I don't really know what else to say.
Sunday, March 1, 2009
The Rest of the Story...
I don't really know what else to say.
Friday, February 20, 2009
Doris L. Allen
The funeral was yesterday. It was nice but it was still a funeral.
I made a slideshow to be played during the visitation Wednesday night. I have to admit it was a lot harder than I expected. Looking at all of the pictures of her throughout her life, it was impossible not to become emotional.
She was, without a doubt, the strongest woman I've known (some might substitute "most stubborn" for "strongest"). When she met my grandfather he was, of all things, a Democrat. She couldn't stand for that and eventually converted him into a very staunch Republican. They were both quite active in the RNC and even attended a few national conventions.
She had quite a sense of humor as well. I remember one year my grandfather desperately wanted a Mercedes Benz. That's all he would say he wanted for Christmas. And, wouldn't you know it, my grandmother got one for him. It was about two inches long and came in a package labeled "Matchbox".
One year, while Christmas shopping, she spotted a very, very large pair of Levi's 501 jeans on display at a department store that was going out of business. She loved to give my grandfather a hard time about his weight so she just had to have them. She finally convinced the store to sell them to her and she wrapped them right up. When he tore open the package on Christmas Eve the first thing he said was "..you didn't get me jeans, did you??" She insisted that he hold them up for everyone to see. He started unfolding these monstrous jeans and when he held them up he completely disappeared behind them.
She really was the glue that binds our family together. She will be truly missed and we are all blessed to have had her in our lives. I hope we continue to be a close family and manage to get together every once in a while.
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