Mercedes Ficara 
 TWELFTH ANNIVERSARY 
 BRONX TIMES REPORTER, J BTR ULY 12-18, 2019 29  
 Our Precious 
 Wife, Mother 
 Aunt, Cousin and Friend 
 Dear Mercedes 
 You never said I’m leaving 
 You never said good bye 
 You were gone before we knew it 
 And only God knows why. 
 A million times we needed you, 
 A million times we cried. 
 If love alone could have saved you, 
 You never would have died. 
 In life we loved you dearly, 
 In death we love you still. 
 In our hearts you hold a place 
 That no one could ever fill 
 It broke our hearts to lose you 
 But you didn’t go alone, 
 For part of us went with you, 
 The day God took you home. 
 With Love..... 
 Your Loving Husband Mel 
 Mercedes Ficara 
 July 15, 2007 
 Sempre Nei Nostri Cuori... 
 Your Loving Son Raymond