I've been a huge fan of Mary's since I began dating her oldest son, Greg, back in the summer of 1981. She and Norm immediately treated me like one of the family and she and I hit it off right away because of the many interests that we shared. Mary taught me how to cook, how to sew, how to paint our craft projects, make floral arrangements, how to seek out new trends for my craft business, how to be creative with about everything I do and many, many more things. If not for Mary, I don't believe I'd be so interested in landscaping as I am and I know I'd not have owned my own craft business for over 8 yrs. She was the absolute best mother-in-law I could have ever dreamed of having for the 17 yrs Greg and I were together. As the mother of her 2nd grandchild, she gave me a tremendous amount of guidance and ideas about raising a child, and I felt she was always there for me to support me and encourage me to be the best wife and mother I could be. I have, and always will, appreciate all the love, support and guidance Mary showed me and my son, Dylann, as well.
I am so grateful that Dylann got to spend time with his Grandma Mary after school for yrs before I got home from work, and that he continued to be close with her over the yrs. I wish she'd have lived to see him wed Katie this August. I know she'll be watching their wedding with a huge smile. She adored Dylann his entire life and she knew that he'd found his perfect soul-mate in Katie. She loved Katie as well and gladly shared her love of pink with her. Mary was a very giving person and everyone who knew her, knew that she loved seeing people happy and would do what she could to make that so. I have always been grateful having Mary an important part of my life and I had many friends who were envious that I had a mother-in-law that I was very good friends with. There's so many more things I could share about Mary and how strongly I care for her, but she knew, I knew, and that's what mattered.
I'll always remember her love and support and although I wish that we all could have more time with Mary, I know that she's in a better place than we are and that she's not hurting any more. Thank you Mary for loving me, for being such a great friend to me, for teaching me so much about life since we met 33 yrs ago and for being such a supportive, creative, caring, understanding and genuinely honest soul. From the words of Vince Gill "Go rest high on that mountain for your work on Earth is done".
Much love, Dawn