As we begin the observances of Lady’s Historical past Month, we should all be guided by a younger girl named Marcia Priyadarshani Gordon, whose braveness, courageous coronary heart, and indominable spirit will perpetually be etched within the phrases, phenomenal girl.
For greater than eight years, Guyanese-born Gordon, battled and fought to beat the dreaded most cancers illness, and though her physique was ravished, and he or she had numerous hospital visits, and medicinal regiments, she by no means gave in, and by no means wavered in her willpower to stand up daily to make a distinction, in each side of life the place there was a task she needed to play.
She created decoupages, she wrote her ideas for others to learn, did jigsaw puzzles, she customary outfits, and most of all, she made the lives of others higher.
Sadly, on Feb. 12, Marcy misplaced her courageous battle, and died, after being hospitalized for a brief interval. This will have been her final time on this earth, however this younger girl who died at age 35 after being identified at age 26 in her homeland of Guyana, has left a path of affection, devotion, and tireless work for a lot of to emulate.
Marcia, who was the one daughter of her loving mother and father Alexandria and Philip Gordon, was laid to relaxation on Feb. 24, after a celebration of life going house service, match for the angel she was.
St. John’s United Methodist Church in Valley Stream was filled with family and friends, and lots of whose coronary heart she touched, and skilled the extraordinary dwell Marcia lived, after migrating to the US a few years in the past, bringing along with her ardour, and dedication regardless of being identified with a terminal sickness.
The multi-faceted younger girl was described as a front-runner. From a really younger age, she hosted a weekly kids’s tv program by means of UNICEF, volunteered on the Nationwide Library and outside actions as a part of the President’s Youth Award Republic of Guyana program the place she was the recipient of the bronze stage award.
A former pupil of Guyana’s prestigious Bishop’s and Queen’s Faculty Excessive College, the place she excelled, each academically and socially, and led groups within the Work together Membership and the Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship teams, the place Marcia was a power to be reckoned with.
With such brilliance, it was inevitable that Marcia attended the College of Guyana and have become a pacesetter of the Campus Campaign for Christ and represented Guyana in Trinidad. She volunteered for the Centre for the Research of Organic Variety turning into a laboratory lecturer assistant.
After commencement, the gifted younger woman grew to become mission officer on the Guyana Forestry Fee the place she was a part of the delegation to China. She was a polling employees for the 2015 Guyana Elections Fee and served as a supervisor for six Enumeration Districts inside Ogle Goedverwagting, East Coast Demerara Bureau of Statistics for the Inhabitants Census of 2012. Marcia was liked by all and charmed all whom she met. Her favourite verse was, “When the oceans rise and thunders roar, I’ll soar with you above the storm. Father, you might be King over the flood. I will likely be nonetheless and know that you’re God.”
Serving as a Sunday College instructor, taking part in dance, metal pan, turning into a lay preacher for the Presbyterian Church of Guyana, volunteering with HEROC, Guyana Cultural Affiliation summer season workshop, the Bishops Excessive College New York Tristate Chapter, and the United Methodist Church of South Floral Park, had been among the extraordinary methods this energetic younger girl lived her life.
Over eight years, Marcy meshed into the Welshman-Neblett household house and adopted Lorna as her second mom. The robust household bond that lasted for eight years till Marcia’s passing, could possibly be described as unimaginable for each Marcia and Alexandria who, brothers Drs. John and Harrison Mitchel’s medical outreach in Guyana, introduced Marcia to the US for most cancers therapy, in January 2016.
Studying to die, and the rendition, “You might be My Particular Angel,“ guided Rev. Delroy Murdock tribute that stated, “Timothy spoke of laying a great basis in order that they might grab life which is life certainly and discover pace to God our sister our pals.”
“Marcia had laid maintain upon true life when she embraced the Christian religion and the hope of life everlasting. She was devoted to God as she walked this Pilgrim path, she helped herself to the religion neighborhood of the S floral park for a few years,” stated Rev. Murdock.
“She served the church in numerous capacities whereas life was not straightforward. She laid on the alternatives that life afforded and he or she made the perfect of it as God opened doorways she walked by means of, and God bless the world along with her, and he or she was a blessing to so many others on this life,” he stated.
Alexandria Gordon’s deeply, heartfelt tribute, spoke of Marcia’s type coronary heart, love of sharing, caring and her devotion to Christianity.
“This lovely morning is the proper alternative to thank God for reminding us of how blessed we’re to have recognized Marcia Priyadarshani Gordon. She was a resilient, selfless younger girl, who has set the tempo for us to comply with. I used to be blessed to be chosen as her mama. Our every day conversations would often embody good morning, mama goodnight, mama, I like you, mama. You’re the wind beneath my wings.”
“My response can be, no, you’re the wind beneath my wings. She was lovely, reliable, clever and the perfect pal anybody may ever discover. The fitting phrases to explain her if I advised her how particular she was, she would say don’t put me on a pedestal mama, I’m not your idol, your solely idol ought to be God.”
“Marcia participated in quite a few teams throughout her time. She didn’t waste one minute of her sprint between 2016 and 2024 the time that she was coping with her well being. She was approachable and had a form phrase for everybody. She was self-motivated, a pure chief and at all times stunned folks along with her unending checklist of skills. Her mantra was made-up of three phrases perseverance, willpower, and manageable.”
“It’s manageable Mama I’m positive, is what she would say when she was at her lowest life. She was a jigsaw puzzle she believed that finally all of the items would fall into place. She didn’t spend her time specializing in regrets or being indignant with anybody, however she most well-liked to give attention to knowledge and faithfulness she believed in a real witness to the Christian life,” stated Alexandria.
“Marcia had a particular message for auntie Lorna who was right here all through her journey. She stated auntie Lorna thanks for being my angel, handpicked by God. “You open your doorways providing us lodging and rather more. You went past your kindness instructing extra of the love of God than many sermons, in Galatians, kindness is the fruit of the spirit.
“Lorna, I additionally thanks from the underside of my coronary heart I additionally wish to thank everybody else for being with Marcia and myself by means of this journey and coming right here as we speak to have a good time her life. Might you discover consolation in figuring out somebody so particular can by no means be forgotten. Thanks, Marcia, for being the perfect daughter. There’ll by no means be one other. Farewell, my particular angel till we meet once more,” stated Alexandria, of Marcia, a recipient of many citations, proclamations, and awards.
In a touching tribute, Lorna Welshman-Neblett, stated “Marcia has been an inspiration from day one, she was one of the constructive individuals I’ve ever met and remained constructive. She was a form human being there’s nothing you requested of her that she didn’t do. Everybody who met her liked her, she was at all times smiling and really caring regardless of what she was experiencing. She fought a great battle.”
“Marcia awakened daily with a smile on her face by no means complaining and due to that I discovered to not complain about something as a result of what I noticed her going by means of, I didn’t even wish to say I’ve a headache as a result of it’s not necessary to Marcia,” stated Lorna, who thanked the dearly departed angel for caring for her after a surgical procedure, even offering bodily remedy.
Marcia lived a full life, stated Dr. Harrison Mitchell, along with his brother Dr. John Mitchell standing beside him. He thanked his sister Denise, and pal Dolores for being the beacon of assist getting Marcia to therapies.
Dr. H. Mitchell described the younger girl within the phrases of pal, household, forgiveness, gratitude. Marcia was grateful for daily that she lived. She by no means thought of herself to be a sufferer. She stated, “I don’t ask myself why me, I ask myself why not me.”
“Marcia discovered magnificence in the whole lot, the snow till her mom fell then she didn’t just like the snow anymore, he quipped, including that she liked Christmas and liked life regardless of her terminal prognosis. I knew she was comfortable; I’ve by no means seen her unhappy even in probably the most tough circumstances.”
“Marcia was sensible, artistic, altruistic, loving, and joked, she was very mischievous. “Marcia by no means noticed your race, your standing,, your complexion, she noticed folks. Don’t matter what Marcia was going by means of, she by no means blamed anybody,” stated Dr. H. Mitchell.
There have been many tributes from family and friends too quite a few to say.
“Might this virtuous princess I met a few years in the past, relaxation peacefully. Our neighborhood will perpetually treasure your soul, Marcia. You are actually hovering with the angels.”
