End of an Era
My grandmother's funeral was Saturday. Everything was really nice. Even the priest, who I was prepared to hate, gave a good homily. Meredith's eulogy was fantastic, and the whole weekend was filled with good reminiscing. Things I really admired about Marie Julia Gittings:
- She was a devoted teacher, and righteously indignant at being forced to retire from teaching one week before the end of the school year, just because she got married.
- She had lovely fingernails and skin, even at 100 years old.
- She was a voracious reader, going through four books every week.
- She was a young rebel - a flapper with short hair who got married in peach.
- She was born during the Teddy Roosevelt administration, before the Wright brothers got a plane off the ground, and at a time when she had no reason to believe she'd ever be allowed to vote. She lived through two world wars, a depression, Korean, Vietnam, the Gulf War, and September 11, 2001. And through all of those decades, she seemed to suit each one. She was timeless.
Rest in peace Grandma. We'll miss you.
posted by Alison @ 6:12 PM
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