Once there was s girl who had a little curl right in the middle of her far head—when she was good she was very very good and when she was bad —well wait control, alt, delete as far as we were concerned she was never bad- she was our one and only, one of a kind, above all the rest, separate and apart Aunt Da. My cousin’s and I were her little girls. With two daughters and 5 nieces she had 7 little girls all in a row. We were her Madeleines, she our Miss Clavell. As we walked into the room she had her roll call – Judy Toby, Bettie Ann, Elise Meryl, Roberta Mae and Amy Renee. Her world was complete when we showed up. She loved us dearly- we loved her more.A women of few needs who exemplified the definition of a family first kind of gal. She knew us all well and took a silent vow- for better or worse, in sickness and in health till her death does she now part. It’s unfathomable that we will never hear her voice calling our name or feel her arms around our waist. She set up traditions of food and candy and never forgot a birthday card. Her one of a kind giggle surrounded us with an armor like protection. As long as she was around nothing was going to harm us. She loved her babies and regaled us with Beverly and Joyce stories with every visit. Often the same ones but we never told heard we heard that one before. She was thrilled when they married Dennis and Bob and thought of them as sons and loved them. Her indomitable strength beyond all odds makes us question any limitation that might come our way. When her grandchildren Ted, Luke and Daria were born she was over the moon and filled with joy. She beamed with pride at the mention of their names. The boys are so tall, and Daria, her Bev’s little girl – did you see the color of her eyes?-Oh my she would say. She loved it when her little girls had little girls and a boy. Amanda, Rachel, Ali, Jackie , Stacey, Ilana

and Jakey – you always put a smile on her face and added a tune to the songbook in her heart. Her normal was our “are you kidding you accomplished all that and more in your lifetime?” Bella Sophia was one of two cherries on the top of her Sundae. “That’s Jackie’s little girl, she’s so cute, she said to me. Last Sunday Roberta and I visited with her and she got to hear about and see a picture of Sadie Bea with Amanda holding her in the delivery room – she said I love this picture., So Aunt Da I’m not saying good bye – I’ll let your life be an example of how –if we could own one piece of your strength, one glimmer in your eye

and one percent of your sugar filled heart we would just about have it all. We all have been touched by the latest angel sitting prominently in the first row, first seat in the sky! If James Lipton from the actors studio were to ask Aunt Da what she would want to hear G-d say as he welcomed her at the pearly gates, we could imagine it would be “Dorothy go find your table over there where Bubby Chicken has mandel bread and apple cake freshly baked waiting for you – Uncle Morty has 6 heads of lettuce and 12 watermelons that he is surgically cutting up and Sophie has been holding your seat at her maj jongg table – Rest In Peace mamala