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Marnetter "Netta" Herring

Forest Park, IL
December 12, 1957 - April 18, 2025
Dec 12, 1957 - Apr 18, 2025
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This is my first time mom without you 💔 😢 im not sure how to deal so im working an staying busy. Grandkids working too staying busy we still digesting this change in our lives. Then your best friend Ms. Lorraine passed yesterday right before yall birthday's.  Marlissa has been keeping up with friends and family like you did be proud of mini u momma. What do i do i know imma watch videos of you today. 
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2021, San Diego, CA, USA
Dear Mom, You were the strongest woman I’ve ever known. Even when cancer tried to take everything from you, you held on—with love, with fight, with faith, with feistiness. You endured more than most ever will, and you did it with a courage I’ll never forget. I keep thinking about that last night on the couch—how you curled into me, gripping my hoodie, trying to get comfortable with all the pillows we stacked around us. You just wanted to be close. I didn’t know it would be our last night like that, but something in me felt the weight of it. I stayed holding you until you fell asleep. And part of me wishes I never let go. There’s so much I wish I could’ve done. I wish I had more money for different treatments. I wish I took you on more trips, showed you more of the world, made life a little easier, a little lighter. I wish I made every moment more joyful. But the truth is—I was doing the best I could, with everything I had. And you never asked for more than my presence. My love. My care. You gave me so much, Mom. You taught me how to be strong, how to keep going when everything feels heavy, how to fight for what matters. Even in your hardest moments, you still made room for laughter, for softness, for family. You didn’t need much to feel peace—just love, and maybe a little quiet when the world got too loud. Some of my favorite memories are you coming to visit me in San Diego. We’d play kickball, laugh too hard, and work out together like we were still training for life. You always brought your full self to those moments—bold, joyful, and present. I could see how much you enjoyed just being with me, moving, living, laughing. I’ll hold onto that version of us forever. Taking care of you was the greatest honor of my life. Now I’m learning how to carry your spirit forward. I’ll keep moving. I’ll keep building. And I’ll keep loving big—just like you taught me. I miss you in everything. In silence and in music. In movement and stillness. But I carry you in everything too—in the way I fight, the way I love, the way I lead, the way I speak my truth. Thank you for your life. Thank you for your love. You are forever with me. And I’ll never stop being your baby. - Marlissa
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2014, Berwyn, IL, USA
Hairstyles from Empire Beauty School . Mom I remember when you let me do your hair. You were the best client I had omg you had me laughing making sure the fake hair don't touch your scalp☺️. I can't believe your gone, I swear I thought we had more time together.. I'm grateful for the time the Lord allowed you to show me how to be a strong Woman Mother and Leader
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My mom had a laugh that could light up a whole room — and she never waited for anyone else to laugh with her. Even in the thick of her diagnosis, she kept her humor close. People would ask her, “How are you feeling?” and without missing a beat she’d say, “With my hand.”

It never got old. She thought it was hilarious every single time — even if the doctors didn’t get it. I’d end up explaining the joke, and then laughing all over again. That was her gift. She found joy in the everyday, and somehow made everyone else feel it too — whether they understood the punchline or not.

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To, my best friend netta,you are one of life  greatest treasure ,you are everything  and more than I could ever imagine all the wonderful qualities I ever wanted or dreamed of in a friend , When God made you he broke the mold, truely I am so blessed  to have such a friend as wonderful  as you, thank you for all the beautiful times we have shared togather I have place them in the secret place in my heart and will replay them over and over agin and again  ,I CAN HEAR YOU SINGING WITH THE ANGELS,rest in peace my beautiful friend
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