nothing would do except to have a special die cast so that her ring could be embossed PAYS. She also attended UTPB in Odessa studying social work. Like so many of us, she had struggles but consistently maintained her faith in God. She said no matter what else happened she knew she was good with her maker. She always wanted to work with children and did for a period of time. She would occasionally run into a now adult child she taught in preschool and much to her delight they always remembered her. Lori was full of sunshine and light, she sparkled like stars in the night sky, she loved white daisies, polka dots, Tiffany's jewelry and Tiffany Blue, hearts, bows, puppy dogs, children, she daydreamed, watched old black and white movies, sit-coms, was crazy about Kid Rock and Hank Williams Jr. She quoted Steel Magnolias, Lonesome Dove, Sixteen Candles, Pretty in Pink, The Mitford Series and the list goes on and on and on. Lori was beautiful. Physically she was a stunner, but spiritually ahhh spiritually she is wowing heaven. She never doubted where her next home would be once she left this earthly place. And neither did we. As her mother, I was privileged and honored to be the one God chose to bring her into this world and help guide her into adulthood. It took more than just me to get that job done. Her very special dad had a hand in that as well. His pet name for her was Lori Darlin' to which she fired back Tony Bologna. I never lost sight of the fact that she was the Lord's first and on loan to the rest of us. There were times I wondered what the heck do I do now, Lord? Teenagers will do that. But He always showed me/us the way. And Lori. Maybe He showed Lori the way and I followed. However it was, He always had her and I always knew that beyond the shadow of a doubt. She died of natural causes. Her loving and precious heart simply stopped. God said, "it is time to come home my angel". We aren't ready. She was way too young and we all wanted so much more time with her. But it happened all the same. We cannot express how grateful we are to the San Angelo Police Department for their help in dealing with an excruciatingly painful situation. To a person they were kind, respectful, there simply aren't words to adequately thank you for the graciousness shown to our grieving family. God bless each of you. A memorial service will be at 2:00PM on Tuesday, March 26, 2019, at Harper Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation www.cff.org/ or Rebecca's Wish which may be located at http://www.rebeccaswish .org / The latter is an nonprofit organization dedicated to children's pancreatic illnesses. To read the full obituary, please click here: http://www.harper-funeralhome.com/obituaries/Lori-Cowart-Murray?obId=4241568#/celebrationWall