January 18th, Mom (Dorthy) took a few deep breaths and went to meet her husband, parents, brother, sister and many friends who were waiting to greet her at those pearly gates.  It was a fairly quick 5 days – but COVID did complicate things, as it did for many this last year.  We will miss her quick wit, that smirky little smile of hers and her love.

 

 

February 27th would have been Mom’s 89th birthday.  On that day, our little family celebrated by doing what she requested.  Dorthy and Kenneth’s ashes were spread together in the desert where they could view the McDowell Mountains and the fabulous Arizona sunsets.  We had a little toast to them using some Vodka Mom had kept for almost 60 years!!  (She and Kenneth bought it down in Nogales very early in their lives together and she would never get rid of it even though neither of them drank Vodka!!).  It was a beautiful, clear day appropriate for a glorious send-off.

 

Barb and I thought her picture in the Sierra Pointe calendar 5 years ago was so “Her”!  It’s the way we like to remember her – and hope you do the same;-)

 

 

God Bless you Mom.  We love you and will miss you.