I just heard from Betty (Dowd) of your sad news. It is wrenching to lose your mother but the pain will lessen over time. I remember your parents sitting in the Rex Café on Friday or Saturday nights having a coffee. Your mom was always smiling and took the time to spend a few minutes to talk to a teenager, which would be me. She was a gentle lady who I thought always dressed divinely. She is now with your dad, dancing away.