Obituary: Erin Elizabeth Mulvey Abarca, 56, of Madison

Obituary courtesy of Guilford Funeral Home:

Death, be not proud, though some have called thee
Mighty and dreadful, but thou art not so.
John Donne

Erin Elizabeth Mulvey Abarca died peacefully Monday November 6, at her home at 82 Mungertown Road in Madison, Connecticut. Erin was 56. She leaves her beautiful daughter Mia Abarca, her husband Luiz Abarca, sisters Shauna Fitzgerald and Lisa Mulvey and her parents Dan and Nancy Mulvey.

You can shed tears that she is gone
Or you can smile because she has lived

She grew up on Beechwood Drive in North Madison termed by her as "The Capital of Madison." After attending Madison Schools-- Ryerson, Brown, and Hand, she graduated from Providence College, where by many of her family attended. Before she found the love of her life, Luiz Abarca, she delved into various employments, but always showed a love of growing plant life. After their marriage, Luis and Erin began a landscape service.

On March 10, 2009, Erin Gave birth to Mia Isabella, a gift from heaven, Because of her mother's talents, Mia became involved in all sorts of crafts, and is presently enrolled in Fryeberg Academy in Maine as a freshman. Erin instilled in everyone a respect for animals especially all her cats, and lately chickens and ducks that produce Eggland's best. Erin had the greenest of thumbs.

You never said I'm leaving
You never said goodbye.
You were gone before I knew it
And only God knows why.

Mass will be celebrated at 11 o'clock, Monday, November 13th at St Margaret in Madison. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be sent to the Connecticut Humane Society, 701 Russell Rd, Newington, CT 06111; https://cthumane.org/

Last, from William Cullen Bryant:
Yet not to thine eternal resting place
Shalt thou retire alone, nor couldst thou
Couch more magnificent. Thou shalt lie down
with patriarchs of the infant world-with kings,
Fair forms, and hoary seers of ages past,
All in one mighty sepulcher ....
All that breathe
Will share thy destiny.