I met Anna Reagan and her twin sister Hazel Poppin at a California Republican Assembly Christmas Party in 2012. I was fascinated listening to her Russian stories.
When I started teams who were speaking at school board meetings expressing our concerns about Common Core Standards, she became one of our faithful, dedicated team members who spoke with us at the school board meetings. She was very responsible and dedicated and always early. Her favorite speech was, “Stop it! Fix it or Scrap it.” When she spoke at school board meetings she let them know that she had relatives who had children in their school district. She knew many of the school board members and met with them personally. She also knew many of the local legislators and she went with me when I met with some of them to express our concerns about Common Core. She was looking forward to helping with campaigns.
I have Video Night Plus meetings at my home every Sunday evening and we play a video or have a speaker. She really enjoyed attending. She was very proud of her Russian heritage and all of her relatives. She was very active, involved and alert. Her faith was a very important part of her life. She mentioned that many of her friends had passed away recently and it was difficult for her. We miss her, but I’m sure she is having a great time in heaven, being with those who passed on before her. She set a great example of having a strong faith in Christ, and actively doing what she could to take a stand for what she believed was best for the children.
Anna, it was a pleasure to know you and respect you for your faithfulness and commitment to Christ, to the children and to patriotism. Your friend, Gloria Pruyne, Chairman of Orange County Common Core Concerned Citizens.
We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord. 2 Cor. 5:8, (KJV)
"For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord." Rom 8:38-39, (NIV)
“Brothers, we do not want you to be ignorant about those who fall asleep, or to grieve like the rest of men, who have no hope. 14 We believe that Jesus died and rose again and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him.” 1 Thess 4:13-14, (NIV)