“If I am not for myself, who will be for me?
If I am not for others, what am I?
And if not now, when?”
— Hillel the Elder
None of us lives to himself, and none of us dies to himself.
If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord.”
— St. Paul’s Letter to the Romans
Our most beloved daughter, sister and mother, Renee Marie Somme, passed peacefully on May 26 in Hammond, Louisiana.
After a lifetime dedicated to her sons: Dory Jr. and O’keffe Jacobs; her grandchildren: K’sha Lee, Kayden, Tai and Kayce Jacobs; and her very grateful nieces and nephew, the Lord, our God, decided that He needed her beside Him.
She leaves her parents: Leota A. Rabsatt Williams-Somme and Victor Somme Jr.; her siblings: Victor III and Troy A. Somme Sr., and Shawn M. Hendrickson Sr.; and her dearest family and friends too numerous to mention to mourn, live and love.
A memorial mass to celebrate Renee’s love and life will be held at 10 a.m., Monday, July 1, at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Christiansted, St. Croix.