An Amazing Woman – My Husband’s Grandmother at 102

An Amazing Woman – My Husband’s Grandmother at 102

My husband’s grandmother, Ruth Moore, has celebrated her 102^nd birthday. She is an amazing woman, who is still vital with a sharp mind, which is loved and appreciated by her large extended family including several great-great grandchildren. And she is far better than I at remembering everybody’s name and relationship.

I lost my last surviving grandparent, French Copeland, March 3, 1989 – 25 years ago.  But I still feel that loss today. So it is such an absolute blessing that my husband and his family have shared Grandma Moore with me for the past 9 years.

Consider what has happened during her lifetime:

            Titanic sank

            Lusitania

            World War I

            Her father succumbed to the Spanish Flu Pandemic

            Prohibition

            Discovery of penicillin

            Discovery of insulin

            Discovery of King Tut’s Tomb

            The Hindenburg

            Lindbergh’s Transatlantic Flight

The Great Depression

Talkies!

Sliced Bread

            Pearl Harbor

            World War II

            Credit Cards!

            Korean Was

            First Man in Space

            Vietnam

            The Moon Landing

            Heart Transplants

            Civil Rights Act of 1964

            Microwave ovens

            VCRs

            Test tube babies

            IBM introduces the PC in 1981

            Space Shuttle

            The Concord

            The Internet

            Gulf War

            Cell phones

            Amazon.com

            9/11

            AIDS & effective treatment for AIDS

            Telecommuting

            Video streaming

And Grandma has gone with the flow. She was widowed for more than 50 years, worked hard to live a full independent life, and exhibits the best of Midwestern sensibility and values.

What a celebration! 102 years of strength, fortitude, love and kindness with a family that treasures her. I am grateful for the honor of having her as part of my life.

           

           

            

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