She asked us if she could do a fundraiser at our place to help raise money for her granddaughter's treatments. Of course, we said yes.

That money helped her granddaughter to recover.

To be honest, the impetus was state Legislature. You had to do this and here's some money to help you. A lot of counties have been struggling as that money dried up.

No matter how she was feeling or what the weather was doing, she would always be out there.

She would get up and sing and dance. People looked forward to her coming. She was a real ball of fire.

She lived by herself and all she had was her Social Security. She made all the beads herself.