She scared me at first — I am sixteen years younger than Anne, and she carried herself with a quiet strength that made me a little nervous. But as I watched her, I saw how soft and genuine she was. She wasn’t hard or cold; she was steady in the best way — stable, kind, and full of quiet grace. I really looked up to her.
From the beginning, I knew Paul and Anne were a perfect match. I was happy Paul found someone like her, and I knew they would enjoy a wonderful life together.
It’s hard to talk just about Anne, because when they married, the two truly became a perfect union of love, trust, and respect, and they became one.
Anne’s presence was gentle, steady, and full of grace. Paul’s love for her was quiet but unmistakable. Together, they moved through the world with a kind of peace that only comes from a bond rooted deeply in faith and devotion.
The love they shared doesn’t end here. It lives on in the people who knew them as one, in the example they set, and in the way their life together reflected the kind of love God intended — faithful, tender, and true.
May her gentle spirit continue to be felt in every life she touched.