To Grandma

We all were thousands of miles away on a snowy night in Paris on Christmas Eve when we got a call from Linda telling us Grandma Virginia had mere hours left. We all braced ourselves for the call we knew would come and only minutes later we received the call that she had passed away. Grandma had gone home to be with Grandpa and her son John. She died peacefully at her home surrounded by her loved ones. The Friday before we had all gathered at her house for an early Christmas celebration since we knew we'd all be scattered around the globe when Christmas came. Grandma, who has suffered from Alzheimer's for the past several years, had a remarkably good night that night. She was with us more than she had previously been the last several times we had seen and she even remembered Chase's name for the first time.

She held her new grandson for a long time and sang Christmas carols with Cailin. She smiled and had a lot of fun watching Cailin, Cooper and Cody play all around her. We all believe that that night she felt at peace and that she had gotten to see all her little grandchildren one last time.

I'm so glad I got to know Virginia. She was a kind, sweet and soft spoken and we all will miss her dearly.