Victoria was many things to many different people. She was a daughter, a sister, a granddaughter, a niece, a cousin, a neighbor, a friend. She was a model, an actress, a singer, a dancer, an artist, a student, and a patient. If you asked her, she was a Cub Scout. Or “scub scout” as she would say when she was 4. Victoria was a ray of sunshine. She was that special sparkle that lights up a room full of people. Victoria was a “girlie girl” that loved to put on dresses but then go dig in the dirt. She never met a stranger. She was always happy. She had the most wonderful attitude and always wanted to please. She loved to share with her brothers and sister. She was always thinking of them. She was a very strong little girl. Victoria never complained. She loved her family deeply. She was the best medicine taker and was quick to tell you she was the best hugger “because that’s what Uncle Jim says”.
She was proud of her accomplishments. She was proud she lost 2 teeth at the same time on the way home from Grandma’s house and the tooth fairy would be coming. She was proud she got to be a flower girl. She was proud when she was a witch for Halloween, a nice witch she insisted. She was proud when she learned to swim and when she learned to ride her bike. She was proud when she learned to skip a bar on the monkey bars at school and when she learned to read sight words. She was proud to be the line leader in kindergarten and Mrs. Pumpkin in the class play. She was proud she was chosen to go to modeling convention. Especially when she won first place in the Spokesmodel category. She was proud she was chosen to audition for sit coms in California and commercials and print ads in Miami. She was proud when she learned to tap her toes in dance class. She was proud she was a cheerleader for Travis. Later she was proud when she learned to do everything all over again: crawl, stand, walk, swim, write, eat, drink, dress herself, ride a bike....so many things.
Victoria loved the color purple. She loved flowers. She loved broccoli and cheese. She liked Mary-Kate and Ashley movies. She liked to hear them sing when they were little. She liked to watch SpongeBob and The Fairly Odd Parents. She thought Timmy Turner was funny. She also liked to watch Dora the Explorer, Blues Clues, and Hello Kitty. She liked to go to the beach and dig in the sand and look for seashells. She liked to go to the races with her daddy and “her kids”. She loved to color with markers on plain white paper. She wanted to be an artist when she grew up. She loved to listen to music and sing. Her favorites were Rhett Akins, Dr. Jean (who sang silly kid songs), and Mercy Me which she listened to every night while she slept. She loved Jesus. She said many times that Jesus was taking care of her.
She was our sweet, precious angel.
We will miss her more than she will ever know.
She will live forever in our hearts.
