ON TUESDAY, MAY 14, 2024, OUR BEAUTIFUL MOTHER, ESTHER JOAN HORN, LOVING WIFE AND MOTHER OF FIVE CHILDREN, SEVERAL GRANDCHILDREN & GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN, PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 94 IN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA.
DAUGHTER OF CHRIST ~ MOTHER ~ CAREGIVER
ESTHER WAS BORN ON JULY 8, 1929, IN SONORA, AZ. WANTING TO SERVE AND ADMINISTER TO THE SICK, SHE PURSUED A DEGREE FROM THE MERCY COLLEGE OF NURSING IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, GRADUATING AS A REGISTERED NURSE ON AUGUST 22, 1951. THAT SAME YEAR, THE LORD BROUGHT RICHARD H. HORN INTO HER LIFE, AND THEY WERE WED ON SEPTEMBER 12, 1951, IN SAN DIEGO, CA.
ESTHER WAS A LOVING, CARING, AND THOUGHTFUL WOMAN. SHE ENJOYED HER LIFE TO THE FULLEST WITH A WONDERFUL SENSE OF HUMOR AND GREAT PERSONALITY. ESTHER'S PASSION WAS HELPING AND TAKING CARE OF PEOPLE, SERVING FOR OVER FORTY YEARS AT VARIOUS HOSPITALS, MAKING A DEEP IMPACT TO SOCIETY WITH A KIND HEART. IN HER SPARE TIME, SHE ENJOYED SEWING, CROCHETING, WEAVING, AND OTHER ARTISTIC PROJECTS. AS A YOUNG ADULT, SHE PARTICIPATED IN TEAM SPORTS, SUCH AS BASKETBALL AND VOLLEYBALL.
ESTHER TRULY LOVED SPENDING QUALITY TIME WITH HER FAMILY AND WILL TRULY BE MISSED BY HER FIVE SURVIVING CHILDREN, GRANDCHILDREN, AND GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN.
~ UNTIL WE ALL MEET AGAIN IN HEAVEN ~
Therefore, we are always confident and know that as long as we are at home in the body, we are away from the Lord, for we live by faith, not by sight. We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
~2 Corinthians 5:6-8 ~
SERVICES FOR ESTHER WILL BE HELD AT 10:00 AM ON FRIDAY, MAY 31, 2024, AT ST. JOSEPH'S HISTORIC CHURCH, 4214 LORETTO ROAD, JACKSONVILLE, FL. A RECEPTION WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE FAMILY'S RESIDENCE IN ST. JOHNS FL.
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