Hey Grandma, 
I'm sorry it has taken me so long to write this. I still haven't quite figured out how to put my feelings and thoughts into words, but i'll give it my best shot. 
Growing up, I always looked forward to going to grandmas house. I remember always getting excited about your homemade meals and amazing desserts you always used to make. I used to love doing puzzles, coloring in a coloring book or playing outside with my neighbor friends Christian and Linnea. You were always so welcoming. You were always there to talk whenever I needed and you always gave good advice. We may not have agreed on everything but you still tried to understand things from my point of view. 

Throughout my life you taught me so many things, like how to ride a bike, how to do crossword puzzles, and how to have patience. One thing I still say to this day that will always stick with me is, "Maybe next time". I remember whenever I wanted to play a little bit longer on the McDonald's playground  or have one more dessert you would always say, " Maybe next time" because it was time to go home or I had had too much already. I was always very patient and understanding and never threw a fit because I knew there was going to be a next time. Little did I know that the last time I saw you would be the last time. The last time I saw you, you were tired and you were in so much pain. It broke my heart seeing you that way, but now at least you're not in pain or suffering anymore. When you left, you took a part of my heart that will always be with you. 
So many things still remind me of you, salmon patties, Watergate salad, peanut butter cookies, the mountains, Estes Park, McDonalds, American Idol, Annie, puzzles, precious moments, yard sales, and so many other things.
For a while now, it's been hard to think about you because I just get really emotional and dwell on those good memories and wish more than anything we could go back to a time when life was so much simpler and you were around. 
I know you would want me to be happy and look towards the future instead of dwelling on the past, so instead of getting sad, I am going to try and remember those moments and smile and be grateful for all the years and moments I got to spend with you. 
Until Next time,
Love Jessica

Happy Mothers Day wherever you are Gladys.    I should say more things to you when you was here , but always saw the good the things you did for people.I cant believe you are not here anymore ,you always will be in my heart .Thank you for be in my side when i need it when i was having a very bad time.       

                                                                                Adriana

My first mothers day with you not here. Thanks for being such a caring mother. You always took such good care of everyone. From your mother to Aunt Hazel to me and my kids. You taught me to be a good person. Not to to bad things, to plan my future and to know I would have consequences for wrong doings. You had a strong influence on my daughters as well. You spent my childhood introducing me to relatives, traveling to Chicago and Wisconsin and made sure I knew my dads relatives even though he wasn't around much.
  I have many special memories with you and I miss you. Happy mothers day

Love Always,
Scott

     You were always there for me grandma, from the day i was born all the way up to your last few moments with us. You were always interested in what was going on with me and always asked about school, work, my relationship, vacations, etc. And you always encouraged me to do my best, you took care of me over many summers growing up and throughout that time period you taught so much, you taught me many things about being responsible and respectful at a young age. You were there for me when i was trying to learn how to ride a bike and learning how to swim, and you even were the person that taught me how to floss and how to play solitaire. You were always there for my big life events growing up, you made it to many of my school concerts, grandparents days, my first communion, my quinceañera, and even to one my volleyball games before you passed. Not only that but you always supported me by helping financially when i played high school volleyball and you always sent me cards for birthdays and holidays and always made sure to take lots of pictures. You always brought the family together and even always treated others as family of your own, i will always miss some of the foods your served when you hosted events at your house, like the cookies you used to make and your watergate salad. I will always cherish the memories i have of playing in the backyard and helping you with yard work, playing board games and card games together, and going to the park by your house. I was never able to tell you how grateful i am to have had you be apart of my life, and say thank you for everything you’ve ever done for me, you will always be in my heart forever and i love and miss you so much. These last few months have been so hard for you and i hope that you are resting in peace.
Love Alyssa ♥✦

Gladys and I were always close growing up. Ron, our older brother, left home and joined the Air Force after high school when Gladys was about 14 and I was about 11, and she and I kind of grew up together. Over the next few years, we both worked after school in our Mom and Dad's garden supply store in Commerce City, Colorado. I remember we also had to do the dishes every night after dinner and would take turns as to who washed and who dried them.

During those years she and I took at least one Greyhound bus trip to Chicago to visit relatives there. We also took a bus trip together to Austin, Texas to visit our brother Ron and his wife.

We learned to bowl together and bowled in several leagues in our teen years. Later I bowled league with her when she worked for the IRS. After she got her driver's license and bought a car, she would take me and my friends to the swimming pool at Adams City High School, drop us off and come back later to pick us up. I don't recall if we ever gave her any gas money, but probably not. 

After my time in the Air Force, when I came back to Denver, she let me stay at her home until I found a job and rented an apartment of my own. I don't think she charged me for room and board during that time. She was always generous.

Gladys always liked to travel and to get together with family and friends from all over. I was never as sociable as her, but we always managed to have a family get together around Christmas each year. They were always enjoyable, and Gladys was a very good cook.

It was sad to watch her health decline over the past year or so. Then to find out it was ALS and that she would not be getting better or returning to her previous happy self was tragic. Life can be tough sometimes and I guess this is one of those times. I will miss my sister.