go forward from here, especially Jonathan, Christian, Daisy and Mark. I am sure she would say it is ok to cry, to be angry, to wonder why she had to go so quickly and everything else we are feeling. Just don’t forget to smile when you think of her. I am sure she would want that most of all. If someone asked me to put into words what might be a motto of Amy’s life and love, I would say it was the following …
If you need a friend
I’m sailing right behind
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will ease your mind
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will ease your mind
Simon & Garfunkel
Goodbye Amy
Myra Taylor says:
January 4, 2011
There are no words to express our loss, nor are there words to express the immeasurable grace of God! May you be upheld during this time by God’s love and grace, and the love and prayers of family and friends. I will miss my dear friend.
Nancy & Gene Subler says:
January 4, 2011
Mark and family,
We were so sorry to hear about your wife’s death. You have our sincere sympathy. We have been thinking about you and your family and hope and pray that God continues to hold you all close to Him. ‘Praying for you, Nancy & Gene Subler and family Homan – Class of 1971 St. Henry