Carmen Vazquez DelaCruz's Obituary
Carmen Vazquez De La Cruz, 84, of Tampa passed away on Saturday, April 13, 2019 surrounded by her loving family.
Carmen was born on July 2, 1934 to the late Matilde De La Cruz in Puerto Rico. She is survived by her children, Carmen Reyes, Alma Duboc, Raul Reyes, and Carlos Cintron; grandson, Alex Lopez and wife, Blanca; and great-granddaughter, Camila.
A visitation will be held 2-6 PM Tuesday, April 16 at Boza and Roel Funeral Home in Tampa with a service to follow at 6 pm.
One night I dreamed a dream.
As I was walking along the beach with my Lord.
Across the dark sky flashed scenes from my life.
For each scene, I noticed two sets of footprints in the sand,
One belonging to me and one to my Lord.
After the last scene of my life flashed before me,
I looked back at the footprints in the sand.
I noticed that at many times along the path of my life,
especially at the very lowest and saddest times,
there was only one set of footprints.
This really troubled me, so I asked the Lord about it.
"Lord, you said once I decided to follow you,
You'd walk with me all the way.
But I noticed that during the saddest and most troublesome times of my life,
there was only one set of footprints.
I don't understand why, when I needed You the most, You would leave me."
He whispered, "My precious child, I love you and will never leave you
Never, ever, during your trials and testings.
When you saw only one set of footprints,
It was then that I carried you."
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