I will always remember Charlotte’s kindness to me. She always treated me as family and not the obnoxious neighbor that I’m sure I was at times. She took me in for a few months before I left for New Mexico and never made me feel like an intruder. Even though she could be a formidable woman, I will always remember her kindness, her distinctive laugh and the love she had for her family. I know she will be missed by many and heart goes out to you.

My Grammie was always a traveler, and she would often take me with her. One time we were on our way to Michigan to see her sister, and she had bought me some slime. Somehow, I had slime hanging from the rearview mirror and it was dripping down and we were laughing so hard that she missed her exit. Another time we stopped to get something to eat at a Wendy’s and it was dark and she put on some lipstick before we went in. Once we got inside, I noticed that her lipstick was actually under eye concealer and we laughed so hard we could barely order our food . She used to take me to New York every summer to visit my Uncle Fred and Aunt Maria and they would take us into the city and we would have pizza and see all the sites and go to the beach. She traveled to Spain for Fred and Maria’s wedding and she always talked about wanting to take me with her to visit one day. I have so many fond memories of my Grammie growing up but the best one ever is that no matter where she lived or no matter what bed she had she always had one of those beds that I would crawl into as a child or as an adult and fall right asleep. It was definitely a safe place. I’m missing her so much already.

Love,

Sara Bear