Yolanda Cassandra Choice

Our beloved Yolanda Cassandra Choice, "Sandy", 80 years old passed away peacefully surrounded by her lifetime husband and their two sons on Sunday June 23, 2024, in Petaluma, CA.  She was born December 10, 1943, in Ashville, NC to Preston and Virginia Blakely.  She was a proud and longtime resident of Petaluma, CA for 53 years.  She moved from Ashville, NC to California in 1965.  Sandy graduated from Stephens-Lee High School in 1963, and one year later on June 30th, 1964, married George Choice.  Sandy built a beautiful and wonderful life around family, raising her baby sister, sons, and nephews and niece.  She had a big heart and always made you feel welcomed and always helping others.  Sandy loved to travel and camp in their motorhome where she would often take her granddaughter, nieces and nephews across country.  She loved her blues music, jazz festivals, cooking, baking, playing bingo and going to the casino and loved her a good cheeseburger.  She loved opening up her home to family and friends for gatherings and making the best Christmas cookies every year for all she loved.  She dedicated her life to being a great wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, and aunt.  Throughout her life, she worked hard keeping a happy home, proud of her garden and would always get a bag and give you something from it.  She gave her all and worked and retired from Old Adobe School district and would be at La Tercera Elementary School, where she would take great pride at making the school look it's best.

Proceeding her in death are her parents Preston and Virginia Blakely, her mother- in -law, Loree Wilson, sister, Patricia McCurry, sister, ReVella De Brew, sister, Barbara Martin, host of uncles and aunts, and niece Tawanna Martin.

She leaves to cherish her memory, her husband George Choice, of Petaluma, CA, son George Angelo Choice, of Santa Rosa, CA, son Eric Choice, of Rohnert Park, CA, a sister Erika Blakely, of Rohnert Park, CA, two granddaughters, Virginia Viola Choice, of Emeryville, and Nicey, of San Diego, two nieces, 8 nephews, 6 great nephews, 7 great nieces, 1 great, great niece, 3 great, great nephews, one great granddaughter, London.

Bible Verse

Psalm 23

Isaiah 41:10

POEM: Let Me Go

When I come to the end of the road

and the sun has set for me

I want no rites in a gloom filled room

Why cry for a soul set free?

Miss me a little, but not for long

and not with your head bowed low

remember the love that once we shared

Miss me, but let me go

for this is a journey we all must take

and each must go alone

it's all part of the master plan

a step on the road to home

when you are lonely and sick at heart

go to the friend we know

laugh at all the things we used to do

miss me but let me go

Poem of life

Life is but a stopping place, a

pause in what's to be,

a resting place along the road

to sweat eternity

we all have different journeys,

different paths along the way,

we all were meant to learn some things

but never meant to stay

our destination is a place,

far greater than we know,

for some the journey's quicker,

for some the journey's slow

and when the journey finally ends,

we'll claim a great reward, and find an everlasting peace,

together with the lord.

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