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In Memory Of
Vikki Marlene Smothers-Shaw
1952 - 2015
Full NameVikki Marlene Smothers-Shaw
Born21st June 1952
Passed Away6th May 2015
Age
62 Years

GREAT SPIRIT PRAYER

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GREAT SPIRIT PRAYER "Oh, Great Spirit, whose voice I hear in the wind, Whose breath gives life to all the world. Hear me; I need your strength and wisdom. Let me walk in beauty, and make my eyes ever behold the red and purple sunset. Make my hands respect the things you have made and my ears sharp to hear your voice Make me wise so that I may understand the things you have taught my people. Help me to remain calm and strong in the face of all that comes towards me. Let me learn the lessons you have hidden in every leaf and rock. Help me seek pure thoughts and act with the intention of helping others. Help me find compassion without empathy overwhelming me. I seek strength, not to be greater than my brother, but to fight my greatest enemy - Myself. Make me always ready to come to you with clean hands and straight eyes. So when life fades, as the fading sunset, my spirit may come to you without shame.
07 May 2015

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This memorial website was created in the memory of our beloved Vikki Marlene Smothers who was born in Phoenix, Arizona on 21st June 1952 and passed away on 6th May 2015, 62 years of age. She went peacefully, as she always hoped she would. Vikki, often known as the stubborn one in the family, always held her ground. This characteristic, a blessing in disguise, gave her the strength to overcome many hardships she faced in life. She was well known for her many crazy stories and adventures. In her younger days she enjoyed traveling, drinking at bars, riding bikes, visiting friends & family all over the country, driving a semi across America, falling in & out of love and finding amazing joints to eat at. She had a wild streak... & a need for speed.Under a sometimes rough exterior, you would find a giving & loving heart. She loved helping others in need, & she would give you the shirt off her back if you needed it. She loved the southwest, Native American culture, all animals and Mother Earth's glorious nature. Vikki was dedicated to many causes and used her knowledge of computers and website building to help where she could. She was knowledgeable about Hepatitis C and was one of the first people on the web to start various support groups, bulletin boards, chats, and a successful Hepatitis Central website, which she later sold. Vikki had many loved & lovable pets. She especially loved her dogs, Marley "Mar Mar" and Rosie. She enjoyed taking her dogs to the parks, rivers, ponds & watching her "Rosie Girl" swim and bark at bubbles. Lonesome Dove was Vikki's favorite movie, and she often would sit down with her grandchildren and family to watch the 7 hour film straight-through. All of them laughing & crying as the story unfolded. Vikki loved blues music & could boogie. She spent  free time reading medical journals, mystery novels, biographies & anything to quench her thirst for knowledge. She stepped in to help raise her grandchildren, Brittany Drach (Smith), Kathleen Moreno & Kristopher Moreno & later became a step-mother to Damian Shaw. Before passing Vikki was a proud great-grandmother to Andrea Watler, & Elayna Effland, Kathleen's two children.In her final years, Vikki lived in Kansas and California, before moving back to where things all started: Phoenix, Arizona. She was thankful and felt loved by her friends and family who helped and supported her through her illness in the final months, especially Cheryl Wamsley, her loving cousin. Vikki's ashes were spread in Jerome, Arizona. "It's been quite a party!"
07 May 2015
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Shugs
25 Apr 2017

Missing you grandma. I can't believe you are still gone sometimes... XOXO Love you.

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Sandra Womack
22 Sep 2015

I love u and miss u so much. I keep finding your msgs and things of u and about u everyday. I just keep thinking I'm going to visit u. I guess this is true someday in heaven, right? Your Angel 😇