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| In Memory of... | | Date Created: Nov 28, 2005, 12:57 AM |
 Shortly after dinner on Thanksgiving Day, I received news that my maternal grandmother had passed away. She had been ill for a few weeks, and her health had taken a turn for the worse that morning. She died merely a week or so before what would have been her 104th birthday. One hundred and four.
I'm thankful for the times in my life that I did get to see her and spend time with her, limited though that may have been, since she lived in Puerto Rico and rarely visited the U.S. I'm thankful that she made it to see so much of her progeny prosper and thrive. We all certainly would not have existed without her, so I am thankful for the fact that she lived here on earth an was able to see so much of what she was responsible for. She was vibrant, witty, fiesty, and quick. And that was at 103. May we all live to be able to celebrate that age with such lucidity and agility.
She once told me the secret to her graceful aging was to eat well and keep the mind occupied. Those simple words allowed her to surving an entire century, and then some.
I was fortunate enough to have been able to meet up with her last year during her final visit to New York, and have posted some additional photos to share with family members in the Member's Only section of this site. Please let me know if you've forgotten the password.
As they'd say in that country, her birth place and final resting place:
"Bendicîon, abuela."
Ramona Medina (Diaz)
12/05/1901 - 11/24/2005
God Bless.
Thank you for giving us life and showing us how to live it.
(Photo to the right was taken in Puerto Rico in 2002, shortly after her 100th birthday) |
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