Donald Pina
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Donald Pina, 68, Lee’s Summit, MO passed away October 19, 2003. Visitation will be 7-8:30 PM, Wednesday, October 22 at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, Raytown, MO. Funeral services will be held 10 AM, Thursday, October 23rd at Our Lady of Guadalupe Shrine, 907 Cesar E. Chavez Ave., Kansas City, MO. Burial will be at Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Higginsville, MO. Family requests memorial donations to American Cancer Society, VFW, DAV, American Legion, or Local Hospice Programs. Donald was born July 13, 1935 in Bedford, MA, son of John and Elena Pina. Donald was a U.S. Marine Corps Korean conflict Veteran. He was stationed at Camp Lejune, N.C. After serving in the military, Donald returned to his home town of New Bedford, and was then transferred to New York where he resided until 1985, where he was a successful business owner of a five store corporation as well as a graduate of
Iona College with a certification as a paralegal. Then in 1985, Donald relocated to Kansas City. He is preceded in death by his parents; sister, Jenny Monterio; and daughter, Ruth. Survivors include his wife, Annalisa Zapien-Pina, Lee’s Summit, MO; sons and daughters in law, Kevin and Gayle Pina, Keith and Cyrilla Pina; sons, Raphael and Jon Miguele, Damion Zapion-Pina, and Alexander Mitchell all of Kansas City. His grandchildren and his many relatives will always be natured by the legacy of his love for them. It is not the value of a life that is measured in material gains, but the lives that are touched along the way.
Love ya always pop.
Years pass and our family continues to grow, each of our children men now with lives of their own. Blown in different directions of the wind , each one of them lives a life of love. Grandchildren and great grandchildren continue to expand our family line. I see in each of them , remnants of us in our youth. A smile, look, glance, oh how those take me back. Your tender eyes , like those of a child. I see them in our little ones. You would be so proud. I know your heart would sing and you would have had great joy , should you have gotten to spend time with these little ones. But know this, they know you. Since birth and until I am no more, they know you. You are here , everywhere, in my home. In my stories of our life together. In my telling them the history of our family. Pictures of our family, our history. I want them to know how important you were and are to me. To them to our life, if there was never a you and me there would never be what is today. So still as these years pass, you remain forever my past present and future. I love you, I miss your physical presence, but I carry you with me forever. I see you in our children and grandchildren and great grandchildren. And I await the blessing of when I am reunited with you in eternity. Love you. Lisa
Today is the anniversary of your birth, I celebrate your life. The blessing you were and continue to be in mine. I miss you more than words could begin to express but I relish in the joy of the memories we created together. You were and always will be my greatest gift from God. The life we had together, the love we shared. Our children, it is all of what makes life worth living. I celebrate your life, our life and all that comes now as a result. And until I join you, I will live the best life I can to honor the life we shared.
Today marks many years of life without your physical presence. But always with me. I have been blessed to see our children grow into adulthood. Their children and even some great grandchildren. We have been blessed. Our family will continue to live on in each new generation that comes.
I miss you more than I can say, but know we will be together again . My last day will be our first. Our journey is not over , I carry you with me always . Forever in my heart. And until we are together , my life will be lived in honor of the life we shared. I love you, and am grateful for all the years we had and the promise of eternity together.
My Dearest Donald, as your birthday nears my mind goes back in time. Flooded with memories of our life together. The world now is so different from the one we knew. I relish our time, our life and our children. They are each grown with families if their own. Following different directions, different paths. I pray they are happy and blessed. We have grandchildren with families who have also scattered to the winds. I pray for them as well. Little ones both grandchildren and great grandchildren everywhere. I don’t get to see them as often as I would like. But I’m grateful they are raised by loving parents in loving homes. I miss you more as time goes on. It doesn’t get easier like people say. I just created a different life that I share with a man I love that lives me. But it is different. We share the years of this life together but recognize that it is very different. His story like my is one of change. That’s what happens when the love of your life dies. We respect that and honor it, you will always be my heart . One day I know we will reunite, till then I live this life shared with another in love . Never diminishing our love and our life together. I love you forever . Annalisa
My Dearest Love, my Donald,
Many years ago before there were children, there was just us two together building our life. I remember once you said to me , “I honor you, I adore you , I worship you. “ I told you in return , “ I’m not a statue, I’m not a Madonna, I’m not a God .” I told you just love me . And that I loved you. You gave me honor by giving me our sons, you gave me adoration by the love you showed us in everything you did for our family. You gave me faith in belief that the God we worship, gives us life ever lasting in eternity. We only need believe . I believe and my greatest gift is the promise of eternity with you. From Our creator, I believe and now understand the meaning of those words spoken do many years ago. It is but a whisper in time , the promise is love.
It’s our Anniversary today. I will never forget our last Anniversary we shared together. You were so sick yet you promise to be there. And you were. You left that same month on the 19th but we were together till the end. Even now I know your close. So I remember the beauty of the life we shared. Not always perfect and with its share of hardship. But it was ours. I miss you and am so very grateful for all we shared. I love you and I love all I remember. I see us in our sons . I see us in our grandchildren. I am grateful. Happy Anniversary my Donald . I celebrate the love and life we shared together.
Well we finally have a little one that carries both our names. Baby was born 1/2/2022, she is special because I remember that conversation we had so long ago. Wandering if anyone would carry on our name together. Our union . Yes one did. And I am blessed enough to live to see it. A baby that will wear both names with knowledge that we loved each other so much we chose to give our children both names. Thank you for watching over her and for the blessings that our life together still come with each new generation.
Years past, our sons are men with children of their own . Some of our grandchildren now are grown with families as well. I look at them all and see you . A smile, a laugh, a expression even mannerisms. I smile. You are with me still. I celebrate you today , it’s your birthday. Your earthly birthday. I celebrate still because without you I would have never had the beautiful life we shared together. I love you and know in my heart one day we will be one again.
Happy Anniversary my love. I was remembering words you said to me when we first started our journey. You told me you adored me, I said I wasn’t a statue. You said you honored me, I said I wasn’t the Madonna, you stated you worshipped me, I said I wasn’t God . You asked me what I wanted? I said just love me. And you said you did. And every day for the rest of our journey you did. Our life was hectic and chaotic as life is , we raised our children . We had our date nights, we traveled. And when it came time our life slowed down, but love remained. And even after you left this world , it is you . Always it is you. Our love is a constant in my life. And our sons now grown with families realize the sacrifices you made. I share a life now with a kind and good man. Whose story is similar to mine. We both respect that because I cannot live a life without you in it. You are always with me and I love you . Happy Anniversary my Donald .
Another year passes and marks the Anniversary of your going into eternity. I miss you so much, I love you more. The older I get the more I reflect on our time together. I am so very grateful for the life we shared and the family we built. All of our sons are men with families of their own. I’m grateful to have lived long enough to see our grandchildren and great grandchildren. I look forward to any more that may bless our family. I know you had to go and I remember that morning well. I’m grateful for the two days prior, you had to talk and spend time with our sons. I grateful for the time we had alone and the love that filled that room. That feeling has never left me and I know it is what will carry me through until we are again. I love you my Donald.
My Donald,
Twenty years have passed and yet the rawness of you leaving is still with me. I remember you always worried about how I would do, you knew our boys would grow into strong men like you. The tenderness of your heart I see in them each as well. The strength I have comes from them and now our grandchildren. I see glimpses of you in each one. Each different but as precious as my love for you . You gave me a lifetime of love and memories. I still await our reunion and I truly believe God will bless me with your face when that time comes. Till then I live to honor you and keep your memories alive , so that future generations will know the name , face and essence of the man that made us possible. Your are forever in my heart and I live for us both. I love you Annalisa