Mom was Always trying to help people out, even after they had stolen from us/her. She would say that God was the Only one to pass judgement on others and we were put here to take care of each other and help one another out to the Best of our abilities, even if things were scarce in out home as well because God would make sure we were also provided for... And we were/are❤ Thank You God.❤

The night just before mom became non-responsive at the house (2 nights before going to Heaven), mom called out for me (Jewel) so I sat next to the bed and asked what she needed. Mom asked me Matter-of-factly.... "How are we gonna get the laundry caught up?!". "By us doing it mom.. It will be taken care of mom" I told her. Then she told me I needed sleep and asked if I was gonna get sleep? I told her I would sleep while she slept or when it got to be night time. Then after she had been resting for about an hour she came to and asked if I was ok and I dawn and donna were up ( I promptly replied yes) and If I needed anything, would I Please let her know what she could do to help me?! ❤❤           I told her her helping me days were done, if they weren't then she needed to wave her magic wand and change things Pronto!!   Then I kissed her and told her we were all doing ok and we would be ok and help each other out, she had nothing more to worry about.... She kissed me and went back to sleep. That was the last words she spoke to me and she went peacefully a day and a half later (April 16th, 2020) in her sleep.

Donna's favorite memory of her mom is when mom was taking a bath and us kids were fighting and dad was at work (we lived on 24 Rd. In Grand JCT, CO)... She made us all come in and sit against the wall opposite of the tub and we were all in a "Time Out" and had to sit quietly untill she was done

The other one Donna and I (Jewel) agreed on was a night at home with us kids (donna and Jewel 17/18, Sue & Ed 9/10...toughly) and being silly before bed and some how the thought of mom  rollerskating came up and about her being too "OLD" to rollerskate (in her 30's lol); so she put one of our pair of skates and was rollerskating through the apartment in a 'negligee' and then someone knocked on the door and you see this lady flying threw the house (in a negligee and wearing rollerskates heading for her bedroom YELLING at us.. "Don't you DARE Open that door before I get in My ROOM!! We laughed so hard! Still Laughing!!

I remember camping, hiking and picnicking every chance we got. Especially when we lived in Grand Junction. Hiking in the Mesa, Devil's kitchen, picnicking in Gateway Canyon and at Corn lake.  So many others. Mom just loved being in nature.  Even at her home in Pueblo, she loved working in her yard and watching the squirrels and birds.  She worked very hard to make a nice place for them.

One of my favorite memories with Diane, is when I was still in the Navy. We lived in a little apartment, with a living room with a Murphy Bed, a bathroom, and a kitchen. I came home that night and took a shower, put on a pair of blue jeans and was sitting at the kitchen Table. We had dinner and was sitting there playing cards when someone rang the doorbell. Diane was about 6 or 7 months pregnant with Jewel. Diane got up to answer the door. She had been in there talking to this guy for quite a while, so I got up and went in and put my arm around. Her shoulder. The guy looked at me, no shirt, no shoes, hair still damp and kinda a mess, looked at Diane, turned and left. Diane started laughing like crazy. I asked what was so funny. The guy was selling world Book encilopidea,and she had been trying to tell him she wasn't entrested,and her husband wasn't home and she would have to talk it over with him then I walked out half naked and put my arm around her. I bet we laughed for 2 hours. The guy never did come back!