It was said of Helen of Troy that she was "The face that launched a thousand ships" - Rita's face lit up a whole place and those who were with her. It was said of Cleopatra that she was "a woman of surpassing beauty".- Rita's beauty although of outward appearance, was even more an inner beauty from within radiating outwards. I THANK GOD FOR BLESSING ME WITH RITA. She was a wonderful mother to our children, and grandmother to our grandchildren and great grandchildren. All the wealth in the world could not compare with the richness that I had with her. Even in our tribulation I would not desire another life with any other. She made me a better man. SHALL I MOURN - NO 2Sa 12:23 ..... can I bring him back again? I SHALL GO TO HIM, but he shall not return to me. - ONE DAY I SHALL GO TO HER. AND WHERE? Luk 23:43 And Jesus said unto him, Truely I say unto you, TO DAY SHALL YOU BE WITH ME IN PARADISE. - RITA IS IN PARADISE AND I WILL JOIN HER WITH THE LORD. HOW GOOD IS IT Philippians 1:21-23 NIV For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.  If I am to go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labour for me. YET WHAT SHALL I CHOOSE? I do not know!  I am torn between the two: I DESIRE TO DEPART and BE WITH CHRIST, WHICH IS BETTER BY FAR; DO NOT MOURN FOR RITA, FOR SHE IS IN PARADISE BEYOND OUR COMPREHENSION. NOR FEEL SORRY FOR ME FOR ONE DAY I SHALL AGAIN BE WITH RITA. I SHALL REMAIN AND SERVE THE LORD AND OTHERS, UNTIL I ALSO GO.