Cordelia

grandma & the girls' tea party, August 2006

My Grandma Cordy never really liked her real name which was Cordelia. I think it's absolutely beautiful. She was a beautiful person inside and out. She is my maternal grandma and will always be.

She was first class, the perfect hostess, and I would trust her with picking out my entire wardrobe-- she had impeccable taste. She had a tremendous amount of charity for anyone. She was a beautiful woman that made everything around her beautiful. She sent us packages and presents galore that were so extremely thoughtful and creative. She made each grandchild feel like there were no others. She loved the gospel and worked in the temple every week. She set a great example of service for the rest of us.






grandma and grandpa came to visit us in Hawaii 2008

She always jokingly said to me "You won't ever let me go to a rest home will you? You'll let Grandpa and I live with you, right?" I always said "of course". She would do anything for me. No, I never got to take care of her because she had my grandpa who took wonderful care of her and two fantastic nurses that are now members of our family. But we live on my grandparents property and I was able to visit her almost every day which I felt filled her request of never letting her be lonely.

My Grandma Corky was one of my best friends and was so much fun to talk with. She was very youthful and had quite a sense of humor. She never wanted to die from an old person's disease and she didn't. She was diagnosed with a brain tumor that anyone could have had.
She was extremely well rounded and cultured. She truly was an incredible woman, there is no way we could have lost her all at once. We lost her in pieces since her diagnoses.
I miss her truly. We still live on her property and I feel her presence here. She left an incredible legacy behind as such a spectacular woman.


grandma's garden (yes, my gma & gpa let me write in their concrete)