LeeAnn Spence
How do you put into words the way someone's life meant so much to you? Most of you know 'Hank' as a friend,a member of a congregation, a patient, or a teacher. I knew her as all those, but mostly I knew her as 'Mom'. Growing up we moved around a lot because Dad was career Army. He would come home and tell us to start packing, that we were moving Again. My Mom almost always had to plan, sort, pack, and get us moved to our next destination. I knew it stressed her out, but when she made the commitment to my Dad, she also had to make the commitment to the Army to follow my Dad wherever he had to lead us. My Mom was also an awesome Special Education Teacher. She loved her 'kids'. They were All special to her. She would sometimes bring us three girls with her to school when we didn't have classes. Through them my Mom taught us patience, compassion, and understanding. My Mom taught us to love these kids with special needs, and to treat them the same as anyone else. She raised three girls through the horrible teenage years, and having had teenagers, I called her many times to apologize for the way I treated her sometimes through those years. She always laughed,and said she knew that we too would learn to get through those years. As an adult, I had a special needs child, Kelsey. My Mom was so instrumental in getting Mr through these 31 years of raising my daughter. She often said that Kelsey taught her a lot too. I have admired, and respected my Mother all my life. I could never live up to how she was towards her family, her friends, and life in general, no matter how hard I try because she is and was a truly special lady. She never expected us to live up to anyone but ourselves. She just wanted us to be happy, and to treat others how we wanted to be treated. I will miss our phone calls, our talks we had when I came to visit, your special sweet smile, and your beauty. I Love you Mom with all my heart, and soul. I miss you terribly now and forever. Thank You for being my Mom, and my friend. I WILL see you again.
Friday January 12, 2018 at 2:43 pm