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Friday, January 10, 2003

Dear Aunt Jean,

Our lives have all been touched by having you grace us with your unconditional love. You will be missed by us all. We know God has taken you to a peaceful and loving place, where you will watch over us all.

With all our love,

Geri, Brenda and Danielle
bmgalate1@aol.com

January 15, 2003

My grandmother passed away when my mother was just a little child. My nana raised my mother (nana was Aunt Jean's sister). Since nanas passing, Aunt Jean took over the role of being a mother to my mom. Aunt Jean was actually my great-aunt. Not ever knowing my true grandmother, Aunt Jean WAS my grandmother.

Aunt Jean was very proud of her many nieces and nephews. She always took an interest in what was gong on in our lives. Whenever anything good was happening to us, Aunt Jean was there cheering us on. When things were not going so well, she would find just the right words to make things better.

Aunt Jean was very meticulous in her appearance. I never saw her without earrings or lipstick. She always wore a dress. Even in the nursing home when her sister Rose brought her her first jogging outfit, she looked at it and said, I have to wear this? and Rose said yes Jean you have to wear this. I went to the nursing home every morning on my way in to work and every night on my way home during her last week on earth. Aunt Jean always had her signature pink lipstick on. Even though she could not speak to me I always made a comment about her lipstick and her beautiful skin. At age 89 there was not a wrinkle on her face. I hope to inherit that gene.

Alzheimers is a very funny disease in more ways than one. They really do not know what triggers it, nor is there a cure at this time. One day when I went to visit her, she told me that my dad came to visit her (dad had already passed away). I played along and asked her how he was doing, what he was wearing, and several different questions that Aunt Jean had the answers to. I do believe that he did visit her on many occasions.

Thank you Aunt Jean for being a great mom to my mom, a great sister to my godmother, and a great-aunt to me.

Mary-Jo Korp
mjandmike@enter.net