Saying Goodbye to Val

Fran with Val @ her 60th Birthday party in 2007

This is a hard post to write. Tony's godmother Valerie passed away yesterday, just 2 days after we heard that she was sick. My heart goes out to her only daughter Beth, only grandaughter Erin, and son in-law Brian. But also to Tony and Fran, Tony's mom, who has been best friends with Val since junior high school. Fran was able to fly in from Idaho on Wednesday and spent the night with Val, but had to go back to Idaho on Thursday. Tony and Maiya were able to see Valerie on Wednesday night.

Tony might have some stories to share about Val. In the meantime, a few "F" words I can think of to describe Val:

feisty.

funny.

fierce.

feminist.

fun.

frank.

friend.

fran.

family.

We will definitely miss having Val in our life.

Val, Beth, Erin & Tony on Maiya's 3rd Birthday in 2008

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