Clorinda Silva

Clorinda (Linda) Silva,81, of Aurora, Colorado passed away November 5, 2009. She was born February 8, 1928 in Tercio Colorado. She is survived by her son Tom Mendoza, daughter Betty White and granddaughter Meghan White all of Aurora Colorado. She is also survived by five brothers, Gene Chavez of Boulder Colorado. Larry Chavez, George Chavez and Bill Chavez of California. Ernie Chavez of Pueblo Colorado and one sister Joanne (Jay) Fishleigh of Eagle-Vail Colorado. Preceded in death by her husband Alex Silva, son Bob Mendoza and brother Phil Chavez. In lieu of flowers the family would like donations made to the Alzheimer's Association or Denver Hospice.


Footprints
One night a man had a dream. In it he was walking
along a beach with the Lord. Across the sky
flashed scenes from his life. For each scene he
noticed two sets of footprints in the sand, one
belonging to him, and the other to the Lord. When
the final scene of his life flashed before him, he
looked back, at the footprints in the sand. He
noticed many times along the path of his life there
was only one set of footprints, and realized that they
came at the hardest and saddest times of his life.
Bothered about this, he questioned the Lord saying,
'Lord, you said that once I decided to follow you,
you'd walk with me all the way. But I have noticed
that during the most burdensome times in my life,
there is only one set of footprints. I don't
understand why when I needed you the most you
would leave me.
The Lord replied, 'My dear child, I love you and I
would never leave you. During your times of strife
and suffering, when you see only one set of
footprints, it was then I carried you.