I am the sister of Marie Musolino's mother and Marie's Aunt Pam. My sister, Mary Beth, died tragically at the age of 46. Now Gemma, a wonderfully loving person her entire life,has died at an early age as well. I came to know Gemma when Mary Beth died. She and Tony Musolino, Gemma's brother and Marie's father, came to Topeka to help with the arrangements for the funeral and help Marie deal with the dispersion of Mary Beth's property. Gemma was a lifesaver at that time, comforting Marie, keeping us all entertained with stories of Marie, "Big Tony" and Mary Beth when Marie was just a child. Gemma was truly a mother to Marie, and for this I am so thankful, as well as so sorrowful for your loss. After Mary Beth's death we began to go back to Rochester to visit Marie, and of course that included Gemma. She was so gracious-always wanting to feed us and have us swim in their pool. I could tell that she was a loving, giving angel to her friends and family throughout her entire life. She worried about everyone, and was certainly the matriarch of the family. With her passing, she leaves many broken hearts-and I can certainly understand why. Throughout her illness she remained optomistic, loving her various doctors and caregivers. My prayers are with all of the family-Please know that Gemma loved each of you with all of her heart. She loved the family get togethers and special times like holidays and weddings. She loved having her house full of family-the more the better. I hope you continue to get together as a family for all of those holidays, baptisms, and other special events, because that will make Gemma so happy as she looks down at all of you from heaven. She is now at peace and pain free-and sitting at the hand of God. No doubt, God has seen her Godly work on earth, and has already given her a special designation as an "angel extrodinaire". She's probably planning a special welcome dinner for all of your family who are deceased, and have welcomed Gemma to her heavenly family. Our prayers and love are with all of you, as you go through the important process of saying goodbye to your mom, sister, aunt, and your friend. May the memories of the good times with Gemma give you peace in the days to come. It doesn't seem fair that God should take someone so wonderful so early. But, he must have important plans for her that we will not understand until we join her. God bless all of you.