Her strength, optimism, humor, generosity, friendliness and craziness will be missed dearly. She was a peoples' person - she loved people and meeting new people. She brightens up the room with her smile, big heart and humor which can easily be misunderstood. However, once you get to know her you'll appreciate her openness and her humor. If you haven’t had the pleasure to meet her you're missing out.

Throughout the last 20 years, she has been battling multiple health issues - benign brain tumor, thyroids, breast cancer, endometrial cancer just to name a few. Every time she fought one issue another one arose shortly. She's one tough cookie - she never complained and fought it off like a champ. She always had an optimistic view in life. She always said to take it one day at a time and count your blessings. 

It's unfortunate that she was not able to overcome this battle as she still had a lot to look forward to in life - grandkids, Denny getting married, traveling and growing old with her husband. Although she was just 60 years young, we are at ease to know she is no longer suffering and in pain. She has fought a long tough battle and deserves to rest in paradise. With lessons she has taught us and memories she left behind; we will carry it on in our lives and share it with everyone we encounter.