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01/17/05

My Mom was born on January 17, 1910 and I wanted to honor her today. She had a fifth grade
education, but I have never known anyone with as much common sense as my Mom had....she was a most generous and loving person. She could just as easily entertain the Queen of England, or the man who cut the grass....actually, Mom cut our grass! My Dad died in 1978 and was buried on her birthday....and at the age of 68 she ran his business until it was sold. Dad had a full service gas station....anyone remember those....and Mom ran it for quite a while. Mom died in 1997 from Alzheimer's Disease. The photo on the lower right was taken on her 80th birthday and I had a big party for her. That night when she went to bed she didn't remember the party...Alzheimer's is truly "the long goodbye".
She was one remarkable lady.
Thank you for looking, and below is the "real" Mom!








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Pedro Libório23-Jan-2005 19:08
wonderful tribute!!!
Leo Charette22-Jan-2005 12:19
A wonderful tribute and collection of memories. Photography has a way of helping to bring the past to life again; it is good that you've done this. Thanks for sharing.
Karen Leaf19-Jan-2005 02:56
Very very nice.
jypsee19-Jan-2005 01:39
Truly wonderful to see your mama and your tribute to her; I love this kind of thing.
Stu18-Jan-2005 18:04
Very nice, Petesie
Breland18-Jan-2005 04:41
I'll bet you learned a lot from her Petesie. Thanks for shareing.
Gayle P. Clement18-Jan-2005 02:15
A super tribute, Petesie.
Coleen Perilloux Landry18-Jan-2005 01:08
How beautiful. Reminds me a lot of my Mom--treated everyone with kindness.
Elaine (etfitz)18-Jan-2005 00:45
Wonderful tribute! She sounds like a very special lady!
Larry Ahern18-Jan-2005 00:44
She seems really cool. And she was loved ")
Pepe Zyman17-Jan-2005 23:41
Beautiful tribute.
Cliff17-Jan-2005 21:35
Lovely lovely tribute!
Herb 17-Jan-2005 20:59
What a nice memory of a great mom
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