We received some terrible news yesterday.
Sometime while I was dumping out the sand in Scout’s shoes and Mr.D was between meetings, Grandma Duffy quietly passed away. She was just three weeks short of her 100th birthday.
We knew this day was coming. Her health had been failing for quite some time, but she never lost her sharp wit or her critical eye. Opinionated and assertive in the way that only comes as a privilege of age, she was a remarkable force. I guess we all hoped she would just keep going as always.
She was Mr. D’s paternal grandmother. I only met her once, but wish I could have known her so much better.
I just keep thinking, “Wow! A hundred years old… With everything she’s witnessed, what must she have thought of the world?”
She would have loved to tell me, too.
This past December, she wrote goodbye letters to each of her grandchildren, grandchildren-in-law, and great-grandchildren. Her last request of us was to send recent photos of Scout. Of course, we were more than happy to oblige.
Still, when that call came yesterday, we weren’t really ready for it. Would we ever have been?
on Mar 20th, 2009 at 5:29 pm
I am so sorry for your loss. I’m sure those letters are treasured family heirlooms.
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on Mar 20th, 2009 at 7:33 pm
She sounds like a wonderful woman! You were all blessed to have her in your lives.
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on Mar 20th, 2009 at 8:55 pm
I love that she wrote each child a letter. What a special gift she gave.
I am so sorry, she sounded like a wonderful lady.
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on Mar 20th, 2009 at 10:14 pm
Oh, I am so sorry. How wonderful that you have those letters and lots of good memories.
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on Mar 21st, 2009 at 10:41 am
Oh, I’m so sorry for your loss.
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