Contributions to the tribute of Dorothy J. Sandy

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Chuck Sandy uploaded photo(s)

Sunday, February 25, 2024

It's been two year since my beloved mother, Dorothy J. Sandy passed away. I think of her every day and each day try my best to live in the way she did. She was someone who made the world a brighter place simply by being in it, a person whose smile lit up whatever room she was in. She worked hard, loved unconditionally, and was smarter and stronger than she knew. She was also a wonderful mother. Although we were unable to see each other in person in the last years of her life because of my health and the pandemic, we talked each day, usually several times a day. This photo was taken during one of our last calls and is how I remember her: stylish, graceful, and full of light. Today I share this as a lasting tribute. You are so deeply loved, Mom, and sorely missed in this world. One day we'll see each other again as is promised in John 16.22. Thank you for instilling that faith in me.

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Emilio Rodriguez posted a symbolic gesture

Wednesday, March 2, 2022

Dear Sandy Family, Noemi and I are sending our thoughts prayers and deepest heartfelt condolences for healing and wholeness for your entire family at this difficult time. Bob & Susan if there is anything that Noemi and I can do for you at this time please just let us know. We are here for you. Your friends, Noemi & Emilio Rodriguez

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Victor Ngu posted a condolence

Monday, February 28, 2022

Dear Mom Dotie, You left in a great hurry: No goodbyes, no last words… When I called you on 5 Feb. to wish you happy 84th birthday, I told you about my plan to visit you this summer. But now I’d have to wait for a while more to meet you again… I am so sad but this is God’s beautiful will: to promote you to Glory in an instant. The LORD gave & He took away, blessed is His name! From the time we first met during the 1993 Memorial Weekend, when you hosted me & Michelle for the Penn State Intl Ministry trip to Niagara Falls, you have not stopped loving us. We made several trips to North Boston, NY to be with you at Thanksgiving, Christmas & other times. I learnt firsthand from you how to cook & eat a turkey. When we left to go back to Penn State, you invited us to take any utensils we need from the kitchen & foods from the pantry. You told us your sons did the same. One year, you gave us petrol money for the return trip to State College. I remembered I protested & told you I had money for petrol & you & pops said: “we did the same for our boys”. One year at Christmas, we couldn’t drive up to N. Boston due to our newborn, Gloria, but you sent us some money for Christmas ham, a "traditional" must have. I remembered you cooked one such delicious pineapple-ham at one Christmas. Mom, above all, you modelled & showed us your faith & love for God & family & how you cared for pops & grandma Pearl. You also wrote to encourage me after receiving every prayer letter I sent all these years & you prayed for me & you wanted to support me financially in my missions work in China & Mongolia. Mom, it was such a privilege & honor to enjoy your love & warm friendship; for us to experience American culture & hospitality; & for me to have a positive lasting impression of the 3 years 3 months I spent in the USA. Mom, I have been going through your emails to me & I am so happy to find your email dated 19 April 2006 with the subject heading: “To Our Malaysian Son”. Mom, I want you to know it was such a privilege to be loved and treated as your foster “son” & I'd always cherish & treasure your love. In almost all of the phone calls with you & pops, you always ended our calls by saying: "You're a good man; we're so proud of you; we love you". Thanks mom & pops, You’d never know how much your words of affirmation meant to me & how it encouraged & kept me going in the dark moments of my life. I’d always hang on dearly to these precious words from you. RIP mom Dotie, Til we meet again…You will always be dearly loved, cherished & remembered! Your “Malaysian Son”: Victor, Michelle, Grace, Gloria, Rachel, Joseph NGU March 1, 2022, Subang Jaya, Malaysia.

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The Hilton Families purchased flowers

Monday, February 28, 2022

The Hilton Families

purchased the Tranquil Hearts for the family of Dorothy Sandy. Send Flowers

As the last of a generation, Aunt Dot's insight to an earlier period of time will be missed. A quiet pillar of strength.

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Yuko and Dwight Griffin purchased flowers

Saturday, February 26, 2022

Yuko and Dwight Griffin

purchased the Lasting Memories for the family of Dorothy Sandy. Send Flowers

We will always remember Mom Sandy for her kind and loving influence in our lives.

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Yuko Griffin uploaded photo(s)

Saturday, February 26, 2022

I met Mom Sandy in 1985 when I came to Buffalo to study English. I believe that God had a plan for me to meet both Robert and Dorothy Sandy. I thought choosing Buffalo as a place to study English had been completely my choice, but unbeknownst to me at the time, God had prepared two loving parents for me in the US. Their son, Chuck, had been a teacher at my English school in Tokyo, Japan, and he was kind enough to introduce me to them so that I would have a personal contact in Buffalo. Throughout my time studying in Buffalo, Mom and Dad Sandy treated me like family, like their daughter in fact, inviting me to their home on many occasions, including birthdays and holidays. They were not only this kind to me, but they also hosted many international students, and introduced everyone they brought into their home to Jesus Christ. Through their loving kindness, they helped lead me to a faith in my Lord Jesus. Through the many years since then, Mom and Dad Sandy have participated in my life as friends and like a second set of parents. Mom Sandy graciously served as my bridesmaid when I married Dwight in 1991. Mom and Dad Sandy stood beside us as God parents when we baptized our second daughter, Eimi, in 1998. We have visited with them every time we came to Buffalo to see Dwight’s family for Christmas or summer vacation, and they visited with us when they came to see Chuck and his family in Japan. I am heartbroken at the passing of Mom Sandy and I will dearly miss her, but I have faith that she is now happily living her eternal life reunited with her loving husband, Dad Sandy, and with our Lord Jesus Christ in heaven.

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Dave and Pat Hilton posted a condolence

Friday, February 25, 2022

We are so very sorry to hear of Aunt Dot's passing. One thing that I always remember about her was that she was such a great listener. We had many great times together over the years with both of our families. Aunt Dot was a wonderful person, and she will be truly missed. Dave and Pat