Marika Zammit née Borg, write:
I first got to know Nadia in the best of times. I was one of her younger sisters' friends and we went to see her at the then Blue Sisters Hospital. Nadia had just become a mother to Clarissa, her first-born, and as I was still 14 years old at the time, her simple words impressed me: "I can't believe it," she said, looking at her lovely little baby girl. Nadia then went on to have Frank junior, the epitome of sweetness. I remember him as a toddler, playing on the beach at Xemxija, where all of us enjoyed numerous, carefree summers. Nadia and her beloved husband Frank, most of all, enjoyed the sea and loved boats; they truly embraced life together.

We were neighbours in Balzan and neighbours in Xemxija, what more could we want? During the summer months, the Fenechs, the Grimas and the Borgs were like one big happy family, together with other close friends who lived nearby.

Nadia was beautiful, elegant and the life and soul of every party or gathering. Her expressive face radiated a joie de vivre that drew people to her like a magnet.

The parish church at Balzan was literally spilling over with family and friends who came to pay their last respects; the parvis was full to the brim. Even those who did not even listen to the sermon because they couldn't get into the church shed many tears for Nadia and her family.

Nadia, your passing away has touched many people. Your family loved you dearly, your friends will always remember your infectious smile and witty presence. We will keep a snapshot in our memory of you that way, in your prime, perfectly groomed, smart and full of life. For even though as mere mortals this might be a poor consolation, it is the truth that we shall all meet our Creator one day and we shall be reunited with family, friends and people who loved us. There will be no sickness or suffering.

Nadia, I will always regard you as my best friends Simone and Diane's older sister, who everyone looked up to and whose qualities all of us wanted to emulate. Being one of the older ones of the Grima "clan", you were like a mother to your siblings.

Adieu, dearest Nadia, till we meet again.

To her husband Frank, and to her daughter Clarissa and son Frank junior and their families, I offer my most sincere condolences and promise that I will surely remember Nadia in my prayers, always.