Love that stays

Remembering

Dad’s tattoo, the Hauppauge High School monument, and visits kept close

Tricia’s dad’s memorial tattoo — a red heart with a banner reading Tricia

Dad’s tattoo

Tricia’s dad carries her name over his heart — a classic heart-and-banner tattoo that says what words sometimes can’t: she is always with him.

Memorial plaque for Tricia Jean Kmiotek set in stone at Hauppauge High School

Hauppauge High School

A monument at Tricia’s school keeps her name close to the halls she walked — “An Angel of Love,” remembered for her big heart, her smile, and the way she brightened every day.